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News >  Business

Prices are falling on used EVs. Here’s how to get a deal.

Henrietta Burroughs was so deeply devoted to her 1991 Dodge Dynasty that she saved its floor mats to honor the car’s two decades of service. But everything else about its replacement — a bright red 2017 all-electric Chevy Bolt, now adorned with the Dynasty’s old floor mats — is better. “It’s reliable, it’s practical, it’s modern — and what really sold me on this car was that it was within my ...

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Mother of Tri-Cities murderer sentenced for helping to hide body, threatening witness

Mar. 21—The mother of a Tri-Cities murderer will spend 60 days in jail after admitting to her role in a series of crimes surrounding the killing. Kari Ann Golden's sentence was initially supposed to be 30 days, but Judge Norma Rodriguez felt the joint recommendation was too low for the crimes. "I want you to know that it's difficult for me to go over the prosecution recommendation, I hope you ...
News >  Crime/Public Safety

Dead inmate’s family sues Franklin County. She was in distress for days and got no help

Mar. 21—Faviola Valenzuela wasn't supposed to be in jail when she died in a Franklin County cell two years ago. The day before the 42-year-old Pasco woman's death, a Tri-Cities judge decided she could be released on her own recognizance. But that didn't happen and she was still being held in the Pasco facility when she died on March 15, 2022. Someone, it's not clear who, had raised concerns ...
News >  Nation/World

Suicide bombing in Afghanistan targets Taliban heartland

A suicide bombing outside a bank in southern Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 20 people, including several members of the Taliban, according to hospital staff, in a bloody reminder of the terrorist threats that have persisted in the country since the U.S.-led war ended.
News >  ID Government

Gov. Little’s ‘priority No. 1’ comes to fruition: Idaho funding for school facilities

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Idaho Statesman. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. School districts across Idaho will soon receive hundreds of millions of dollars to help repair and replace their aging buildings, thanks to a bill that cleared its final hurdle in the Idaho Senate on ...