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What could be the nation’s first commercial advanced nuclear power reactor would be built and operated near Richland under a partnership agreement signed Thursday. X-energy, of Rockville, Md., will work with Energy Northwest of Richland and Grant County PUD to develop, build and operate an 80-megawatt reactor, the Xe-100, on land already leased by Energy Northwest at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Eastern Washington.

State police in Lebanon County arrested a man they said stole Trump campaign signs in the Myerstown area, vandalized property and put “Black Lives Matter” stickers on homes. Jon G. Shandfelder, 24, of Richland, Lebanon County, was identified as a result of security camera footage of the rampage early Monday morning in Jackson Township and Richland and Myerstown, troopers at the Jonestown station said. According to a news release: Troopers from the Jonestown patrol and crime units responded to the area for multiple reports of stolen political signs, damaged “President Trump” signs and vandalism, including red spray paint on property....

<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff’s department says it caught one of its own deputies last week in a child sex sting that netted over a dozen other people.</p> <p>The State reports Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced the arrest of Deputy Derek Vandenham on Tuesday. Twelve other law enforcement agencies assisted in “Operation Relentless Guardian,” during which deputies pretended to be 13- to 15-year-old girls and chatted with men online.</p>

Ever-higher temperatures are melting the ice sheets faster than projected. Sea level is rising. International efforts to reduce greenhouse gases are taking longer than expected. It's a nightmare scenario that could soon demand an emergency response. What to do? One idea gaining traction is to seed marine clouds with salt water or other particles, increasing their potential to reflect solar rays, cooling the earth. It's part of a nascent and controversial branch of science known as "sunlight reflection methods," or SRM. "We think SRM could buy time for other (carbon-reduction) measures to be put in place," said Philip J. Rasch,...

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has offered florist Barronelle Stutzman a deal: She can cater to same-sex weddings or she can stop doing weddings altogether. Of course, there’s always a third option: She can go out of business. Ms. Stutzman, the 70-year-old owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Washington, is opting for none of the above. “Your offer reveals that you don’t really understand me or what this conflict is all about,” Ms. Stutzman said in a letter to Mr. Ferguson. “It’s about freedom, not money. I certainly don’t relish the idea of losing my business, my home, and everything...

<p>Going to school these days isn’t what it used to be. Kids are marched through metal detectors on the way to a disappointing lunch of arugula with a side of alfalfa sprouts. Now they’re ruining recess. Swings in Seattle are now forbidden.</p>

AMD is ready for it There have been more than enough leaks dealing with Richland, AMD's successor to the Trinity powered Virgo platform, and we even had a chance to see some leaks regarding its succesor, codenamed Kaveri. As you may already know, Richland is planned to last through 2013 and it is clear that this is very important chip for AMD. Based on the Piledriver architecture and built using 32nm technology, Richland will feature an integrated GPU that will be upgraded to Radeon HD 8000 series, a generation ahead of Trinity. As you know, there has been a lot of...

RICHLAND Sarah Palin didn’t wait to get inside Hastings bookstore this morning to greet the thousands of people who’d stood in line for hours to meet her. On the drive to her scheduled book signing at the 1425 George Washington Way store, Palin made an impromptu stop along Jadwin Avenue and Torbett Street to thank her fans. She walked along the street for at least 15 minutes shaking hands and posing for pictures, while carrying her young son Trig. “We were stoked. It was worth the drive,” said Katie McGuire-Forbes. She and daughter Raechel McGuire left Troy, Idaho, at 5:45...

RICHLAND -- Those who knew Naveed Haq said Saturday that to them he was an enigma, a puzzle that they wish they could have solved before his deadly rampage in a Seattle Jewish center. (snip) He held a degree in electrical engineering and was the son of a successful engineer, yet he couldn't keep a regular job. He was smart, creative and skilled as a writer. He recently won an essay contest for a U.S. Institute of Peace scholarship. Yet Haq was frustrated at his lack of friends and female companionship.He told friends he felt alienated from his own family,...

GLOBAL JIHAD 1 dead, 5 hurt in Seattle terror Muslim angry 'about Israel,' shoots up Jewish Federation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: July 28, 2006 10:57 p.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com A 30-year-old Pakistani man, announcing he was a Muslim and angry about Israel, pulled out a gun in the Seattle Jewish Federation today and shot six people, one dead. Navid Hag in 1994 The gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as Naveed Afzal Haq, 30, reportedly lives in Pasco, Washington and has a charge of lewd conduct pending against him in Benton County, Washington. He reportedly is a U.S. citizen. According to...

RICHLAND COUNTY TAX INCREASE Richland County homeowners will pay between $83 and $127 more in property taxes on a home with a taxable value of $100,000 under the spending plan Richland County Council approved Thursday. The tax increase includes spending for school districts, county operating expenses, including the sheriff’s department, and agencies such as the library, the zoo and the recreation commission. A total budget figure was not immediately available. In the Richland 1 school district, property owners will pay between $82.99 and $127 more on a home with a taxable value of $100,000. In Richland 2, property owners will...

April 26th, 11am-1pm and May 17th, 11am-1pm "Tri-Cities Rally For America" at John Dam Plaza Richland, Wa. I did not get the info out up front as I wanted to on 4/8, sorry to repeat. Im4America

RICHLAND -- A 19-month-old boy was killed Sunday when a tractor-trailer traveling struck a support column of an overpass on Interstate 45, causing an overpass to collapse on the truck, the Texas Department of Public Safety said. The driver of the truck, Cleaster Broadway, 41, was pinned by debris in the cab of the truck. The driver was communicating with sheriff’s and Department of Public Safety officials, said Lt. Gary Myles. The toddler was a passenger in the truck. Myles said no other vehicles were involved in the accident, which occurred near the Navarro County town of Richland, about 60...