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🌱 Kennewick shooter gets six-year sentence for wounding 14-year-old near mall
Kennewick, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Kennewick! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Kennewick shooter gets six-year sentence for wounding 14-year-old near mall
- Where Kennewick’s new state-funded EV chargers are planned to go
- How ready is Kennewick if wildfires threaten your neighborhood this summer?
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
- Friday: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Man who shot 14-year-old from a car near Columbia Center ordered to prison (tri-cityherald.com) — A Kennewick-area man has been sentenced to six years in state prison for shooting a 14-year-old outside the Men’s Wearhouse near Columbia Center mall, shattering the teen’s leg. Prosecutors and defense agreed to an exceptional sentence to spare the victim and friends from testifying, while the judge criticized the shooter for failing to show genuine remorse. 
2. Three new EV charging locations coming to Benton County (tricitiesbusinessnews.com) — Kennewick drivers will see most of Benton County’s new EV chargers, with state grants funding stations at a Sinclair on West Columbia Drive and near Clearwater Avenue and Union Street. Additional chargers are planned at Love’s in Prosser, as part of a statewide push to expand electric vehicle infrastructure by 2027.
3. Kennewick Fire Department preparing for wildfires and dry summer conditions (nbcrightnow.com) — Kennewick’s fire department is ramping up training, equipment, and neighborhood planning to prepare for a higher-than-normal wildfire risk this summer. New brush vehicles, a UTV for Columbia Park and urban areas, and a firefighting helicopter in nearby Richland aim to better protect vulnerable Kennewick homes and keep residents informed through Benton County’s Code Red alerts.
4. He took a Nampa girl to Washington and molested her. After 9 months in prison, he's out (idahostatesman.com) — A Kennewick man who admitted taking a 12-year-old from Nampa to his parents’ Kennewick home and molesting her has been released from prison after about nine months, despite a multi‑year sentence. He’ll remain on probation in Washington until 2029, while Idaho prosecutors dropped separate charges to avoid further trauma for the victim.
5. 'I want them to come here': Centralia is a proving ground for new crisis treatment model (tri-cityherald.com) — Kennewick is slated to get a new 23-hour behavioral health crisis relief center by the end of this year, part of Washington’s push to expand alternatives to ERs and jails. The article uses Centralia’s new center to show how the model works, its early results, and why long-term funding for operations and uninsured patients remains uncertain statewide.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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