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🌱 What we know about the Richland DOE worker’s terrorism-support charges

Richland, Washington Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What we know about the Richland DOE worker’s terrorism-support charges
  • Richland DOE worker charged with aiding Houthis: what prosecutors allege
  • Could Richland get a closer, cheaper option for lost pets?

Also on today's calendar: Owen Page at the Emerald of Siam and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Sunny; record-breaking warmth, with a high of 84 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunny and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 47.
  • Monday: Very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Detention hearing set in Richland for man accused in terror support case (nbcrightnow.com) — A Richland Department of Energy employee has been arrested at a south Richland home and now faces federal charges of allegedly trying to support Yemen’s Houthis, with detention and preliminary hearings set in Richland federal court this month. FBI and local police swarmed the Hazelwood and Oxford area Thursday morning to execute a search warrant, though officials stress there was no threat to the Hanford Site or its workforce.
   

2. US Energy Department employee charged with trying to aid Houthis (theinsightinternational.com) — A Richland-based Department of Energy employee has been arrested in town and charged with allegedly trying to provide material support to Yemen’s Houthi movement, carrying a potential 20-year sentence if convicted. Prosecutors say he bought chemicals and drone parts, traveled to Oman and Yemen, and advised an undercover FBI source on solar and communications gear, though officials emphasize there was no threat to the Hanford Site.
   

3. Richland explores changes to animal services as current agreement nears expiration (applevalleynewsnow.com) — Richland leaders are rethinking how animal services should work once the shared Tri-Cities agreement with Pasco and Kennewick expires in 2027, citing rising costs and long trips to the Pasco shelter. Options on the table include keeping the current model, focusing mainly on animal control, or partnering with a nonprofit to bring services closer to Richland neighborhoods.
   

4. Richland to consider power agreement key to $3B nuclear fuel plant (tri-cityherald.com) — Richland City Council will decide Oct. 6 whether to enter a power agreement that’s key to landing a $3 billion advanced nuclear fuel plant and about 1,000 jobs north of Horn Rapids Road. The deal would help fund a new Bonneville Power Administration intertie serving the proposed Northwest Advanced Clean Energy Park, potentially reshaping Richland’s economy and electric infrastructure.
   

5. Economic prosperity is tied to housing affordability, WA Lt. Gov. says (spokesman.com) — Richland leads the Tri-Cities in new single-family home permits this year, but local leaders warn that rising prices near $470,000 are eroding the area’s affordability advantage. During a regional tour, Lt. Gov. Denny Heck and business officials tied Richland’s housing crunch directly to economic growth, worker recruitment, and the need to build more starter and workforce homes.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Did anyone in the Horn Rapids area receive a package, hand delivered by USPS that didn’t belong to them?
    I got notification my package was hand delivered to an individual at 3:03pm on 9.30. This package contains a hand blown glass heart from Lincoln city… (Nextdoor Horn Rapids)
  • A mail delivery shows it was delivered to me yesterday at 3:03, “left with individual”..
    this was a glass piece ordered with my fathers ashes. I’m heartbroken right now. Sawgrass loop, horn rapids. if someone received in error, please let… (Nextdoor Horn Rapids)
  • Target posted a job opening for Specialty Sales (Style, Tech, Beauty) (T2314) in Richland. Apply here.
  • TJX posted a job opening for Retail Merchandise Associate in Richland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Richland here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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