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Fire scorched about 250 acres at Candy Mountain early Friday, prompting the evacuation of dozens of nearby homes.
One firefighter suffered an eye injury while battling the blaze, but no one else was hurt and no houses or other buildings were damaged.
By the time fire crews had the wildfire contained at 6:30 a.m., 90 percent of Candy Mountain was blackened.
The nearly […]
The City of Richland’s Explore Richland segment focused a recent episode on the brand new Candy Mountain Trail. The video includes our own Sharon Grant, plus volunteer Kent Richert.
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The new Candy Mountain Trail parking lot is 99 percent done, the trail work is finished and the Tri-Cities has a new year-round, outdoor recreation destination.
The wildflowers, wildlife, scenery and views are every bit as good as its highly popular neighbor, Badger Mountain, and getting to the top is easier – it’s not as steep or quite as long.
The Candy […]
Spokane’s Brandon Benefield posted the top overall time in the signature 100-mile race at last weekend’s Badger Mountain Challenge.
The 35-year-old crossed the finish line just after midnight Saturday, clocking in at 17 hours, 32 minutes, 46 seconds to post the third-fastest winning time in the seven years of the race.
Evgeny Sotnikov of Victoria, British Columbia, was second in 18:15:53, with […]
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Marine Cpl. Bryant Scott was dying when he arrived at a San Diego hospital in late July.
Suffering from heat stroke, the 27-year-old’s liver was shutting down and his heart stopped several times.
Doctors told the Kennewick native’s family there was a 10 percent chance for his recovery.
But eight months after waking up from a 14-day coma, Scott finished […]
Local hikers who frequent Badger Mountain might want to give popular trail system a day off on Saturday.
The seventh annual Badger Mountain Challenge is set to take over the hill this weekend, with the 50- and 100-mile races beginning Friday, and the 50-kilometer and much more popular 15-K slated for Saturday morning.
The 50- and 100-mile races start at 7 a.m. […]