Erin Wencl

2 weeks ago | applevalleynewsnow.com | Erin Wencl

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Officers with the Kennewick Police Department arrested a man who they said boarded a Kennewick school bus Thursday morning. According to a KPD, David Cuevas Corona, 23, was arrested and taken to the Benton County Jail on suspicion of attempted vehicle theft. Investigators said Cuevas Corona may have been suffering from issues with mental health at the time of the situation.

3 weeks ago | applevalleynewsnow.com | Morgan Huff |Wendi Redman |Erin Wencl |Austin Reed

RICHLAND, Wash. -- Following the deadly crash on March 1, 2025, involving off-duty Washington State Patrol Trooper Sarah Clasen, her defense attorney, Scott Johnson, has issued a statement addressing the crash and subsequent public scrutiny. The crash on State Route 240 in Richland resulted in the death of 20-year-old motorcyclist Jhoser Sanchez. According to police reports, Trooper Clasen's blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the crash.

3 weeks ago | applevalleynewsnow.com | Erin Wencl |Wendi Redman

RICHLAND, Wash. - We're learning more about the fatal crash involving off-duty Washington State Patrol Trooper Sarah Clasen. The crash, which happened March 1 in Richland, resulted in the death of 20-year-old Jhoser Sanchez. A toxicology report obtained by the Apple Valley News Now Investigates Team showed Clasen’s blood alcohol content (BAC) hours after her arrest, but questions remain on what happened at the time of the deadly crash.

3 weeks ago | applevalleynewsnow.com | Wendi Redman |Erin Wencl

RICHLAND, Wash. - A toxicology report obtained by Apple Valley News Now reveals that Sarah Clasen, an off-duty Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper, had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .17—more than twice the legal limit—after a fatal crash in Richland on March 1, 2025. Details of the CrashThe crash happened just after 7:30 p.m. at SR 240 and Village Parkway, when Clasen allegedly made a turn in front of a motorcycle, leading to a crash.

1 month ago | applevalleynewsnow.com | Erin Wencl

KENNEWICK, Wash. - One person is hurt after a possible police shooting at an apartment complex Wednesday night in Kennewick. Officers were called to the Arlo on 10th Apartments on the 1100 block of W 10th Avenue just before 9:30 p.m.The initial call was for a report of a person in the parking lot of the complex possibly carrying a weapon of some kind. Officers with the Kennewick Police Department arrived in the parking lot in an effort to find the person and find out what was going on.