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Good morning, it's Friday, November 15th. I'm Kristie McIntyre with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Some rain and fog is expected this morning around the Tri-Cities region. But then the day will gradually become mostly sunny, and reach a daytime high near 53. Tomorrow will also be sunny, but clouds will move in overnight. The highs this weekend will be in the mid to high 50s. A van used to feed 600 homebound senior citizens in the Tri-Cities region was stolen this week.

Good morning, it's Thursday, November 14th. I'm Moneen Daley with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. The foggy weather will still be around this morning, but it should start to clear by noon. Otherwise, it'll be cloudy and get up to 47 degrees. Rain is possible overnight, increasing to a 40% chance tomorrow morning. Then it'll gradually become mostly sunny, with a high near 55. A Richland construction company has been awarded a Hanford subcontract worth $4.7 million.

Good morning, it's Wednesday, November 13th. I'm Crystal Orren with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Patchy fog is expected before 10am around the Tri-Cities. Otherwise, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 44 degrees. Some clouds will move in overnight and stick around tomorrow. The high will be near 45. Then rain could return Friday morning. A 30-year-old man could be called to testify at the murder trial of his roommate in a deadly shooting last December.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, November 12th. I'm Kristie McIntyre with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. There’s a 20% chance of showers after 10 this morning. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 48 degrees. More sunshine is expected tomorrow, but it won’t be much warmer. Then, Thursday and Friday are expected to be mostly cloudy. The new Southgate Cinema is set to open on Thursday, November 21st.

Good morning, it's Veterans day, Monday, November 11th. I'm Kristie McIntyre with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Today’s forecast will be mostly sunny, with a daytime high near 51 degrees. Tomorrow will be cloudier with similar temperatures. And Wednesday will be mostly sunny again. A Tri-Cities author and researcher is 1 of 4 co-hosts for a new Travel Channel series on Bigfoot.

Good morning. It's Friday, November 8th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. More patches of freezing fog are possible this morning before 10 a.m. around the Tri-Cities region. Then it will be sunny and should warm up to about 50 degrees. Some clouds will move in overnight, but it will still be partly sunny tomorrow with a high near 54. Sunday should be close to 57 degrees. 2 Tri-Cities judges have applied for an opening on the Washington state Supreme Court.

Good morning. It's Thursday, November 7th. I'm Moneen Daley, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. More fog is expected this morning through 10 a.m. But the sun will come out later and temperatures will warm up to near 49 degrees. But the fog will return later and could cause some slick conditions early tomorrow morning. Later tomorrow, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 50.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, November 6th. I'm Crystal Orren, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. The air stagnation advisory for the Tri-Cities has been extended until at least noon on Friday as still air continues to keep pollution trapped near the ground. Air quality is rated as unhealthy for sensitive groups, including children and the elderly. Today should be sunny with a high of about 54 degrees and an overnight low around the freezing point.

Good morning. It's Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Today will be sunny again with a high of about 57 degrees. And tomorrow should be about the same, with a high temperature near 55. The overnight temperatures both days will be just above freezing in the mid 30s. The Mid-Columbia and most of Eastern Washington is under an air stagnation advisory issued by the National Weather Service at least through this morning.