Good morning, it's Monday, September 23rd. I'm Kristie McIntyre with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. The sun is expected to return today around the Tri-Cities. The high today should be near 75, but it will be even warmer tomorrow, with temps as high as 79. However, the wind is predicted to pick up, too. In our top story: The Kennewick fire chief has been ousted over “performance and leadership concerns,” the city announced yesterday.

Good morning, it's Friday, September 20th, I'm Moneen Daley with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Today will be partly sunny around the Tri-Cities, with a high near 75. Tonight will be mostly clear, but winds are expected to gust up to 20 mph in some areas. Tomorrow should be even warmer, reaching up to 78 before the rain returns on Sunday. Forecasters say there’s a 60% chance of rain Sunday, decreasing overnight into Monday.

Good morning, it's Thursday, September 19th, I'm Natalie Gray with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. It's going to be mostly sunny today, with a high near 74. Clouds are expected to move in this evening. About 400 parents in the Tri-Cities need to make sure their children have proper vaccinations to attend school, or find a different reason their child shouldn’t have them.

Good morning, it's Wednesday, September 18th, I'm Moneen Daley with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. There will be a slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am until about 8 o'clock tonight. The high temperature should be near 71. The daytime chance of precipitation is about 30%, increasing to about 40% this afternoon and evening.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, September 17th, I'm Kristie McIntyre with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. More rain is likely this morning around the Tri-Cities region. And the daytime high will be a chilly 66. There also could be some wind gusts as high as 18 miles per hour. A 60% chance of rain continues through the night until about 11am tomorrow. Then, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Good morning, it's Monday, September 16th, I'm Kristie McIntyre with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Get ready for a cooler and cloudier week! There’s a 50% chance of rain today through tomorrow night. The high will be about 71. Tomorrow, it'll be sunnier, but not warmer, with a high closer to 68 degrees. In our top story today: The test scores are in for Tri-Cities students and, at first glance, they don’t look good.

Good morning. It's Friday, September 13th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Another warm fall day is in store for today around the Tri-Cities region. It will be sunny and will get up to 83 degrees, though the wind will pick up a bit. Tomorrow also will be sunny and just as warm, before it turns cloudy on Sunday, bringing a chance of rain. Monday will be cooler, but with less of a possibility of rain.

Good morning. It's Thursday, September 12th. I'm Moneen Daley, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Today and tomorrow will remain sunny, warming up to near 85. Then the forecast calls for clouds to move in on Saturday. High temperatures that day will be closer to 79. And rain is possible on Sunday.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, September 11th. I'm Moneen Daley, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. After a few days of wet, windy weather, today will be sunny, with a high near 80. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 52. Our top story today comes from West Richland, where the city wants to buy the closed Tri-City Raceway for its new police station, but that effort is running into a roadblock. The Port of Kennewick is hesitant to sell the property.

Good morning. It's Tuesday, September 10th. I'm Kristie McIntyre, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Today’s forecast still shows a lingering chance of a rain shower or thunderstorm after 11 a.m. But the chance of rain is just 30 percent. Daytime highs will be near 76. Tomorrow will be sunnier with highs near 78. And it could be even warmer on Thursday.