There is a gorgeous lake near the Tri-Cities and it's worth exploring. It's called Tipsoo Lake and we've got some beautiful pictures of this Mount Rainier hidden gem.
The first locally caused case of a disease spread by ticks called Anaplasmosis has left a Washington State man in the hospital. This isn't the first time the disease has appeared here, but the first time that the case originated in Washington State. Other cases were from people traveling outside of Washington and then getting sick back home.