Chess Elementary School News Today

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Some popular restaurants on Columbia Center Boulevard in Kennewick failed their routine or follow-up food safety inspections.

See which establishments earned the 17 perfect scores awarded.

The city of Hammond’s persistent problem with stopped trains blocking roadways has drawn renewed attention in recent months, and a public debate over solutions has been a source of both controversy and hope.

When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment. Ambulances and fire trucks can't get through. The problem has existed for decades. But it's getting worse.

A mother and daughter narrowly escaped being slammed into by a train as shocking video shows them running for their lives just seconds before the crash.

When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment. Ambulances and fire trucks can't get through. The problem has existed for decades. But it's getting worse.

As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School.

When trains block a crossing for hours on end, kids risk their lives to get to school.

The trains can span across five or six intersections in Hammond, Indiana, forcing students and teachers to figure out how to get to school.