It's the biggest wine weekend of the year. Spring barrel started Friday but Action News found it's off to a slow start.

The Pasco family who survived an avalanche is now making national headlines. On Monday, the family was in New York on 'The Early Show' on CBS sharing their 'miracle' survival story.

Another quake rocked Japan late Thursday, and knocked out power to the northern part of the country. This latest earthquake means there's still more work to be done in Japan. People around the Columbia Basin keep stepping up to help.

A Pasco family is home Thursday after surviving an avalanche. They were headed over Snoqualmie Pass Wednesday afternoon when a wall of snow crashed on top of them. Action News spent some time with the family. They are still shaken up from their ordeal but thankful they're okay.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found radiation in Richland tap water. Only two spots in the whole country where it was found: Richland and Boise. Should you be worried? No scare tactics here, KEPR is digging for facts.

Linda Lusk spoke out for the first time since becoming a suspect. We learned what her defense plans to be, and who will be called as a witness in her trial. Additionally, the Benton County Prosecutor made Lusk re-live the interview she gave to police.

Gang bangers, sex offenders, crooks -- once they're out of jail it's up to a Department of Corrections officer to keep tabs on them to keep your family safe. Action News is checking up on a new change in Prosser. DOC reshuffled staff and put an officer right in the Prosser police station.

The Action News Crime Tracker is keeping tabs on what's happening in Prosser. Crime stats are out for 2010 and violent crime fell 14%. When you look at non-violent crime, the numbers are up nearly 16% compared to the previous year.

The new charges for Linda Lusk will stick.  A judge's ruling Monday allows the former Prosser mayor to face two additional charges for sex crimes. Action News also got a hold of the court documents detailing exactly what Lusk admits to, and denies that she did.