If your commute takes you through central Richland, you may want to consider an alternative route for the next two weeks. 

HAPO Community Credit Union is expanding its footprint in the Tri-Cities with a new $7.6 million office complex in Kennewick following its recent acquisition of Community First Bank, effective Aug. 1. 

Highlights from the state’s first year of documenting native pollinators include a record-size carpenter bee found in Benton County and the discovery of a bee species in central Washington that was previously known only from colonies in the Tri-Cities area. 

The Arts Center Task Force is regrouping following the defeat at the ballot box for a sales tax-funded arts center and is looking for fresh faces to serve on its board and committees. 

Tri-Citians will have another option for catching flights to Burbank, California, as soon as the airline providing that route leaves the market.