A first-time children’s author whose life story spans from rural El Salvador to Pasco, as well as profound personal loss, has debuted her new bilingual children’s book, “Mango Market Adventure.”

A local investment group of Brazilian jiujitsu enthusiasts is building a new studio at 3 Louisiana St., just off Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick, to help the next generation of martial arts students gain confidence and improve their quality of life.

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. 

As businesses grow and mature, compensation strategies often become complex, especially when new owners join or founders plan to step back.

For this shop owner now in her 70s, her business combines her two loves: framing and selling antiques.

Another year, another new record for passengers flying out of the Tri-Cities Airport, though it is expected to fall short of the 500,000 people airport officials had hoped for.

This column’s summary of the region’s key economic factors is a mixed bag. My hunch is that a read of the 2026 greater Tri-Cities economy is likely to retain this ambivalence.

A Tri-Cities specialty nursery was recently acquired by a local landscape designer and general contractor who focuses on hyper-local native plants.

As you begin 2026, what new routines do you want to incorporate? 

Following the paid suspension of Executive Director Diahann Howard, the Port of Benton approved a contract presumably to investigate her actions and appointed an interim executive director at its Jan. 14 meeting.