Season set to open April 27 with three weekends of racingThe snowystart to this year’s horse racing season delayed training for more than a monthat Sun Downs Race Track in Kennewick. It also postponed the start of the annual six-day meet at Sun Downs.Butdon’t despair, horse race fans, the season...

Contractors, suppliers admitted they allowed chronic-nonpayment for work done around the Tri-CitiesA well-known Tri-City homebuilder has filed for bankruptcy, leaving homeowners, contractors and suppliers scrambling to file lawsuits and liens in hopes of recovering their portion of the $9.2 million owed to secured and unsecured creditors. Marco Solferino is seeking Chapter...

A Minnesota company and several of its subcontractors are facing fines of $273,000 from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for nearly 600 instances of making illegal repairs at large retailers across Washington, including in Kennewick and Richland.Bailiwick Services LLC of Chaska, Minnesota,subcontracted with five other companies to move electrical...

A Prosser fruit and vegetable processorreported an ammonia leak over the weekend that prompted the temporary closureof a nearby elementary school.Milne Fruit Products detected the leak at 6:45 a.m. April 7 in one of the plant’s tank rooms. A news release from the company said staff immediately sealed the room...