A Pasco resident and the owner of B4 Development and Consulting announced on Thursday, Nov. 16,  that he’ll seek the District 1 seat being vacated by longtime Commissioner Brad Peck.

The effort to build a new women and children’s shelter in the Tri-Cities got a big boost from a memorial fund honoring a Bechtel senior vice president who died earlier this year.

A new Pasco liquidation store offers customers steep bargains on a whole assortment of goods, with most items priced at $5 or less daily. The inventory changes rapidly, as the employees don’t know day to day what they’ll find inside the shipments. And for those customers willing to...

Instead of waiting to roll up your sleeve for blood work at a busy lab, ask for a house call instead.

Charlette Glines will bring her blood draw kit and come to your home or office.

The owner of LabCall Mobile Phlebotomy Services has  20 years’ experience and certification from...

Headstones bearing the Wallace family name stretch out in a long line at the Evergreen Cemetery outside Benton City. They mark the final resting place of Steve Wallace’s parents, grandparents and other relatives.

Wallace, 67, hopes to continue the line but the 2.5-acre cemetery at 7 W. Corral Creek...

By Scott Butner

The Atomic City Roller Derby team is seeking a new home after the pandemic upended its longtime practice and game venues.

Founded in 2007, the team began as part of a nationwide resurgence of the sport of roller derby, brought about by the formation of the Women’s...

The pandemic changed the landscape for plenty of nonprofits and pet adoption groups were no exception.

Adoption rates hit an all-time high. More than 23 million households, or 20%, adopted a pet, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. But as people’s lives returned...

As one of the biggest employers in the region, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland makes a positive impact on the state’s economy, but especially in Benton and Franklin counties.

And it has the data to prove it.

The lab directly and indirectly supported $1.93 billion in economic output and...

Washington is poised to raise the minimum wage again at the beginning of next year, keeping it at the highest state-level in the nation. Together with proposed increases to workers’ compensation rates, the topics can be hot button issues for small business owners who often place the blame...

The man behind Pep’s Hearty 11 ½ Bean Soup died a little more than 10 years ago.

But Duane “Pep” Pepiot’s memory lives on, and so does the beloved soup he created with his wife, Inie – a savory treat that’s the hit of the Holly Daze bazaar at...