All three of the public electric utilities serving the Tri-Cities have signed new long-term power purchase agreements with Bonneville Power Administration, a move the utilities say will provide some certainty for their operations and their customers’ future energy bills.
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.
Before this Pasco restaurant ever had a name on the door, it already had a history built on trust, loyalty and a bar owner’s belief in an experienced chef wanting to make the space his own.
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.
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.
