A three-year grant from the National Science Foundation will facilitate semester-long student exchanges to study the hottest and most controversial computer science topic around – and students at WSU Tri-Cities are eligible to apply. 

Good news, Tri-Cities Airport travelers: You no longer have to fumble with your shoes while juggling your carry-on through the security line. 

The seven-part initiative, titled the National Farm Security Action Plan, is based on the idea that “farm security is national security,” according to a preamble to USDA’s written plan.

STCU has named a new permanent president and CEO, the sixth in its 91-year history and its first woman.

Battelle's donation will establish a new learning center focused on science, technology, engineering and math disciplines in its largest philanthropic gift ever in the Tri-Cities. 

A local initiative aimed at making sure kids consistently attend school will no longer rely on a federal workforce program targeted by the Trump administration for elimination. 

A company with ties to the Mid-Columbia was fined for spilling hot mixed asphalt into a creek. 

The tax provided $850,000 in 2024, with roughly half of it going toward operation of the HAPO Center and Pasco Sporting Complex. 

Projects ranging from floodplain restoration to improving water quality and fish passage will benefit from nearly $5 million in funding being provided by Oregon and Washington state lawmakers. 

The public is invited to weigh in on a plan to develop a large swath of agricultural land in West Richland.