The city of Richland is stepping up its public safety efforts with a new pilot program aimed at preventing crime in some of the area’s most popular parks and gathering places.

The Pasco City Council has named its next city manager. He’s coming from the Midwest.

The 60th annual Tri-City Water Follies event roars into town this weekend, with hydroplane races taking place from July 25-27.

This Tri-City bedroom community was named to a list of the 10 best small towns to live in the U.S. published by Travel + Leisure.  

Washington’s statewide cap on annual residential rent increases will be just shy of 10% next year, down slightly from its current level.

Business owners wanting to know where candidates for Tri-City area city councils and port boards of directors stand on economic issues can review the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s online voting guide. 

Washington State University’s viticulture and enology department, based on the Richland campus, is now endorsed as a state workforce program, giving it access to new grant and student recruitment opportunities. 

From an afternoon with a bottle and charcuterie board to guided tours of its cellar and operations, the winery L’Ecole No. 41 is making a play to draw in the next generation of wine enthusiasts with a new slate of experiences. 

A higher than anticipated run of summer Chinook salmon will allow for recreational fishing in the Upper Columbia River, though the state has further limited daily sockeye catches in the Upper and Mid-Columbia due to fewer fish than expected. 

Breeze’s arrival may mitigate the impact from Avelo’s departure, which would have eliminated any direct flights to Burbank, California, from the Tri-Cities.