Since the start of the pandemic, the share of area public high school graduates going on to some post-secondary has plunged relative to a decade ago.

The options for four-year degrees at Columbia Basin College are growing once again.

Q&A with Lance Hansen, incoming superintendent of the Kennewick School District.

A Pasco-based union that got its start using cutting-edge technology on the top-secret Manhattan Project at Hanford continues to innovate as it prepares the next generation for careers as plumbers and pipefitters.

STCU’s CEO will pursue other endeavors after serving as president and CEO of the Liberty Lake-based credit union for more than seven years.

The pace is picking up at Vista Field, which had two groundbreakings in the last 30 days as an eye care clinic and bridal boutique plan to make the Port of Kennewick-owned land home.

Data indicates that an average of $1.76 million in tourism-related spending occurred daily last year and supported $1.1 billion in business spending. 

Efforts to rally the community to take care of veterans memorials in Kennewick have raised about $15,000 and rallied dozens of volunteers, who have already improved two of them, with work on another memorial hopefully starting this summer.

A facility that serves a critical role in the community by providing respite care and helping manage serious symptoms in hospice patients soon will be getting a $3.5 million upgrade to better serve patients and their families.

The long-awaited space will have tables and seating along with green space and a small open-air theater with artificial turf to serve patrons of all ages.