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.

A public hearing is set on the potential transfer of Ziply Fiber Northwest to Canada’s largest communications company.

The Tri-Cities’ explosive growth has slowed, keeping pace with the state’s trend.

A state land trust has returned 180 acres of ancestral land to the Yakama Nation.

Soil testing on a private lot under construction at Kennewick’s Vista Field found levels of synthetic chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, above the limit set by state Department of Ecology.

A local winery is in the national spotlight as potentially having one of the 10 best wine clubs in the country. 

One of the Tri-Cities’ largest employers is increasing the size of its board of directors, with a number of its current members stepping down. 

Customers at Fred Meyer’s 60 pharmacies in Washington, including the store’s Tri-Cities locations, now have access to free locking bags provided with opioid prescriptions.