As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent, Washington State University is offering a new master’s degree starting this fall to help students meet industry demands. 

The Kennewick School Board and the Kennewick Education Association have reached a two-year contract covering the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.  

About 100 tickets are left for the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Tri-Cities Women in Business Conference in September. The popular conference has sold out in recent years.  

Hanford has restarted a key certification process for shipping radioactive waste to a New Mexico disposal site, after a years-long pause.

Twin City Foods plans to lay off more than 100 employees as it consolidates its Ellensburg and Pasco plants.

Workers involved in labor disputes must comply with the state’s rigorous job search requirements to receive benefits. This means actively seeking work and recording efforts to find another job. 

A Moses Lake school that had shut down for over a year to make repairs to the building is reopening to students.  
Litigation against the school’s Richland-based contractor is still pending. 

The Kennewick Irrigation District Board of Directors has appointed a new district manager and board secretary. 

Already looking ahead to next summer’s vacation? Alaska Airlines is adding two new nonstop flights from Seattle to Europe in May 2027.

A year after a Hanford site facility returned to service following six years of repairs and upgrades, it has added hundreds of thousands of gallons of space in underground tanks, just by evaporating water in the hazardous waste they contain.