Editor’s note: U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, released on June 4 the following response to retired Gen. James Mattis’ condemnation of President Donald Trump for divisive policies and using active duty soldiers to disperse protestors motivated by the death of George Floyd during his arrest by police in Minneapolis. Newhouse...

A Kennewick in-home care company is deploying computer tablets and electronic assistants to help its elderly and disabled clients stay safe and connected during the coronavirus crisis.Visiting Angels, led by owner and operator Christine Rose-VanWormer, equipped its caregivers with privacy-enabled tablets to take to clients’ homes to hold virtual visits...

Richland’s Lisa Chapman-Rosa is always looking for innovative ways to help her companies thrive.Not that she’s really needed to.Her Tri-Cities Mobile Drug & Alcohol Testing business has had plenty of work around the Mid-Columbia.The construction company she started in 2007, Total Site Services LLC, a woman-owned business, has earned millions...

The franchise owner of the Sylvan Learning Centers in Kennewick and Richland has figured out several ways to meet student needs in the Tri-City area since 2005.There are the learning centers in Kennewick and Richland where students come for tutoring.There are in-home visits, where Sylvan sends a tutor to the...

A regional homebuilder will develop homes on a West Richland hillside near Twin Bridges Road.Viking Homes, which builds mid- to upper-priced homes in the Tri-Cities, Spokane and northern Idaho, paid $1.6 million for 84 undeveloped acres following an auction conducted March 19 by Musser Bros. Auctions of Pasco.Kam Singh of...

Tri-Citians looking for change of scenery that doesn’t involve a long drive or flight can head about 50 miles south to stay in a riverside cabin with panoramic views of the Columbia River.The River Lodge & Grill in Boardman broke ground on two cabins, which will be ready to reserve...

Benton County will award $400,000 in grants to support projects that provide affordable housing to low-income residents.Applications for the 2060 Affordable Housing Program grants are due by June 27 and can be requested by email: [email protected] grant budget is supported by recording fees people pay when they file documents with...

Editor's note: This story is updated to reflect the award of a contract for the second phase of Richland's Duportail Bridge project.Richland is preparing to move to the next phase of its $38 million Duportail Bridge project.The main phase — building the bridge over the Yakima River — is wrapping...

As Malin Bergstrom ponders the future of the aviation business her father Karl started in 1971, she is worried.The coronavirus pandemic all but froze travel, which hammered the Pasco business. It reported a 90 percent drop in fuel sales to airlines.It closed its flight school when Gov. Jay Inslee issued...