Hermiston residents may soon have data centers to thank for reducing their monthly electricity bills. 

The Bonneville Power Administration is withholding $50 million in funds for the Yakama Nation’s salmon recovery efforts in the Columbia River basin, ostensibly over the resumption of litigation by those opposed to four hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River. 

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners and two state lawmakers will hold a public meeting Dec. 10 to start an “urgent regional discussion” after recent fatal crashes on Highway 395 north of Pasco. 

Gov. Bob Ferguson has approved a 1,300-acre solar farm in south-central Washington, over the protests of the Yakama Nation, calling the project a “win for our state.”

A Prosser-based wine company is rounding out its family of labels by adding another from the Wahluke Slope to its portfolio. 

The long-operating packaging manufacturing plant in Wallula will cut 200 jobs by the end of March 2026 as it permanently shutters part of the facility to cut production costs. 

A new pizza restaurant will be serving up slices in Richland starting Dec. 11. 

The public is invited to the B Reactor Museum Association’s 2025 year in review meeting on Dec. 8. Elections for board and committee positions also will take place at the meeting. 

The Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six individuals in January, marking the institution’s 25th year of honoring local farmers, families and agribusiness leaders.

Pasco greenhouses contributed to an indoor agriculture company’s revenue growth this year.