Washington state officials want to hear about your experience with housing as a task force prepares its recommendations to Gov. Bob Ferguson on how to structure a new state Department of Housing. 

Big technology companies scored a win in Olympia on March 2, as a sweeping bill to regulate data centers lapsed in the Washington state Legislature.

Scientists are embedding organisms like fungus and bacteria into building materials so they will provide structure while also doing things like capturing carbon or filtering wastewater.

The city of Richland announced plans to build a roundabout at the intersection of Reata Road with the future Gage Boulevard extension. While the roads don’t currently meet, the roundabout will be where Gage is expected to connect with Reata in the future. 

The Richland Public Library is opening a new multiuse outdoor space with a ribbon cutting on March 7. 

One of the nation’s largest contractor organizations is launching a campaign to encourage federal lawmakers to boost spending on transportation projects as a means to grow the economy while also creating demand for construction jobs. 

Have some thoughts on how you want to see the city of Pasco provide housing and public space for current and future residents? Now’s your chance. 

Have we got a scoop for you: An Arizona-based ice cream chain plans to open its first Tri-Cities location in the Queensgate area of Richland.

If you use the Steptoe Street corridor for your daily commute, be prepared for the next phase of lane closures, reduced speeds and traffic revisions beginning Feb. 23. 

Community members will have their first opportunity Feb. 21 to see the new spaces, playground and other improvements at the community center that has long served Pasco’s east side neighborhoods.