Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity is doing its part to provide affordable housing – and a potential agreement with the state Department of Natural Resources may be a way to offer more of it.

Richland’s biggest gym recently turned two outdoor clay tennis courts – first built in 1996 – into six hard court pickleball/tennis courts to accommodate the growing demand for pickleball. Other improvements also are in the works.

A Norwegian company that had been eyeing the Tri-Cities for a lithium-ion battery component production facility ended its agreement with the city of Richland in 2024.

HAPO Community Credit Union’s pending acquisition of Community First Bank has led the financial institution to buy land for a new home for its growing team.

Franklin Public Utilities District is looking at partnering with an energy company to develop a solar farm near Connell.

Tri-City leaders flooded the state capitol recently to rally lawmaker support for a number of priorities for the region.

Port of Pasco officials have no intention of letting up the gas, even as its leadership is transforming with the upcoming retirement of its longtime executive director  and the recent retirement of a long-serving port commissioner.

The draft master plan for the Franklin County-owned HAPO Center recently laid out several recommendations for the roughly 100-acre area in west Pasco, which includes neighboring sports fields owned by the city of Pasco as well as Gesa Stadium, but there’s no clear path forward to make it a reality.

A Kennewick woman checked off being a reality TV star from her bucket list after she and her husband appeared on a recent episode of HGTV’s hit show, “House Hunters.”

The Clover Island Inn has sported a new look on its facade for several months but when it will complete its transformation into a Spark by Hilton property is unknown.