A contractor with offices in Pasco has been fined by the state Department of Labor & Industries after a 3,000-pound piece of equipment fell and crushed a worker at a southwest Washington jobsite.
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 federal rule aimed at improving patient outcomes in nursing homes in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic will no longer be enforced, with health authorities saying it unduly burdened rural and tribal communities.
Gov. Bob Ferguson warned Dec. 2 that the budget proposal he’ll release this month will rely solely on spending cuts and not higher taxes to overcome what he says is a multi-billion dollar shortfall.
The most recently available pricing data for construction materials show steep increases over the past year as contractors face an at-best stagnant market.
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.
Everything from toys and clothes to food and cash makes its way to numerous charitable causes during the holiday season. And that’s why two state agencies are offering resources to make sure Washingtonians’ generosity goes to legitimate causes.
