A Richland business launched in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic to provide beverages other than alcohol for social gatherings is closing its doors. 

Drivers rejoice! The construction at Steptoe Street and Tapteal Drive in Richland is finally completed. 

A new program from the U.S. Department of Energy aims to help builders cut expenses and build more quickly at a time when the costs for construction labor and materials are skyrocketing. 

The Pasco School District is considering naming Pasco High School’s main gym after a former coach and is seeking community members to help with the process. 

The Port of Kennewick is set to host a board meeting of Washington’s Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs.  

Demand for construction workers is at an all-time high across the country, driving up wages at the same time builders are wrestling with escalating construction materials costs. 

An Olympia-based company will pay more than $520,000 and cease operations to settle allegations it sought to deceive businesses across the state with what looked like bills from a government agency. 

Mark Ryan Winery will close its Walla Walla tasting room by the end of September. 

A new national fast-food chain is making plans to come to Pasco. Dave’s Hot Chicken is setting up shop in the former Subway restaurant at 7235 Burden Blvd. in Pasco.  

Twenty-five years ago, the deadly terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City deeply impacted communities and families across the nation.  
It also changed the course of numerous institutions and organizations, including Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, which has innovated various technologies and efforts for national security and safety to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.