Celebration and remembrance will be the focus of a family-friendly event at one Tri-Cities funeral home.

The Pasco City Council will need to appoint its second new member in two months with an at-large member resigning after moving out of the city.

The parent company of Walla Walla-based Banner Bank has reported another quarter of strong growth. 

The grand prize winner of the 37th annual Rotary Mid-Columbia Duck Race will receive a new car for having the first duck over the finish line. 

The roughly 300,000 Washingtonians who buy health insurance through the state’s online marketplace are set for a rude awakening as they begin shopping for plans. 

The winners of this year’s Richland Rotary Entrepreneurial Awards included restaurants, a payroll services business, a helicopter company and the owners of a mini golf course. The event’s top award went to a longtime entrepreneur who now oversees efforts to give other startups a leg up. 

The draft plans were obtained by the news organization ProPublica and have not yet been formally proposed. But they include adding time limits on living in public housing and work requirements to receive the assistance. 

Lawmakers are hoping instead that legislation enacted in May will make it easier for farm fuel users and haulers of agricultural goods to receive the fuel exemption promised under the state’s cap-and-trade system.

Businesses and nonprofits seeking to provide legal services in the state without employing licensed lawyers can now apply for state authorization for their operations. 

A fast-growing national sub sandwich chain has plans for a fourth location in the Tri-Cities, roughly four years after opening its first in Richland.