The final phases of construction on the Dallas Road roundabouts in Richland will start this week before resuming in the spring. Detours will be in place. 

The program will provide qualifying states with at least $100 million per year for five years but Washington is slated to lose between $30 billion and $50 billion in federal Medicaid funds over the next 10 years, leading to the closure of 14 rural hospitals. The application for the Rural Health Transformation Program is due Nov. 5 with awards expected by the end of the year. 

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order to strengthen how the state consults and works with Native American tribes in Washington.

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.