The city of Pasco is winnowing the list of which candidates to invite for interviews in its search for the city’s next police chief following a nationwide recruitment effort that drew 16 applicants from across the country. 

Supporters of a Goldendale pumped-hydro energy storage project have said it will help meet growing regional energy demand, and the project developers tout its potential to one day power up to half a million homes without sending harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But mounting evidence shows a large data center campus could be among the main beneficiaries of that power. 

Kadlec’s latest primary care clinic, called Candy Mountain Primary Care, is set to open in West Richland. 

Pasco School District will dedicate the 26th student-built home completed through its Pasco Vocational Buildings Program on May 28, marking nearly three decades of student workforce development in the construction trades. 

Time to start preparing to budget more for your health insurance premiums next year if you don’t receive coverage through your employer. 

If you’re using an electric vehicle to commute to Columbia Basin College, you can now charge up while you’re in class. 

A year into Washington’s limit on residential rent increases, the state has yet to collect a cent in civil penalties from landlords.

Leaders from some of the largest players in Washington wine will now work together to promote the state’s industry across the country. 
 

Journalists from five daily newspapers across Washington state and Idaho held a one-day strike, alleging unfair labor practices by owner McClatchy Media. 

A long-time independent bookstore and a salon specializing in natural hair care have received $20,000 grants to help them to continue growing and serving the community.