Goodwill Industries of the Columbia has the green light to build a new building at 7511 Wrigley Drive in Pasco. It’ll be bigger than the Kennewick Goodwill. 

Construction worker shortages nationwide are the leading cause of project delays as new immigration enforcement efforts have affected nearly a third of construction firms nationwide, including in Washington. 

The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation have launched a public education initiative designed to highlight the tribes’ enduring cultural legacy, leadership and ongoing contributions throughout the Pacific Northwest. 

The Corps of Engineers has issued a five-year construction license to the Benton Conservation District for a $1.2 million project to improve fish habitat.  

The city of West Richland is replacing two non-functioning wells as part of its effort to bolster the municipal water supply, leading to some potential traffic disruptions. 

Pete Serrano resigned as mayor of Pasco after he was named interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Washington earlier this month and can serve 120 days as he awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate. But one of Washington state’s two Democratic senators plans to use a Senate maneuver known as the “blue slip” process to prevent him from serving in the federal post. 

If you think traffic at the south end of Richland’s George Washington Way is already too stressful, it’s about to get worse before it gets better. 

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse appeared to walk a fine line when he addressed a packed ballroom Aug. 27 at the Pasco Red Lion while protestors lined the street outside. 

A former professional engineer with 40 years of experience working on nuclear cleanup projects and a patent in high-temperature waste treatment is the next leader of one of the country’s most contaminated nuclear sites.