The irrigation district serving much of the city of Kennewick as well as other outlying areas of Benton County has begun refilling canals that went dry a week ago following repairs to a critical pumping station.
The Tri-Cities’ second Habit Burger & Grill opens this week, bringing the California-based fast food chain’s charburgers into the growing Columbia Center shopping and entertainment area.
Framatome is one of a handful of companies that will receive federal funding to build out fuel production for the next generation of nuclear power reactors, and that money is coming directly to its Richland plant.
Interested in helping shape future plans for the outdoor amphitheater at the Reach Museum as well as other public facilities in Richland? Now is your opportunity.
The Washington state Attorney General’s Office is suing the owner and operator of Kadlec Regional Medical Center for allegedly repeatedly failing to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant and nursing employees working throughout its hospitals.
The Tri-Cities’ largest employer eliminated an estimated 400 jobs last year amid federal budget cuts and shifting priorities. This year, it could be forced to cut more than twice that number.
The investigator hired by Ben Franklin Transit’s board of directors to review five allegations of malfeasance by Tom Drozt found two instances where the now-fired CEO of the regional transit agency likely violated procurement and financial policies.
One of the leaders of the citizen-led group that advises the U.S. Department of Energy on the Hanford site cleanup recently warned it is on the cusp of being unable to function due to federal authorities’ delay in confirming its membership.
The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to Hanford cleanup funding is drawing backlash from Washington officials, unions and watchdog groups, despite DOE assurances that critical work will continue uninterrupted.
