Bonneville Power Administration officials are feeling more optimistic about the power provider’s finances for 2026 than at this time last year, but still anticipate challenges ahead. 

Benton-Franklin Health District is among six recipients of a grant aimed at making it easier for families during pregnancy or who recently welcomed a child to access mental health services. 

More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes.

The revisions show the United States added only 181,000 jobs last year — the first year of the new Trump administration — one of the lowest increases ever outside recessions. 

Pasco’s new aquatics center is scheduled to open later this year and officials are seeking the public’s input on three possible names and logos for the facility. 

Columbia Generating Station was shut down early in the morning of Feb. 12 after operators found issues with the pumps circulating water through the reactor’s core. 

Democrats advanced controversial income tax legislation out of a key Washington state Senate committee on Feb. 9 after pledging more proceeds to local public defender costs and increasing a tax break for small businesses.

When the federal government stopped making pennies, it left it up to states to decide how retailers deal with the change.

In Washington, lawmakers are trying to come up with a uniform approach for merchants that is easy to understand for consumers.

The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business has selected its honorees for the Tri-City People of Influence awards in 2026. The honorees are to be recognized at a March 12 event.

Although a recently released 21-page report outlined numerous allegations against Port of Benton Commissioner Scott Keller, only four complaints were substantiated, and he received little more than a reprimand at the port’s Jan. 14 meeting. The findings come amid ongoing upheaval at the port.