As artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent, Washington State University is offering a new master’s degree starting this fall to help students meet industry demands. 

The Kennewick School Board and the Kennewick Education Association have reached a two-year contract covering the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.  

About 100 tickets are left for the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Tri-Cities Women in Business Conference in September. The popular conference has sold out in recent years.  

Hanford has restarted a key certification process for shipping radioactive waste to a New Mexico disposal site, after a years-long pause.

Wildland fires have damaged several areas along the Snake River, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District to warn hunters and other visitors that some areas may be unsafe this fall. 

The last weeks of summer find much of the Northwest experiencing historic drought causing water supply shortages for public water and electric utilities, costing farmers tens of millions of dollars in lost crops and leaving vegetation and soils dry and susceptible to fires. 

Twin City Foods plans to lay off more than 100 employees as it consolidates its Ellensburg and Pasco plants.

Workers involved in labor disputes must comply with the state’s rigorous job search requirements to receive benefits. This means actively seeking work and recording efforts to find another job. 

A Moses Lake school that had shut down for over a year to make repairs to the building is reopening to students.  
Litigation against the school’s Richland-based contractor is still pending. 

Many physicians are increasingly burned out and looking to leave medicine and its largely because of the corporatization of healthcare, according to a recent survey.