Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering. These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws that took effect July 27.

The Washington State Department of Commerce has launched a new online tool to help compare zoning data across the state. 

Leadership Tri-Cities has announced the names of 26 local leaders who will make up its next class.

A national trade organization is excited to shine the spotlight on Hanford federal business opportunities at an upcoming conference in the Tri-Cities.

Washington will be the first state to require companies to file a premerger notification to the state Attorney General’s Office at the same time they file the notification to the federal government.

A 115-year-old canal in the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District that was severely damaged during a wildfire last year is now at imminent risk of failure. 

Check out the creative side of the work scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and other labs do in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 Art of Science Image Contest. You can vote for your favorites.

Volunteers put together more than 1,000 spice kits, helping bring flavor to food bank recipients. 

Washington State University Tri-Cities recently received $2.7 million in grants to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities.  

Lourdes Health’s new top administrator is already familiar with the area.