Evaristo Salas Jr. is a consultant for the Grandview School District, where he mentors at-risk students, and a full-time student at Columbia Basin College majoring in social work with a minor in criminal justice. 

One of the nation’s most prominent credit rating agencies has downgraded its assessment of Washington state’s credit rating. 

With the state strapped for cash, Democrats’ chief budget writer in the Washington Senate has told colleagues there’s no money available for new spending they might desire next year.

The Tri-Cities Airport will see flight disruptions as federal aviation authorities curtail flights to ease the strain on unpaid air traffic controllers and maintain safety, but what those disruptions will look like is not yet known.