In the works for three years, it is the second of seven specialty plates to hit the market since getting approved by lawmakers earlier this year.

A Kennewick-based development company is suing the city of Sunnyside, alleging breach of contract over a housing project on Outlook Road. 

Washington state budget writers got a mild dose of good news on Nov. 18, but are still looking at a strained balance sheet.

Affected positions range from those working in IT, software, mechanical and nuclear engineering, as well as roles connected to national security, cybersecurity research, chemistry, earth science and administration. 

Benton County may have a new sheriff before Nov. 21. All three candidates are current or former Benton County sheriff deputies.

Washington state’s top justice official is throwing more resources into enforcing the state’s worker protections, saying federal efforts have lapsed under the Trump administration. 

A former Kennewick High School principal will be the newest member of the Washington State School Board. 

For the first time in more than four years, the Tri-Cities Airport saw year-over-year decline in passengers leaving its gates in September, a potential side effect of the year’s economic instability and turmoil in the federal government.

Sales from licensed cannabis producers, processors and retailers have dropped every year since 2021, with those in industry saying a variety of pressures threaten the future of the industry.

The developer of a large wind and solar farm energy project between Benton City and Prosser will not be able to build the facility to the capacity initially planned after state officials determined construction needed to be set back from some nesting sites of endangered hawks.