On the cusp of Veterans Day, officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Walla Walla will come to the Tri-Cities to officially break ground on the planned outpatient clinic in Kennewick. 

Agencies and organizations pursuing historic preservation projects or programs in Benton County are encouraged to apply for a grant from the county’s Historical Preservation Fund. 

A two-time WSU Tri-Cities alumna who has led the WSU system’s College of Nursing on an interim basis for the past year now has the job permanently. 

Spokane Valley-based Numerica Credit Union will merge with Oregon’s SELCO Community Credit Union, creating an institution with $8 billion in assets, nearly 40 branches and more than 325,000 members across three states. 

The philanthropic arm of global organization that has brought the Ironman triathlon to the Tri-Cities for the past three years provided $18,000 in grants to organizations that volunteered at the 2026 competition. 

Two federal grants worth $13.2 million will be used by state labor officials to help workers train for and secure new jobs following layoffs and even reimburse employers for training workers in key industries. 

State agriculture officials announced they have found highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, in a Benton County dairy herd, marking a new county where the virus has spread to. 

Toppenish-based Heritage University recently received a $2.5 million federal grant intended to create a new pathway for rural high school students to pursue four-year nursing degrees. 

Walla Walla-based Banner Bank saw its net income decline but its net interest income climb as it completed its acquisition of Western Washington bank. 

The percentage and number of workers claiming unemployment benefits in Benton and Franklin counties in September was at its lowest level in years, according to the state.