The increasing cost of everything – from food to energy to doctor’s office visits – means Washington state employers paying minimum wage to workers must increase their pay come Jan. 1. 

McCurley Dealerships is launching its 23rd annual Hometown Food Drive, set to run through the month of October. In its 23 years, the program has provided 1.7 million pounds of food. 

One of three Starbucks serving the busy Columbia Center shopping district has closed as the company restructures to get its costs in check. 

A veteran and award-winning Pasco educator known for her work supporting students through bilingual instruction is the state’s top teacher this year. 

Hospitals, physicians and other health care providers stand to lose tens of billions of dollars in revenue and face billions of dollars in uncompensated care with the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies for health coverage. 

Washington state’s paid family and medical leave program is facing challenges on multiple fronts, from solvency issues to unexpected tax liabilities for workers and employers. 

A largely community-funded effort to bring a historic building in downtown Connell back to life is getting noticed. 

A Pasco-based coffee roaster and coffee shop that months ago walked away from its first location in Richland is back with another. 

An urgent care clinic with locations in Pasco and Richland will pay $2.8 million to settle claims it overbilled Medicare and Medicaid for diagnostic testing. 

More students at desks, in labs and walking around campus isn’t the only growth the college is seeing. The average course load per student is also on the rise.