Staff from a pediatric clinic in Kennewick are among those being laid off by Seattle Children’s Hospital.

State labor officials are proposing in 2026 raising the amount employers and workers pay for workers’ compensation insurance to partially cover the anticipated costs of claims for wages, medical costs and disability benefits. 

The U.S. Department of Energy has signed off on allowing radioactive tank waste to be introduced into the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) facility at the Hanford site, according to Sen. Patty Murray.

Cost increases for construction materials, particularly steel and aluminum, are contributing to more commercial, industrial and civic building projects being scaled back, delayed or canceled, according to one builder advocacy group. 

The IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon is only days away and will bring thousands to the Tri-Cities. It will also bring a slew of road closures, detours and delays that you may want to plan for. 

A Washington Army National Guard unit with a presence in Richland is being given a new mission and new vehicles as part of it.

The state Attorney General’s Office has filed 37 lawsuits against the Trump administration since January, averaging more than one lawsuit per week.

A Wenatchee-based tree fruit producer with orchards in the Mid-Columbia is partnering with a farm management company to expand organic apple and cherry production in the Columbia Basin. 

A company that started in a small shop in Kennewick and now has offices spread across five states is one of Washington state’s fastest growing companies, according to one business publication.