Pasco came in just behind Seattle and Spokane for the number of dog attacks on mail carriers. 

There were 10 dog attacks on Pasco mail carriers in 2022, compared to Seattle and Spokane, which each recorded 13 attacks, according to recently released data from the U.S. Postal Service.

Trios Health and Lourdes Health both invested significantly in the Tri-Cities community in 2022, according to new community benefit reports released in May. 

The report for the Kennewick-based Trios Health says the system: 

• Added 91 providers specialties from...
  

A longtime Bechtel leader is taking over as project director of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, known as the vit plant, at the Hanford nuclear site. 

Brian Hartman, a senior vice president, has been with Bechtel for 40 years. 

He starts in the...

The former Roasters coffee shops in the Tri-Cities are once again changing hands.

Wake Up Call, a Spokane-based coffee company known for its red phone booths, is the new owner and operator of the shops, which most recently belonged to the Oregon-based Black Rock Coffee Bar. Black Rock bought...

Franklin PUD is one of several agencies sharing in $121 million in grant dollars to deliver high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved communities around the state. 

The Washington State Broadband Office announced the grants on May 16.  

Franklin PUD is receiving nearly $4.9 million...

Nearly 20 workers with ties to the Tri-Cities were honored when the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries held a Workers’ Memorial Day service on April 27.  

The agency added 129 people to the list of 2,000-plus workers whose deaths were tied...

Applications are now being accepted to participate in the next Leadership Tri-Cities class. 

The deadline to submit applications for the educational development program is May 22. 

The program, founded in 1994, is interested in people who are already involved in leadership roles within the community...

A noted Tri-City developer is being remembered as a loving husband and father with “the biggest heart” and a passion for building things that added value and beauty to the community. 

Jose Alfredo “Fred” Chavallo, 60, died unexpectedly on May 6. 

He and his wife,...

When we asked our readers to participate in our recent survey about their habits and priorities, they didn’t disappoint.

We had a terrific response, far exceeding our modest expectations.

We’re also happy to announce the winner of our survey drawing for the Dust Devils entertainment basket: Todd Nelson. Congratulations!

Among the...