Ballots for the Nov. 7 general election will be mailed to voters Oct. 17 in Franklin County and Oct. 20 in Benton County.The ballots include several contested races for city council seats.The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce sent questionnaires to all candidates running for council positions in Kennewick, Pasco, Richland...

Hanford’s LIGO team shares in Nobel Prize victoryThe 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics felt like a hometown victory to the Tri-Cities’ scientific community.The prize went to three physicists “for decisive contributions” in the development of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory at Hanford and in Louisiana.Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and...

3 pediatric providers join Tri-Cities Community Health Tri-Cities Community Health of Pasco has added three new pediatric providers to its practice.Dr. Scott Terry earned his medical degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. He will practice...

Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is charged.Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure. Chapter 13 — Plan...

Top property values listed start at $500,000 and have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure.BENTON COUNTY8902 W. Fifth Ave., Kennewick, 2,075-square-foot, single-family home. Price: $455,000. Buyer: Darrell and Debra Amundson. Seller: Linda Preston.83105 E. Sagebrush Road, Kennewick, 0.85 acres. Price: $468,200. Buyer: Chad and Angela Potter. Seller: Hammerstom Construction.61908...

KENNEWICK   Mountain States Construction, 803 Scoon Road, Sunnyside.Boyd Coffee Company, 19730 NE Sandy Blvd., Portland, Oregon.Evolutions, 2005 S. Harrison St.Sunshine Floor Maintenance & More, 201 N. Edison St., Suite 226.Andrea Henshaw, 8428 W. Gage Blvd., Suite A.2F Enterprises, 2601 S. Oak St.Eleven Western Builders Inc., 2862 Executive Place, Escondido, California.Energy Source/Chimney...

BENTON COUNTYPaterson School District, 5140 W. Prior Ave., $59,500 for commercial addition. Contractor: Steel Structures America.AH Properties, 106010 E. Wiser Parkway, $2,195,400 for new commercial construction. Contractor: MH Construction.BWR Holdings, 1115 S. Clodfelter Road, $69,800 for a heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Apollo Sheet Metal.Growth Leasing, 43001 N. Griffen Road, $576,300 for...

The state can file lawsuits against people or businesses that do not pay taxes and then get a judgment against property that person or business owns. Judgments are filed in Benton and Franklin Superior Court. The following is from the Franklin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office. Fidel C. Valencia et al,...