Thousands more Washingtonians have filed for unemployment benefits since the beginning of the federal government shutdown, though it’s both a growing number of federal and private sector workers lining up for assistance. 

Data recently released by an educational research group finds that fewer high school students expect to earn a college degree. 

As the state faces a near $900 million budget deficit, one group is calling on the Legislature to ease pressures on the state’s homebuilders as a means to boosting tax revenues. 

The Port of Benton has sold its Benton City development building at 515 Ninth St. in Benton City for $300,000.  

A $250,000 state grant to upgrade a former apple processing facility in Sunnyside will help preserve dozens of jobs while also providing a new buyer for the region’s orchards. 

The franchise owner for Kennewick and Pasco locations of a popular national breakfast restaurant chain is once again being lauded by the company for the success of her restaurants and leadership.