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-Franklin Superior Court. The following is from the Franklin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office. 

Top property values listed start at $700,000 and have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure. Property values are public record and can be found by visiting the county assessor’s office. 

Small modular reactors offer a pragmatic and scalable path to reliable energy. With backing from government and the private sector, the Tri-Cities and the broader U.S. have a chance to lead a nuclear energy renaissance.

Several Mid-Columbia school districts didn’t receive high marks for their overall financial health from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

Q&A with Lance Hansen, incoming superintendent of the Kennewick School District.

No Tri-City area lawmakers voted against the bill, though state Rep. Gloria Mendoza, R-Grandview, was absent for the vote, and two Yakima-area state lawmakers, state Reps. Chris Corry and Jamie Dufault, voted against it. 

Zeno Power, which has ties to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, plans to grow its labor force to 100 employees in Seattle and Washington D.C. and invest in manufacturing to scale production and meet customer demand. 

Its median home price of $406,000 – just above the national average – and slightly lower than average cost of living were cited as reasons for its selection.