The Hanford Advisory Board is seeking new members to provide advice to federal and state agencies on the ongoing nuclear cleanup of the Hanford site. The deadline to apply is next week.

The Richland City Council has selected a longtime Pacific Northwest National Laboratory leader to fill the vacant position.

Franklin County is inviting community leaders to a Rural Prosperity Summit when it plays host to multiple officials from federal agencies, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the Small Business Administration. 

Brace yourselves, Tri-Citians. The first road construction project of 2026 that could impact your daily commute will start in less than a week. 

A new map of data centers and related infrastructure across the U.S. developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is being touted as a way to help utilities and communities anticipate and prepare for the potential impacts of the resource-hungry facilities. 

The company designing the small modular nuclear reactors planned near Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station has signed a contract that will provide components for the state-of-the-art facility. 

Cleanup efforts at the Hanford site reached another milestone recently when the first batch of toxic byproducts from past plutonium production were moved to safer long-term storage. 

A Realtor, dietitian, contractor, chemist and an individual with a long career at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are among the top five candidates the Richland City Council will interview for its open seat. 

Shelley Redinger, superintendent of the Richland School District, has announced that she will retire from the district, six months after the district’s board of directors declined to provide a routine extension to her contract. 

After more than six months since discovering synthetic chemicals at Vista Field, the Port of Kennewick has released a plan to clean up the site. Before moving forward, the port is seeking public review and comment.