The Tri-Cities’ largest employer eliminated an estimated 400 jobs last year amid federal budget cuts and shifting priorities. This year, it could be forced to cut more than twice that number.

The investigator hired by Ben Franklin Transit’s board of directors to review five allegations of malfeasance by Tom Drozt found two instances where the now-fired CEO of the regional transit agency likely violated procurement and financial policies.

One of the leaders of the citizen-led group that advises the U.S. Department of Energy on the Hanford site cleanup recently warned it is on the cusp of being unable to function due to federal authorities’ delay in confirming its membership.

The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to Hanford cleanup funding is drawing backlash from Washington officials, unions and watchdog groups, despite DOE assurances that critical work will continue uninterrupted.

A Grant County judge has denied a request from a Tri-Cities architecture firm to dismiss part of a lawsuit tied to a Moses Lake elementary school it designed.

A new jobs website aggregates job postings from every prime Hanford site contractor and other energy-adjacent employers such as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Energy Northwest and Framatome.

Passenger traffic at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco has leveled off after years of post-pandemic growth, with 2026 boardings slightly down amid shifting airline capacity, economic uncertainty and rising fuel costs.

Kennewick has banned kiosks that allow individuals to buy and trade various cryptocurrencies. 

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy recently awarded a $1.4 million grant to WSU to develop a Reactor Ready Training Program to address workforce gaps in the nuclear industry.

It’s going to pay to be a Pasco resident when the new year-round Pasco Aquatics Center opens in mid-June.