The insurer for a Tri-City architect firm and construction contractor sued by Moses Lake School District over the new elementary school that suddenly closed in spring 2025 are denying responsibility. They argue that the school district knew about potential problems and took actions that limit the insurers’ liability.

A developer’s vision for a mix of residential, commercial and public spaces lining the Columbia River shore at Pasco’s Osprey Pointe appears to be all but dead in the water, and the future of the 55-acre property is unclear. 

Despite the quirks of dome home life – or perhaps because of them – these two homeowners say they wouldn’t trade their curved walls for traditional ones.

A recent federal report found the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Environmental Management (EM) office can’t easily identify how much it will cost or how long it will take to clean up contaminated soil and landfills at 12 of the 15 sites it manages, even though data that could support those efforts is available.

One of the tenants at Pasco’s Reimann Industrial Center hasn’t even broke ground yet but is already planning to more than double its footprint at the quickly-filling industrial park.

A Tri-City nonprofit will receive $1.1 million from the state Department of Commerce to support affordable housing in the Mid-Columbia.

CBC is working toward replacing the 55-year-old structure after receiving $54.5 million from state lawmakers during the 2025 legislative session. And while it’s too early to say what that new home for the college’s arts and humanities departments will look like, college leaders stress that their intent is ensuring it is just as unique as it is functional.

The Hanford site’s contractors and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s operator received much of their performance incentive payouts after facing uncertainty from a mercurial federal administration throughout 2025.

The wheels of progress on a proposed wind farm project that would stretch across dozens of miles southwest of the Tri-Cities are grinding slower after a judge recently delayed deadlines in lawsuits challenging the project.

Heritage University appears to be preparing to become a bigger player in providing higher education in the Tri-Cities.