Planning outdoor activities this weekend? Before you head out, a new interactive map from Washington State University can tell you whether smoky skies will be a problem. 

Richland has a new reason to scream for ice cream. 

A California-based winery has bought the branding for a West Richland winemaker that declared bankruptcy earlier this year. 

It’s three months until Halloween and one of the holiday’s primary retailers has announced which vacant Tri-Cities storefronts it will bring back from the dead for the season. 

Another fast-food restaurant specializing in southern-style chicken has opened in the Tri-Cities. 

Nordstrom shoppers, prepare yourselves: Nordstrom Rack has announced the opening date for its Kennewick store and there will be deals to be had. 

The achievement marks back-to-back years that Washington high schoolers set a record for the number of completed financial aid applications. 

The Yakama Nation has reached a settlement with the developers of a 1,300-acre solar energy project that tribal leaders said would encroach upon sites where the Yakamas traditionally gather food and medicine. 

Hanford site contractors, U.S. Department of Energy officials and other partners recently completed a test of technology for the still-under-construction High-Level Waste Facility of the site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant two months ahead of schedule. 

Postal workers in Washington state and across the country are joining together for a day of action July 28 to protect the U.S. Postal Service from what organizers call the threat of privatization.