A recent study shows there’s good reason air travel experts are suggesting a nonstop flight from the Tri-Cities to Hawaii may be in the region’s future. 

Voters in Benton and Franklin counties have until 8 p.m. Aug. 4 to get their August primary ballot into a drop box and have their vote counted. 

Washington’s Department of Agriculture did not complete hundreds of mandated inspections at egg production and packing plants for the past two years, posing health risks to consumers, according to a new state audit.