It’s official: triathletes from around the world will continue to swim, bike and run throughout the Tri-Cities for the next three years. 

It’s finally here: Athletes and visitors will flood Richland and West Richland this weekend for the third annual Ironman Washington Tri-Cities triathlon on Sept. 20. 

Progress on an 18-hole golf course designed by an internationally-renowned course architect on former agricultural land above the Snake River in Franklin County continues to move forward, with tentative plans for preview play in the summer of 2027.

Wildland fires have damaged several areas along the Snake River, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District to warn hunters and other visitors that some areas may be unsafe this fall. 

Organizers of this year’s Ironman triathlon are hoping to draw as many Tri-Citians into the event as possible, either as volunteers or through a new race event that provides a way to experience part of the triathlon’s course. 

A growing rowers club is looking for a new home base and north Richland might have just the spot.

New owners have taken over Golfland, the golf park near the Tri-Cities Airport, with plans to keep it family-friendly and accessible.

The city of Pasco is keen to secure its continued access to the Pasco Sporting Complex, which it built on Franklin County land more than 30 years ago, and appears willing to give up another park to get it.

The newly renovated grandstands at McDaniel Arena in the Benton County Fairgrounds will soon be open, just in time for the fair in August.  

Volunteers have completed construction of a new arena for 4-H youth and equestrians at the Benton County Fairgrounds.