The city of Richland is moving ahead with its vision to turn George Washington Way and Jadwin Avenue into one-way streets via acquiring necessary rights of way and launching a website to keep the community informed about the project. 

A major road improvement project has broken ground in West Richland and is expected to take more than 17 months to complete.

Should the lights ever go out, Portland International Airport wants to know exactly where it can find batteries to turn them back on. And Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is studying whether PDX looks no further than its own bus fleet.

The Republican budget reconciliation law that Trump signed July 4 extended an energy tax credit for producing clean fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel, an alternative to the typical jet fuel planes use. The Tri-Cities is becoming a hub for research and development of the fuel.

Good news, Tri-Cities Airport travelers: You no longer have to fumble with your shoes while juggling your carry-on through the security line. 

A company with ties to the Mid-Columbia was fined for spilling hot mixed asphalt into a creek. 

The increase will push the state’s per-gallon tax rate on gas and other vehicle fuels from 49.4 cents to 55.4 cents. Starting July 1, 2026, it will rise each year by 2% – about a penny annually – to account for inflation. 

The parking project is partly driven by recent state legislative reforms to parking requirements in support of affordable housing, urban growth and environmental sustainability. 

A new and affordable option for getting to and from the Tri-Cities Airport is about to roll out.

The long-sought expansion of Highway 12 between Wallula to Nine Mile Hill just west of Touchet continues to move forward, even as the federal government gutted various agencies and the state finalized a budget with billions of dollars in cuts.