Richland News

The Department of Energy is throwing up roadblocks to the efficient transfer of excess land at Hanford and other nuclear weapons sites with new regulations, according to the Energy Communities Alliance and the Tri-City Development Council.

Richland School Board members are asking lawmakers to stanch the flow of new education policies and directives for the next few years.

Tri-City residents interested in opening marijuana-related businesses told the Kennewick City Council that they supported cities taking six months to figure out how to make Initiative 502 work.

Kennewick and Richland city councils are hoping to hear what the public has to say about businesses that grow, produce or sell marijuana tonight.

Hanford High School in Richland was on a precautionary lockdown for about a half an hour today based on a potentially threatening email.

I'm grateful to voters in Kennewick who supported my election to the city council.

At one Tri-City area business a day from noon to 1 p.m. starting on Tuesday, a grand prize winner will receive one weeknight stay at Cameo Heights Mansion and a bottle of Hamilton Cellars’ 2007 Bona Vita.

Ecologists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland are using a new and more sophisticated fish tagging system to learn more about the fish as they swim downstream and hit the ocean.

Kathleen McNabb of Benton County is fostering Faith, a cat that was set on fire.

NBCRightNow.com - As cooler temperatures move into the area, some people may be tempted to turn on their space heaters.

A 19-year-old Richland woman lost control of her car and crashed early Friday while getting on Interstate 182 in Pasco, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Malls, national department store chains and big box stores lured customers in with deals and super early hours Thursday and again today.

Pasco and Richland will be offering "Just the Basics" to teach people computer techniques like using a computer mouse and running programs.

Beginning at 7 p.m. Dec. 8, people around the world will light candles for an hour to honor and commemorate the memories of deceased children.

Danielle Turner, left, of West Richland, compares shoe choices with her daughters Victoria, 18, and Brianne, 13, on Thursday shortly after Kohl's in Richland opened at 8 p.m. Danielle says the experience was more under control than her past shopping trips on Black Friday, but had mixed feelings about stores opening on Thanksgiving for the first ... (more)

But his business -- Advising Generations -- covers more than just the money. He said it's also about preserving families and perpetuating legacies, and he's created a tool to help families do just that.

Tri-City shoppers eager to start checking off their Christmas gift lists and scooping up doorbuster specials won't have to get up early Friday morning.

The Tri-City Union Gospel Mission is offering Thanksgiving meals to the public from 2 to 4 p.m. today at 112 N. Second Ave., Pasco.

Donors will receive a pumpkin pie, while supplies last. Donors rolling up their sleeves from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday will receive a short-sleeved American Red Cross T-shirt.

Donations can be dropped off at the Kennewick, 424 W. Deschutes Ave., or Richland, 321 Wellsian Way, food banks starting at 7:30 a.m. today.