Tri-City News

Call it a slim victory for the House of Representatives: seven votes were the difference between life and death of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, coined cap-and-trade. Representative Doc Hastings is among the hundreds against the bill, saying electricity bills will skyrocket and businesses will close.

Washington state is already gearing up for flu season, which health experts say could include a return of the swine flu.

Local health officials learned today that a Tri-City resident has a confirmed case of H1N1 influenza, known as the swine flu.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

The Tri-City Chamber of Commerce wants to help the Tri-Cities remain vibrant in the face of the national economic slump.

The digital TV transition may be less than a week away, but Tri-City broadcasters aren't worried.

At about 3:30 a.m., Brian Jones of the Happy Donut shop in Myrtle Creek makes a delivery to a gas station in Tri City.

Prescription drugs can be costly, but many people also can't afford to go without them.

The Columbia Voyager had its final cruise on the river Saturday night and it was to help a boy who is fighting for his life.

There are hundreds of Tri-Citians who use marijuana regularly - and legally. These are people taking advantage of Washington state's medical marijuana law to get relief from chronic conditions.

A new local network has a "can-do" attitude toward helping Tri-Citians reduce their energy use, recycle and develop partnerships that promote sustainability.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

The Douglas County Public Works Department will lay off another 10 workers in the new fiscal year beginning July 1 in order to trim its budget.

A weathered barn on Old Pacific Highway offers a hint that there's a new group in town.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

The biggest literary event in the Tri-Cities since the standing room-only crowd for Sherman Alexie occurs Tuesday at Columbia Basin College.

In a prime time press conference on Wednesday night, President Barack Obama said he's proud of what he's accomplished in his first 100 days.

A jury on Monday found a Tri City man accused of stabbing another man in the face last month not guilty.

Dr. Larry Jecha, medical officer for the Benton-Franklin Health District, has spent years spreading the message that Tri-Citians need to be prepared for a possible pandemic flu.