Columbia County News

Democrats appeared to have lost their only foothold in rural Eastern Washington in preliminary results in the 16th District election released Tuesday night.

Chukar Cherries has been selling its sweet cherries since 1988. Shown here are canned cherries.

Pasco has finally hired its basketball coaches, exactly two months from the day winter sports begin practice.

The creation of a new business park during an economic downturn is a welcome sight for folks in Columbia County, where the unemployment rate was 10 percent last spring.

In a sign of its continued commitment to wind power, Puget Sound Energy, the nation's second-largest utility owner of wind energy, has purchased full ownership rights to develop the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project.

In a sign of its continued commitment to wind power, Puget Sound Energy, the nation's second-largest utility owner of wind energy, has purchased full ownership rights to develop the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project.

In a sign of its continued commitment to wind power, Puget Sound Energy, the nation's second-largest utility owner of wind energy, has purchased full ownership rights to develop the Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project.

Jefferson County Public Utility District and Puget Sound Energy are poised to begin formal discussions about the public utility taking on PSE's facilities to provide community-owned electric service to county customers.

One candidate for state representative won't be running after all. Matt Watkins of Pasco said Tuesday he's withdrawing from the race for the 16th legislative district.

A wind turbine blade plant proposed near Dayton could eventually employ up to 600.