State and federal leaders cut the ribbon to open the Grid Storage Launchpad at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. (Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Listen (Runtime 1:02) Read Scientists hope there’s […]Read More
For the past three years, Richland resident Judy Alder has crocheted tiny hats for newborns and very sick babies in the NICU. So far this year, she’s made at least […]Read More
Updated at 4 p.m.: The manhunt for Elias Huizar is over. The missing boy was not harmed, according to police. Investigators say Huizar shot himself after a police pursuit in […]Read More
Stevie Haberman plays piano with singer Mary Lou Gnoza and Gary Danielson. (Credit: Annie Warren / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 4:33) Read The Emerald of Siam is the night spot for […]Read More
Energy Northwest is expected to get a second “white finding” from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission over worker exposures two years ago at the Columbia Generating Station near Richland. (Photo […]Read More
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists Rochelle Labiosa (right) and Lil Herger examine the Columbia River for toxic algae as Jason Pappani leans over to reach into the water. (Credit: Rajah […]Read More
Interior of an empty courtroom with gavel and sounding block on the desk. (Credit: Getty Images) Listen (Runtime 1:04) Read After years of investigation, Washington’s attorney general has charged the […]Read More
El juez Salvador Mendoza Jr. es el primer latino de Washington en recibir su investidura como miembro del Tribunal de Apelaciones de los EE.UU. para el Noveno Circuito.Read More
Judge Salvador Mendoza Junior is the first Latino in Washington to receive his investiture as a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.Read More
Después de que ciudadanos se manifestaran a favor y en contra de los espectáculos drag para toda la familia en Tri-Cities, el restaurante The Emerald of Siam de Richland recibió un sobre amenazador.Read More
Manifestantes han organizado múltiples demostraciones en Tri-Cities. Unos se alinearon afuera de un espectáculo drag con temática de Disney en Pasco. Y en Richland otros protestaron afuera de un drag brunch de Pascua. La discusión se está extendiendo también a las reuniones de los concejos locales y comisiones en los condados de Benton y Franklin.Read More
Manifestantes de Pasco y algunos ciudadanos preocupados de Richland quieren limitar el acceso de menores a los espectáculos drag. Dueños de establecimientos y artistas defienden los espectáculos para todos los públicos.Read More
After supporters and protesters demonstrated for and against family-friendly drag shows in the Tri-Cities, the Emerald of Siam restaurant in Richland received a threatening envelope. Read More
Listen From left, U.S. District Judge Edward F. Shea, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref, and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., stand in front of the Federal Building […]Read More
Christine Coffey stands in the produce section of Fred Meyer in Richland, Washington. She says the pandemic was rough on grocery store workers. Listen Workers at the Richland Fred Meyer […]Read More
Everett Maroon Listen (Runtime 3:33) Read Like much of the nation, Benton and Franklin Counties are experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of people dying from overdoses and drug […]Read More
What to do in Richland, WA if you find an inert bomb? Read More
A Richland, Wa resident rethinks owning bomb memorabilia. Read More
Emails involving the mask mandate and other issues show possible ethics violations by some Richland School Board members Listen NWPB’s Dori Luzzo Gilmour reports on emails that reveal possible ethics […]Read More
A lawsuit was filed in Benton County Superior court this week against the Richland WA school district, school board and three individual members of the school board, alleging violations of the Open Public Meetings Act. Read More
Richland high school student Augustin Dulauroy directed a film about Hanford that debuts on Amazon Prime Listen Read A Richland high schooler has been hard at work on his side-gig […]Read More
Read The Richland School Board Thursday evening voted to allow children to go back in-person and to follow the Governor’s Mask Mandate on a vote of 4 to 1. This […]Read More
Richland Washington public schools were in an emergency closure Wednesday, and will be closed again Thursday.Read More
Local police say the man who shot two people Monday at a crowded Richland Fred Meyer grocery store had been experiencing declining mental health for weeks.Read More
Richland police officials say the shooting suspect has been apprehended on his way north to Spokane from the Tri-Cities late Monday night. Police haven’t yet released the names of the victims. The injured person was last known to be in critical condition Monday.Read More
One man died and another man was injured in a shooting at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Richland, Washington.Read More
Thousands of theaters world-wide will perform the same musical revue this weekend. “All Together Now” will be performed at 2,500 theaters including some in Prosser and Richland.Read More
Cities were reminding residents where pools, splash pads and cooling centers were available and urging people to stay hydrated, check on their neighbors and avoid strenuous activities. The National Weather Service in Coeur d’Alene said this week's weather “will likely be one of the most extreme and prolonged heat waves in the recorded history of the Inland Northwest.”Read More
Over the past two weeks, Inslee said infection rates have increased six-fold in Franklin County and nearly five-fold in Benton County. The main thing that could help, he said: masks. “Yes, there’s controversy, as there is in any great, noble endeavor, but the vast majority of people in (the Tri-Cities region) want to beat this pandemic,” Inslee said.Read More
Retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, who resigned as President Trump's defense secretary nearly a year-and-a-half ago over policy differences, has issued an extraordinary critique of the White House's handling of nationwide unrest, saying Trump has sought to divide Americans, and warning against "militarizing our response" to the protests.Read More
Demonstrations from Olympia to Richland in Washington, to Sandpoint to Moscow to Boise in Idaho, have been organized by people flouting social distancing measures put in place for public health and to slow the spread of coronavirus.Read More
"In the 20 years that I have worked here, I have never seen it as bad as this," says Washington State Patrol trooper Chris Thorson. "I've never seen six to eight cars, including a semi-truck, actually stopped and trapped on a highway because of tumbleweeds."Read More
The demonstrations, including those in the Tri-Cities and Yakima, were part of a global effort coordinated largely by students and young adults to draw attention to climate change and the need for elected officials, business leaders and individuals to take action.Read More
Anthony Akers, who was wanted for failure to comply with the terms of his probation, became an Internet sensation after exchanging a series of Facebook posts with police in Washington state. Read More
Last week, the state of Washington, a Hanford union and a Hanford watchdog organization said they have tentatively settled a three-year old lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy over workers being made sick from toxic vapors from Hanford’s underground tanks.Read More
The Northwest’s only commercial nuclear reactor went offline Friday morning in an unplanned event. The Columbia Generating Station went offline around 7 a.m. when its main power transformers automatically disconnected from the grid.Read More
LIGO Hanford is one of two detector sites that operate as a single observatory. CALTECH Listen Scientists in southeast Washington state announced Wednesday that they had detected two black holes revolving […]Read More
