Voice of the Mid-Columbia | Kennewick, Pasco and Richland, Wash. |

  • Published Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

    Consumers may have cut their spending in this recession, but they're still buying booze from state liquor stores.

  • Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

    MILWAUKEE -- Almost three-quarters of U.S. adults, or nearly 171 million people, read a newspaper -- print or online -- during the past week, according to a new study by Scarborough Research.

  • Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

    Advanced Technologies and Laboratories International will continue to operate the 222-S Laboratory in central Hanford after winning a second contract.

  • Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

    The Tri-Cities, once again, has made national news.

  • Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

    RICHLAND -- When the United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties reviewed its lists of donors and volunteers, one group was absent.

  • Published Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

    RICHLAND -- Popular Science magazine was impressed enough with a technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland to name it one of 2009's best 100 technologies.

  • Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

    The Tri-Cities has gained 3,000 nonfarm jobs over the past year.

  • Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

    Charter Communications Inc. said Tuesday a bankruptcy judge has confirmed its reorganization plan, clearing the way for the nation's fourth-largest cable TV operator to emerge from Chapter 11 in a few weeks.

  • Published Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

    PORTLAND -- Oregon's unemployment rate has been falling, but that could be partly because some people can't find a job.

  • Published Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

    NEW YORK -- Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to 32 states to settle an investigation into some of its business practices.

  • Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

    Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation's troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren't met and more liberal members warning their party leaders not to bend.

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    Actress Kristen Stewart attends a special screening of 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' hosted by the The Cinema Society and D&G on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 in New York.

    Published Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

    The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.

  • Published Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

    Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings.

  • Published Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

    Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated - beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.

  • Newspaper Circulation
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    In this Nov. 14, 2009 photo, a customer purchases a newspaper in Palo Alto, Calif. While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

    Published Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

    While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

  • TV-After Oprah
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    FILE - In this March 4, 2009 file photo, Dr. Phil McGraw arrives for a taping of "The Late Show with David Letterman" in New York.

    Published Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

    Will it be Ellen DeGeneres, Dr. Phil or Dr. Oz? Maybe none of the above. The announced shutdown of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in two years creates room for a new queen (or king) of daytime television.

  • Newspaper Circulation
    AP Photo

    In this Nov. 14, 2009 photo, a customer purchases a newspaper in Palo Alto, Calif. While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

    Published Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

    While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies.

  • China iPhone
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    Apple's Vice President of iPod and iPhone Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak speaks during an event to officially launch the Apple iPhone for the first time on Mainland China in Beijing, China, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. The mobile device which has been available for years through unofficial channels in China will finally be accessible to millions of user in one of the world's largest mobile phone market.

    Published Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

    Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.

  • Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

    The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.

  • Published Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

    Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.


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