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Update: WA fines Walmart and Amazon, saying they sold illegal, polluting products

One can containing a prohibited product can have the same impact as driving about 1,500 miles, according to the state Department of Ecology.

Updated March 20, 2026 at 11:55 AM

Education

Students debate AI benefits in projects at 71st Mid-Columbia Science fair

Updated March 20, 2026 at 6:55 AM

Local

Restaurant and market fail food safety inspections in Tri-Cities area

March 19, 2026 at 9:17 AM

Health & Science

Measles cases confirmed north of Benton County. Children were unvaccinated

Updated March 18, 2026 at 6:06 PM

Local

Tri-Cities baby diagnosed with rare cancer is ‘tiny but mighty’

March 17, 2026 at 6:15 AM

Local

Tri-Cities recovery center ramps up staffing. Here’s when it opens

March 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Health & Science

Fluoride removed from Pasco tap water. Schools, dentists step up to help kids

March 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Health & Science

Daylight saving time starts soon in WA. How time change can impact your health

March 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Health & Science

$47M for new Richland lab. It will harness AI for faster scientific discovery

Updated February 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM

Local

Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant back online. What happened?

Updated February 18, 2026 at 10:59 AM

Health & Science

New doctors and specialists added at Tri-Cities area clinics

February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM

Local

Eastern WA cat dies of avian influenza. How to keep pets safe

January 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM

Popular supplement linked to national salmonella outbreak. 1 sickened in Tri-Cities

Health & Science

Want Super Bowl tickets? A Tri-Cities blood donation could score you some

January 20, 2026 at 4:28 PM

Local

Hotline expansion will help WA patients statewide start addiction care

Updated January 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM

Local

2 die from flu in Tri-Cities area. Infection rate higher than WA state

Updated January 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM

Local

More sexual, unprofessional misconduct claims filed against Richland doctor

Updated January 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM

Health & Science

Researchers find more long COVID than expected in WA Hispanics

Updated December 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM

Guest Opinions

Obamacare tax credits cannot be extended without reforms | Opinion

December 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM

Local

Feeling the winter blues? See tips to treat seasonal depression in Tri-Cities

December 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Local

New U.S. Energy secretary to visit Tri-Cities this week. He’ll be busy

December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM

PNNL

15 of world’s most influential scientists work for, or with, this Tri-Cities lab

Updated December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM

Health & Science

New system to detect breast cancer earlier now available in Tri-Cities

November 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Local

Tri-Cities lab expected to be key player in Trump admin’s AI initiative

Updated November 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM

Health & Science

Pasco 1st to remove ‘forever chemical’ firefighting foam under new WA program

Updated November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Health & Science

Update: WA fines Walmart and Amazon, saying they sold illegal, polluting products

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Students debate AI benefits in projects at 71st Mid-Columbia Science fair

Restaurant and market fail food safety inspections in Tri-Cities area

Measles cases confirmed north of Benton County. Children were unvaccinated

Tri-Cities baby diagnosed with rare cancer is ‘tiny but mighty’

Tri-Cities recovery center ramps up staffing. Here’s when it opens

Fluoride removed from Pasco tap water. Schools, dentists step up to help kids

Daylight saving time starts soon in WA. How time change can impact your health

$47M for new Richland lab. It will harness AI for faster scientific discovery

Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant back online. What happened?

New doctors and specialists added at Tri-Cities area clinics

Eastern WA cat dies of avian influenza. How to keep pets safe

Popular supplement linked to national salmonella outbreak. 1 sickened in Tri-Cities

Want Super Bowl tickets? A Tri-Cities blood donation could score you some

Hotline expansion will help WA patients statewide start addiction care

2 die from flu in Tri-Cities area. Infection rate higher than WA state

More sexual, unprofessional misconduct claims filed against Richland doctor

Researchers find more long COVID than expected in WA Hispanics

Obamacare tax credits cannot be extended without reforms | Opinion

Feeling the winter blues? See tips to treat seasonal depression in Tri-Cities

New U.S. Energy secretary to visit Tri-Cities this week. He’ll be busy

15 of world’s most influential scientists work for, or with, this Tri-Cities lab

New system to detect breast cancer earlier now available in Tri-Cities

Tri-Cities lab expected to be key player in Trump admin’s AI initiative

Pasco 1st to remove ‘forever chemical’ firefighting foam under new WA program