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Gas prices climb across WA through April
MOSES LAKE — Gas prices across Washington continued their upward trajectory throughout April, mirroring national v…
Bureau forecasts sufficient water supply for Yakima
YAKIMA — The Bureau of Reclamation announced Wednesday that there is enough water to meet demand from all senior and junior holders of water rights in the Yakima Project. ...
WSU academic student employees vote to form union
PULLMAN — Graduate and undergraduate teaching and research assistants at Washington State University are seeking to form a union. In a petition filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission, graduate teac…
Hanford mitigation report released
RICHLAND — United States Department of Energy officials have released the latest five-year report on the environmental response and compensation at the Hanford nuclear site. The report, released this week, covers t…
Washington State Department of Agriculture to begin trapping pests
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture is beginning its annual hunt for pests that threaten the state’s environment and agricultural industry…
More battery manufacturing likely in Moses Lake
WOODINVILLE — Group14 Technologies, which makes components for rechargeable batteries, announced Wednesday it has raised $400 million to help build a major production facility in Moses Lake. “We’re now ready to …
Area farmers eligible for drought disaster loans
MOSES LAKE — Farmers and producers in 20 Washington counties will have until Dec. 22 to file for emergency loans following a drought disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
The ins and outs of dairy goat ownership
For the more adventurous pet owner, there are many advantages to owning goats, including companionship, land management by grazing, and milk production. While …
Study: Americans want big tech to compensate small papers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans want Congress to intervene in the conflict between small news publishers and “big tech” companies like Google and Facebook, according to a press release from the News Media Alliance. …
Wash. AG sues USPS over vehicle purchase
OLYMPIA — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing the U.S. Postal Service for deciding in February to replace up to 165,000 USPS vehicles with gasoline-powered models rather than with electric vehic…
Getting involved pays off
MOSES LAKE — No matter how you look at it, real estate is serious business. When you’re dealing with land, one of the most basic things a person can own, and t…
Enrollment deadline approaching for WA college savings program
OLYMPIA — The annual enrollment period for people who want to start a 529 education savings plan will end May 31. The Guaranteed Education Tuition plan allows families to buy tuition units that can be used in the …
WSU appionts new Ag dean
PULLMAN — Washington State University announced in a Monday press release that Wendy Powers was named the dean of WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. “Discovery in this college t…
Worth the trip: Used book sale at Mid-Columbia Libraries
KENNEWICK — The Friends of the Mid-Columbia Libraries is giving book lovers a chance at some bargains at the organization’s spring used book sale, continuing through May 1 at the Kennewick MCL branch, 1620 South Un…
Commercial building code updates set to reduce carbon emissions
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Code Council, which oversees the state’s building regulations, voted 11–3 on Friday to adopt a new commercial and multi-family building energy code that will be the “most climate-frie…
Mattress Matters
COLUMBIA BASIN — The trick to buying a mattress is simple, according to local furniture dealers: Know what you want. “Everybody's body's different,” said We…