OLYMPIA, Wash. — During his regular press briefing on Thursday afternoon, Washington Governor Jay Inslee acknowledged the need for long-term solutions to nuclear waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation located north of West Richland. Gov. Inslee says that he and…
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — An underground nuclear waste storage tank at the Hanford site in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid into the ground, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday. It’s…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has confirmed that two underground structures at the decommissioned Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state have been stabilized after they were deemed at risk of collapsing and spreading radioactive contamination into the air.
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Since it was founded in the late-1800s, the American Red Cross has been helping people throughout the United States recover from life-changing incidents. Regionally, the Red Cross works closely with fire departments and first responders to provide…
UPDATE: The blowing dust is beginning to impact visibility on some local roadways. Washington State Patrol Trooper John Bryant is urging caution in the…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The wind will kick up a lot of dust on Tuesday. The blowing dust has the potential to close roadways including I-90. VIDEO FORECAST: Winds up to 40 mph,…
UPDATE at 7:00 p.m.: An update from WSP Trooper John Bryant confirmed that further complications are closing off SR 243 on Friday night. According to his tweet, a tow…
It's February 2nd, which means it's Groundhog Day! And if you believe in the folklore, brace yourself for six more weeks of winter. The snow was lightly falling this morning at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania as Phil was pulled…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse responded Monday afternoon to a letter from most of the Republican county leaders in his congressional district, calling for the lawmaker to resign for being one of 10 GOP members of the House…
BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - A 43-year-old man has died after a head-on crash near the Hanford site. According to Sergeant Scott Surplus with the Benton County Sheriff's Office, the man was driving south on Route 4 South towards Richland just…
RICHLAND, Wash. — WSU Tri-Cities is set to host a Zoom seminar on racial segregation and resistance to discrimination in the Mid-Columbia region. The event will be held virtually on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — Hanford contractor Mission Support Alliance plans to lay of 30 workers as its Department of Energy contract expires. The layoffs are set for Thursday, the last full business day before the expiring contract held by Mission…
RICHLAND, Wash. - The Vitrification Plant at the Hanford Site reached a milestone, just before the end of 2020. "We have completed construction of the Low Activity Waste Facility, the…
RICHLAND, Wash. - When it comes to cleaning up the Hanford Site, local officials said the safety of employees and the community should come first. "We…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Governor Jay Inslee has placed new restrictions on gatherings, dining, retail services and more in what he says is an effort to slow…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington Governor Jay Inslee addressed the state Thursday night with his wife, Trudi, and asked citizens to not have Thanksgiving gatherings unless quarantined for 14 days. "Please don't gather with people outside your household," said Gov. Inslee.…
UPDATE (2:02 p.m.): The victims have been identified as 61-year-old Teresa Medrano and 68-year-old Manuel Medrano of Sunnyside. All three other individuals involved in the crash are reported as uninjured. According to authorities, 32-year-old Hilario Hernandez Torres struck the Medrano's…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. (AP) — The Department of Energy has announced it will take more time to transition to two new contractors at a decommissioned nuclear site in Washington state. The new $10 billion central Hanford cleanup contract and the new…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The federal government has chosen the operator of a nuclear power plant near Richland to help develop the next generation of nuclear energy facilities, raising the possibility of a new reactor in central Washington state. The…
The National Weather Service in Seattle reported that there has not been much improvement in air quality on Sunday. NWS Seattle tweeted that morning readings across Washington are mostly very unhealthy to hazardous. As the numbers on the chart increase,…
HANFORD, Wash. - A long-time Hanford firefighter passed away due to colon cancer on Thursday, August 13, and now his wife is hoping firefighters will attend his graveside service on Tuesday. 68-year-old Darrell Dabling worked on the Hanford site for…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette is making the rounds in Tri-Cities this week. On Thursday, he visited AVANTech, Inc. in Richland to see the newly constructed Tank Side Cesium Removal system (TSCR). Once it's transported to…
JAPAN - Japan marked 75 years since the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a ceremony on Thursday. An estimated 140,000 people died from the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, not including those who died in the…
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced charges in a major cybersecurity bust involving two Chinese hackers, with the indictment handed up by a grand jury in Eastern Washington. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Spokane will handle…
