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…
UPDATE: 911 services have been restored, according to the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications Center. Outage reports have also dropped over the past several hours, after peaking around 9:30 p.m. with 5,458 customers reporting issues. UPDATE: We have been notified…
PASCO, Wash. - Chances are you're reading this article from your phone or computer. It's reasonable to assume the majority of people don't fully understand the…
RICHLAND, Wash. --- Trying to run a small business is hard enough, but when you add a pandemic it can feel impossible. For Whitney Davis of Pure Yoga in Richland, this is especially true.…
FINLEY, Wash. -- The Finley School District announced Monday that it will start the upcoming school year 100% online. The updated guidance Finley and other school systems received from the Benton-Franklin Health District states that current county transmission rates are…
After days of whiplash over the future of TikTok, President Donald Trump said he would allow an American company to acquire the short-form video app — with a catch. Trump on Monday set September 15 as the deadline for TikTok…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- For the second year, Jacobs and Rhodes is partnering with Lennox to provide a family in need with a free heating and air conditioning unit. Installation is included, and the total cost is worth up to $10,000.…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Desiree Schneider and her grandfather Del Long have gotten to experience many milestones together, despite living miles apart. "High school graduation, college graduation, and then you've come out a couple…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Free, non-contact infrared thermometers are available to qualifying businesses in Benton, Franklin, Yakima and Walla Walla counties. FEMA recently provided the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Washington Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) with hundreds of…
PASCO, Wash. -- Now that Washington state has released guidelines for reopening schools in the fall, school districts across Tri-Cities are having to quickly come up with plans. This week, the Pasco School…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- As July approaches, colleges and universities in Washington are coming up with plans for the fall semester. On Wednesday, Governor Inslee issued a proclamation providing specific health guidance for four-year public and private institutions, as well as…
Facebook has removed nearly 200 social media accounts linked to white supremacy groups that planned to encourage members to attend protests over police killings of black people — in some cases with weapons, company officials said Friday. The accounts on…
(CNN) -- At first glance, Shelley Allwang's cubicle looks just like any other office space. But alongside a pinboard full of tchotchkes and a photo of her dog, sits a story that reminds Allwang of the importance of her job,…
New York, N.Y. -- If you've been ignoring your Netflix account since you finished the season finale of Ozark, you may want to stream something soon, or you could lose your subscription. Netflix will start asking its inactive users if…
LONDON (AP) — U.K.-based budget airline easyJet said Tuesday that “highly sophisticated” hackers accessed the email addresses and travel details of approximately 9 million customers. It also said that following a “forensic” investigation, it found that the credit card details…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Video conferencing service Zoom said Sunday that it was investigating the cause of outages that apparently affected some users’ ability to host and join meetings. Zoom, which has become a staple during the coronavirus pandemic because it…
Hong Kong (CNN Business) -- One of the world's top chip making companies is bringing more manufacturing power to the United States. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, announced on Friday that it plans to build a $12 billion semiconductor…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A mobile, COVID-19 testing unit is now available to serve the Tri-Cities and surrounding regions. Lynx Healthcare, which serves the Pacific Northwest and has an office in Kennewick, launched the new unit Wednesday. A few years ago…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened Saturday to pull the company’s factory and headquarters out of California in an escalating spat with local officials who have stopped the company from reopening its electric vehicle factory. On Twitter, Musk also threatened to…
San Francisco (CNN Business) -- Last month, Zoom joined a long list of companies whose user data has fallen prey to hackers. More than half a million account logins for the hugely popular video conferencing platform were discovered on the…
KENNEWICK, Wash -- A new app aims to make reopening businesses and purchasing products during the pandemic easier and safer. It's called Curbstop and it allows businesses to showcase their products, control transactions, and coordinate a pick up time and…
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- The Walla Walla community will soon have access to rapid testing for COVID-19. When Providence St. Mary Foundation board decided to launch a fundraising campaign for the Cepheid GeneXpert platform, local citizens along with cities, public…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- As the race to develop a vaccine continues, local scientists are on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist Garry Buchko is one of those researchers, partnering with scientists at the Seattle…
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A popular fundraiser is back by popular demand with a quarantine-approved twist. “It’s our flagship fundraiser,” said Lonna Smith, executive director of the Wishing Star Foundation. “We had so many…
