Covering the area around the Hanford site in Washington.
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The Tri-Cities ‘Dune’ Hike Will Test Your Legs
As the weather gets warmer and the urge to get outside gets stronger many of us rush to hike Badger or Red Mountain trails but there are other less crowded options with just as spectacular views – and you’ll feel like you’re in a different world.
Holiday Scam Alert: The Elusive Skimmer and How to Outsmart It
It is the season for Scams. Tri-Cities Police explains the danger of skimmers and how to protect yourself.
Armed Student Nabbed, Was Delivering Drugs to Hanford HS
Richland Police found a weapon on the student.
Hanford Site: Land Available for Clean Energy Projects
The DOE has launched the first Request for Information (RFI) in hopes of bolstering utility scale carbon pollution free electricity projects.
Besides Hanford Reactors Manhattan Project Had A Prison Camp
The camp was built as part of a negotiation between the government and area farmers whose orchards were taken out due to Manhattan Project.
New Oppenheimer Movie Memory Holes Hanford
Early screeners of the movie have been saying that the Oppenheimer movie essentially ignores the contributions of the Hanford site and many employees who helped secure the necessary nuclear material for the bomb in secret.
Declassified Study: Direct Atomic Bomb Strike on Grand Coulee Would Have Done This to Hanford
A declassified government study that was conducted in 1950 presents the potential effects on the Hanford site after a direct hit of an atomic bomb on Grand Coulee Dam.
Removal of Waste from Final AX Tank Begins at Hanford
The Evironmental Management Office of River Protection, through the US Energy Department, announced that work has begun on the final single shell tank farm on the Hanford Site.
Triton Sub Sail in Richland
The sail is now part of the Port of Benton park in north Richland
Did the Boat Race Craze Start On the Snake River in Pasco During the 1940s?
What did Hanford workers do when they weren't on the job? They played baseball, danced, had potlucks, and even attended boat races at Sacajawea State Park in Pasco. Little did they know, that hydroplanes would continue to be a huge part of our way of life in the Tri-Cities.