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For the first time since 2014, average gas prices in Washington state have topped $3 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy.com, the average price in our state is $3.24 a gallon. Most western states are paying higher prices, while some southeastern states are still in the mid $2...

Newstalk870 features Travel Leaders Tri-Cities with Sondra Wilson from Travel Leaders, Saturdays at 10:30 on Newstalk870.  This last week, we found out you could venture to the land of giant tortoises, exotic life and more...the Galapagos Islands!

We're spoiled here in the Northwest. No, really, we are. Mountains, lakes, cities, the ocean, hiking, swimming, shopping, camping, theater, art: need I go on? We have so many beautiful places to take a mini-vacation within a reasonable drive...

It appears a bill that would give state or public employees the right to accrue vacation within their first six months is still chugging along in Olympia.

As the 2017 Washington State Legislative session gets under way in Olympia, we continue to take a look at proposed bills that catch our eye, either because of their potential impact on you and I, or sometimes because they're just plain weird or different. This one, if passed, would  affect…

About this time, people are thinking of warmer weather, perhaps Hawaii. But at least one part of the islands is not a place you want to visit.

Initiative 1433 is likely going to be on the ballot this fall, YOU the voter will decide if WA will raise it's minimum wage statewide to $15 by 2020. But there's another requirement that would go into effect that could cripple or shut down small businesses, especially those who employ smal…

Nobody in the family can seem to agree on where to go or what to do for summer vacation. Here comes the answer!

Take the family to Mt. Rainier, Silverwood Theme Park, the Oregon Coast, Disneyland, Yellowstone or even Europe. Don't do these five things. They sound like a ton of fun but will make you feel like you wasted your money.

Last weekend during Travel Leaders Tri-Cities, heard Saturday mornings at 10:30 am,  we talked with Sondra Wilson and a representative from Globus about some exciting opportunities.