United Airlines is canceling its daily flight between Pasco and Los Angeles International Airport, citing poor performance. But the Chicago-based airline is not abandoning theTri-Cities Airport. In coming months, it will add a second daily flight to SanFrancisco International Airport and a red-eye flight.

The Northwest will take a giant step toward a futurepowered by cleaner energy in 2020 as four coal-burning plants go offline,including one 50 miles southwest of the Tri-Cities.Portland General Electric will complete its 10-year planto mothball its 600-megawatt coal plant at the Port of Morrow in Boardman. Twoof four coal...

Catholic Charities ofEastern Washington is putting the finishing touches on a $13.2 million, 52-unithousing project to serve chronically homeless people in the Tri-Cities. The Spokane-basedreligious charity has a deal pending with the city of Pasco for 2.25 acres ofvacant land on Heritage Boulevard on Pasco’s east side. It is also finalizingrequests...

Diahann Howard has been named the Port of Benton’spermanent executive director.Howard, a longtime port employee, had been serving asinterim executive director since May, when Scott Keller retired after more than30 years with the port.Diahann HowardHoward, one of four finalists for the top job, officiallyaccepted the job offer from the port’s...