HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Community members are invited to a workshop to offer their design ideas for the skate park in Hanford’s new Heroes Park.

Heroes Park in Hanford will be 40 acres and open near Florinda Street and 9 1/4 Avenue. The concept includes a centralized hub featuring a destination playground.

Hanford, long known as one of the nation’s most polluted nuclear waste sites, will soon have a new designation: A part of our newest national historical park.

Hanford’s historic B Reactor officially became part of the national park system Tuesday morning as an agreement was signed creating the new Manhattan Project National Historical Park. The new ...

The park also has seen some special events. On the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary this fall, an organized bike ride took place on the Hanford site, which is normally closed to the public.

Annette Cary - Tri-City Herald Updated August 24, 2015 1:14 PM ...

SPOKANE — Legislation to preserve Hanford’s B Reactor as a part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park was passed Friday by the U.S. Senate.

Creating a national park that would include Hanford’s historic B Reactor has been added to the House 2015 National Defense Authorization Bill released Wednesday. It’s the start of possibly the ...