What's on your mind? Republicans want to hear you at Saturday caucuses - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Taxes? Social issues like gay marriage? Health care reform? Immigration? What is most important to Republicans as they strive to make political hay out of the rising populist backlash against President Obama?...MORE...
NEW Mild winter raising fears about water - SPOKANE, Wash. -- The mild winter in Washington is causing some worry for managers of the state’s water supply....MORE...
Eight local high school students advance in art competition - YAKIMA, Wash. -- And the winners are ... Eight local high school artists will be advancing to state Superintendent’s High School Art Show this spring after being selected as standouts in this year’s regional event....MORE...
Whitney Elementary hosting "Love and Logic" parenting class - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Whitney Elementary School in Yakima is hosting a “Love and Logic” parenting class, beginning Wednesday....MORE...
NEW Central Wash. Fair goes with "Get Happy!" for its 2010 theme - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Central Washington State Fair is going retro, with a 2010 fair theme straight out of the 1970s....MORE...
NEW Pneumonia outbreak will force killing of 90 bighorn sheep - YAKIMA, Wash. - State wildlife officials will begin killing as many as 90 ailing bighorns along the Yakima River Canyon between Yakima and Ellensburg later this month in hopes of eradicating a pneumonia outbreak that might otherwise spread to neighboring ...MORE...
NEW Rollover crash kills Chelan man near Cle Elum - A Chelan, Wash., man was killed after rolling his pickup on Interstate 90 just west of the Cle Elum exit on Monday, the Washington State Patrol reported....MORE...
New concept and new look planned for State Fair Park - Central Washington Fair Association officials say they will soon announce an ambitious initiative that would reshape State Fair Park over the next decade. A preliminary master development plan proposes adding a number of new buildings, renovating others...MORE...
Volunteer judges offer to ease backlog of civil court cases - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Jose Valencia was 14 years old and looking forward to a high school football camp when he was hurt in a rear-end auto crash in 2004. Valencia never got to play football, and he's a sophomore now at the University of Washington. But more t...MORE...
Hitchhiker? DNA leads to husband - By MARK MOREY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Stephen Harwood once told detectives he was a big believer in karma. "That's an interesting statement, because of how things developed," said Stew Graham, chief of detectives for the Yakima County Sheriff's Office. The...MORE...
Home custody escapee back in jail - TOPPENISH, Wash. -- A Yakima County jail inmate who disappeared almost a month ago from her home while on electronic home monitoring is back in custody, the county jail announced Monday. State corrections officers arrested Benita Desiree Long, 28, without...MORE...
Mabton mayor pushes to hire Selah ex-police chief - MABTON, Wash. -- The city of Mabton may get another police chief after all. Mayor Angel Reyna wants to hire Ricardo Gutierrez as this 2,000-population town's police chief and introduce him to the City Council tonight. Gutierrez, now a Wapato police office...MORE...
Account to benefit Dale Carpenter - YAKIMA, Wash. -- An account to help Dale Carpenter, who is known for helping local charities raise money, has been established. Carpenter, 59, had a brain tumor removed last week and will have to undergo treatment. Members of his church have set up a fund...MORE...
Sunnyside hires firm to find new manager - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- This city has begun searching for its next manager. With little discussion, City Council voted unanimously Monday night to contract with Greg Prothman, president of a Bellevue, Wash., municipal consulting firm, to lead the search for a...MORE...
Shooter, driver sought in Sunnyside incident - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- Police are seeking two suspects in a Sunday night shooting in which a round missed the victim's head. A gunman walked up to the victim in the 800 block of Ismo Loop about 10 p.m. and fired two rounds, according to a news release from t...MORE...
Man shot in shoulder in Yakima - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A 24-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder early Monday in the 300 block of South Sixth Street, police say. Officers went to the area about 12:30 a.m. to check on a report of gunfire. They found a number of bullet casings on the grou...MORE...
Doc blasts budget, health, energy bills - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- U.S. Representative Doc Hastings, R-Pasco, took aim Monday at the federal deficit, health care reform and energy bills in a speech to Sunnyside's Rotary Club. Hastings, who represents Washington's 4th Congressional District, spoke to a...MORE...
Gem among GEMS - YAKIMA, Wash. -- She's a real gem. Just ask Lynne Greene, her senior project adviser. "She's so together, so cute, so smart," Greene says. "She's about as big as a minute. She's just one of these peppy little adorable girls whose heart is all about everyb...MORE...
Nominate an educator for Crystal Apple Award - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Know a great Yakima teacher? The John McAlister Crystal Apple Awards Program Committee is now seeking nominations for the annual Crystal Apple Awards program. Nominations are open to certificated Yakima School District employees -- teache...MORE...
Learn about community groups at fair tonight - YAKIMA -- Yakima's Hoover Elementary School is hosting a Community Information Fair tonight. The event takes place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the school's gymnasium and multipurpose room. Parents, neighbors and other community members are invited to attend t...MORE...
02/09/10 Senior lunch menu - Older American Nutrition Program (Call 509-574-2200 the day before by 3:30 p.m. to register for lunch.) Today: German sausage, sauerkraut, Chantilly potatoes, grapes, pudding. Wednesday: Hungarian goulash, carrots, three bean salad, mandarin oranges, muf...MORE...
Hoover Elementary hosting community fair Tuesday - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima’s Hoover Elementary School is hosting a Community Information Fair Tuesday night....MORE...
Nominations being accepted for Crystal Apple awards - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Know a great Yakima teacher?...MORE...
NEW Sunnyside shooting suspects sought - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- Police are seeking two suspects in a Sunday night shooting in which a round missed the victim’s head....MORE...
Online certification available for principals, administrators - YAKIMA, Wash. -- City University of Seattle recently announced it will be offering the first online program for school principals and administrators to earn their Washington certification....MORE...
YVCC play takes center stage Thursday - YAKIMA, Wash. -- “The Vagina Monologues,” an award-winning play written by Eve Ensler, is being performed at Yakima Valley Community College Thursday through Saturday....MORE...
NEW Man shot in shoulder - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A 24-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder early this morning in the 300 block of South Sixth Street, police say....MORE...
2/7/10 death notices - Earl Bliss Earl Bliss, 83, of Toppenish died Friday in Union Gap. Mr. Bliss was born in Buena. He worked for U & I Sugar for many years. Survivors include his wife, Mary Bliss of Toppenish; three sons, Loren Bliss of Yakima, Mike Bliss of Toppenish a...MORE...
02/08/10 Death Notices - Dawn Mitchell Dawn Mitchell, 69, died Thursday at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. The native of Pierre, S. D., was a homemaker and lived in the Naches area for more than 30 years. Survivors include her husband, Harvy, of Naches; a...MORE...
Valley students show an eye for art - It started off as a self-sculpture, but then it turned into something else. Maribel Castillanos sketched herself several times last fall before casting the rounded green head out of clay. Her face stares skyward, and pink blossoms surround the shoulders....MORE...
Nation in distress leaves lasting impact on Yakima aid workers - They were brought in with broken legs and arms and spines. There were babies with scalp injuries and wounds. Several people were paralyzed. And there were so many amputees. These were the patients that a Yakima medical team saw during a recent two-week...MORE...
02/08/10 News quiz answers - 1. The building materials outlet operated by Yakima Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity is called C) ReStore 2. When it comes to filing federal income tax returns, consumer advocates recommend against C) refund anticipation loans 3. Wh...MORE...
No drive for students to learn to drive? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The reasons are as different as the teenagers themselves. Marcos Yanez needed to bring up his grades. Kendra Grow was immersed in softball. Ana Duran couldn't afford it. Kelli Lamberte was either moving, tied up wit...MORE...
Have a dream wedding without nightmare costs - YAKIMA, Wash. -- For Sara Woodall, it was a must to have an ideal wedding venue along with photography and videography. The cost of those three things was about $5,000. But Woodall, 22, of Zillah, is still determined to stay within he...MORE...
One woman's story-- A wedding Q&A - Kadee Peterson, 24, is a 2004 graduate of Eisenhower High School. Peterson, who now lives in Seattle, has been blogging about her July 24 wedding for Yakima Valley Bride, a twice-yearly niche publication of the Yakima Herald-Republic. She answered the fo...MORE...
NEW Officials seek information about horse-shooting incident near Outlook - OUTLOOK, Wash. — Authorities want to know who would shoot four riding horses at a pasture here this weekend....MORE...
Heart of the matter - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Nancy DeHart suddenly had a little trouble walking at the grocery store while shopping for pumpkins. Melissa Sauve became unusually winded after climbing a flight of stairs. Carolyn Roy felt like she had pulled a muscle in her chest after...MORE...
A touch of tech enhances math class - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- Jennifer Garcia and Jalisa Lopez need help with math. So, the fifth-grade girls get out their iPods and start texting. OMG! Teacher Jessica Schenck does not take the gadgets away or send the girls to th...MORE...
Up on your current events? Take the news quiz - Herald-Republic weekly news quiz 1. The building materials outlet operated by Yakima Valley Partners Habitat for Humanity is called A) ReWired B) ReTired C) ReStore D) ReHab 2. When it comes to filing federal income tax returns, consumer advocates...MORE...
County bond package may help Moxee manufacturer expand - By DAVID LESTER YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC A $6 million tax-exempt bond funding package is available for a proposed expansion at Alexandria Moulding in Moxee. The firm is planning to construct a 150,000 square-foot distribution center at its Moxee plant, 101...MORE...
Lifesaving know-how - By MARK MOREY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Close to 1,000 potential lifesavers attended the Great CPR Blitz in Yakima on Saturday. If they follow their instructions to pass on the training, 5,000 more people in Yakima County could learn basic CPR. Ediucation co...MORE...
02/06/10 Death Notices - Leonard Lacour Leonard Lacour, 85, of Yakima died Tuesday at Willow Springs Care Center. Mr. Lacour was born in Buffalo, Okla., and served in the Army Air Corps. during World War II. He worked as a salesman at the Bon for 25 years. Survivors include a son...MORE...
Yakima woman swerves to miss deer, receives minor injuries - A Yakima woman was treated for cuts Friday night after rolling her car on Interstate 90 one mile west of Ellensburg, authorities said....MORE...
Blind to bats' plight? - CLIFFDELL, Wash. -- At Boulder Cave, curiosity has all but killed the bat. In the cave chambers once used for winter hibernation by more than 2,000 bats, there are now mere dozens. And with a deadly fungus wiping out e...MORE...
Suit filed over Granger sundae incident - YAKIMA -- A Granger public works employee is suing the city, mayor and a former police officer in Yakima County Superior Court for unlawful arrest in a dispute over a $2.50 ice cream sundae. Nancy Mortensen said she was arrested and detained by former po...MORE...
Grandview loses top city official - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Scott Staples has resigned as the Grandview city administrator to deal with unspecified family and health problems. "I just needed a break," Staples said. Staples, who had been at his post for four years, turned in his resignation to Mayo...MORE...
Union Gap officers involved in shooting ID'd - UNION GAP -- The two Union Gap police officers involved in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy have been identified. They are officers Eric Turley and Curtis Santucci, police Chief Robert Almeida said Friday. Turley has been with the agency since 2003, Sant...MORE...
02/05/10 Death Notices - Dorothy M. Ward Dorothy M. Ward, 94, formerly of Yakima, died Jan. 28 at Olympic Health and Rehabilitation Center in Sequim, Wash. Mrs. Ward was born in Yakima. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her son-in-law, Jim Nimmo; and two grandchildren, Mich...MORE...
02/06/10 Yakima People - Kassandra Rose Gallegos just got back from a week in Olympia. The East Valley High School freshman served as a page in the state House of Representatives this week. Gallegos, 15, was sponsored by Rep. David Taylor, R-Moxee. "The page program is designed...MORE...
Art show starts Sunday at Allied Arts - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Got art? The 37th annual Educational Service District 105 Regional High School Art Show opens Sunday....MORE...
YVCC, CWU students protest proposed tuition hikes, budget cuts - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Chanting “no more budget cuts,” about 60 Yakima Valley Community College students protested today against looming increases in tuition and threats to student aid and resources....MORE...
State Senate moves to toughen Washington cell phone driving law - OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington state Senate has taken action against distracted drivers, passing a measure Friday that makes it easier for police to ticket people who are driving while either texting or talking on a cell phone without a headset....MORE...
Snuggie up for some truly chilling stories - I used to poke fun at those TV advertisements for the Snuggie wrap, until my husband gave me one at Christmas. I hate to mistrust his motives, but I think the Snuggie was better than trading places with me, so I'd have his comfy chair by the fireplace and...MORE...
What to do in the February garden - In February our weather begins to moderate and we begin to wander out to the garden to see what is going on. After a long winter, we are tired of the color white from snow and brown from bare twigs, and long for our favorite color: green. Be cautious abou...MORE...
02/07/10 Volunteer Opportunities - Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * IN-HOME ASSISTANCE: Volunteer Chore Services is looking for volunteers to help provide basic in-home assistance to low-income elders and adults with disabilities to enable them to continue livi...MORE...
West Valley supporters to make final push - YAKIMA, Wash. -- West Valley supporters will be making their final push Monday and Tuesday for the school district’s M & O levy....MORE...
College career fair planned for Tuesday - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University and Heritage University are among the handful of local schools attending a college fair on Tuesday....MORE...
Lane restrictions at Nob Hill Blvd. on Saturday - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane Saturday at the Nob Hill Boulevard exit of Interstate 82 so crews can replace a damaged guardrail....MORE...
A Shop Talk break - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Hi, Shop Talk readers....MORE...
Shutdown of Ahtanum View Corrections Center begun - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The state’s Ahtanum View Corrections Center in the West Valley began shutting down as a prison this week but will re-emerge this spring as the new home of an existing work-release program....MORE...
Free heart expo today at Regional Medical - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center is holding a free heart expo today. The event is in the auditorium and runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m....MORE...
02/06/10 Faith Happenings - Dinner aids homeless program St. Michael's Episcopal Church will host a Valentine's Day fundraiser dinner at 5 p.m. on Feb. 14 to benefit Friday Night Live. Tickets are $10.The guest speaker will be Mark Grange, associate pastor from Foursquare Church, an...MORE...
Union Gap man killed in Lower Valley accident - TOPPENISH, Wash. -- A 45-year-old Union Gap man died this morning after his pickup left a Lower Valley road and crashed into a ditch....MORE...
Slice of Yakima — A mission to soar among Aerospace Scholars - Asia is out of this world! Asia Aguilar, a student at Zillah High School, has been accepted into the first phase of the Washington Aerospace Scholars program. Offered through Seattle's Museum of Flight, the pro-gram provides educational opportunities to h...MORE...
Dairyman at odds with Pacific Power over manure digester - ZILLAH -- Dan DeRuyter doubts he would do it again if he knew what he knows today. The 42-year-old dairy producer east of Zillah operates the only manure digester in Eastern Washington, one of four currently operatin...MORE...
02/04/10 Death Notices - Ramona A. Anderson Ramona Alice Anderson, 77, of Yakima died Tuesday. Mrs. Anderson was born in Jordan, Mont. She worked for the Washington State Employment Security Department for 18 years. Survivors include three sons, Larry Masterman of Weaverville, Ca...MORE...
Burglary suspect tasered after police chase - TOPPENISH -- It took a concerned neighbor, a high-speed chase and a Taser gun to catch a man that authorities accused of burglarizing a Toppenish home on Thursday. It all began about 4:45 p.m. with a call from the 900 block of Becker Road to the Yakima Co...MORE...
Man killed crossing Yakima Valley Highway - ZILLAH -- A Zillah man was killed Thursday evening when a vehicle struck him as he was walking on Yakima Valley Highway near Cheyne Road, the Washington State Patrol reported. Randal J. Montgomery, 41, was walking in the westbound lane of travel around 6...MORE...
Epic performance at Cottonwood Elementary - Fifth-graders join in production of 'Siegfried and the Ring of Fire' YAKIMA, Wash. -- Siegfried just slew the dragon. "Oh, the blood burns my hand!" he exclaims, standing on the gym floor at West Valley's Cottonwood Elementary School and signaling the ne...MORE...
Driver involved in fatal Prosser crash pleads guilty - KENNEWICK -- A Prosser man faces four years in prison after entering a modified guilty plea Wednesday to being intoxicated when he drove the wrong way on Interstate 82 in November and killed another driver and injured her 11-year-old passenger. Edward Eus...MORE...
Ballot returns for levy election on par with prediction - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima County election officials predicted 40 percent voter participation in Tuesday's school levies election, and that number is within reach. As of Thursday, the county Auditor's Office had received 19,679 ballots from the 58,129 regis...MORE...
Fire destroys vacant home in Wapato - WAPATO -- Fire destroyed a neglected house in the 600 block of Horschel Road on Wednesday night, officials said. Neighbors reported that people had been inside the home before the fire, but a search after the flames were extinguished did not locate anyone...MORE...
Assistant airport manager leaves position - YAKIMA -- Eric Mercado, assistant manager of the Yakima Air Terminal, left his position effective Thursday. Manager Mike Redmond said he could not provide any further details for the departure because it is a personnel matter. "I wish him the very best,"...MORE...
Detective involved in rape case testifies - YAKIMA, Wash. -- One of the Yakima city detectives assigned to investigate a 1995 rape case testified Thursday that suspect Ted Bradford agreed early on that it was "highly likely" he had committed the crime. However, Bradford said he couldn't remember t...MORE...
Dorn, Laverty weigh in on school funding ruling - YAKIMA, Wash. --State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn and Kevin Laverty, president of the Washington State School Directors’ Association, both released statements today on the heels of a ruling finding that the state of Washington is not f...MORE...
New music series aims to introduce niche tastes to new audience - YAKIMA, Wash. -- What better genre than Latin jazz to kick off a music series that aims for both multiculturalism and cultural unity. Latin jazz, which combines Latin rhythms with elements of modern jazz, marries distinct cultural influe...MORE...
Metallica tribute band lives its own dream - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Growing up, the guys in Motorbreath wanted to be Metallica. Who doesn't want to be a god of vengeful musical fury, hurling musical thunderbolts from the stage, right? At some point, though, reality sets in and you realiz...MORE...
The Indoorsman-- Merry Christmas! (Better late than never) - Everyone hates Christmas letters, those cutesy little family updates people wrap around their family photos and jam inside Christmas cards every year. "Oooh! Look, honey, the Johnson boy made the honor roll this fall!" Who cares? That's why, a little more...MORE...
How about some anti-love for these parties? - Valentine's Day is great -- if you're happy and in love. If not, well, then the sickly sweet barrage of candy, cuddling and commercialism can make a person downright cranky. Hence the rise of the anti-Valentine movement, which manifests itself locally wit...MORE...
02/05/10 10 Days Out - Friday, Feb. 5 * Katie Evans, who plays North Town Coffeehouse tonight, isn't a big name by any means. But her spirited singing and acoustic guitar playing is worth checking out. Plus, how can you not like a singer from Austin, Texas, who lists God and "...MORE...
02/05/10 Film clips - OPENING TODAY "AN EDUCATION" -- A 16-year-old British schoolgirl jeopardizes her Oxford dreams when she takes up with a sophisticated older man. Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper and Emma Thompson. Directed by Lone S...MORE...
02/05/10 Theater - NOW PLAYING "DOG SEES GOD." 7 p.m. today and Saturday. CWU's Hertz Auditorium, off D Street, Ellensburg. $8 general admission, $5 CWU students with ID. Tickets: www.cwu.edu/~theatre/tix/ or McConnell Auditorium box office, 509-963-1774. Presented by the...MORE...
02/05/10 Just announced - JUST ANNOUNCED PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDING. 7 p.m. April 17. Yakima SunDome, 1301 N. Fair Ave. Presale prices: $22, $32, $42; costs $2 more the day of the event. Tickets on sale through www.ticketswest.com or 800-325-7328. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND. Sept. 3-5. Go...MORE...
02/05/10 Art - ART WALKS FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS. Visit participating galleries the first Friday of each month. * Downtown Yakima: 5-8 p.m. Info/list: Red Gallery and Studios. Open studio for adults and clay demostration in upstairs gallery and lounge. 509-469-2766, red...MORE...
02/05/10 Planner - AUDITIONS VALLEY THEATER COMPANY. 7-9 p.m. Feb. 15-16. The Princess Theatre, 1226 Meade Ave., Prosser. For "The Man of La Mancha." Come prepared with a song and bring the sheet music; a pianist will be provided. 509-786-2180, www.valleytheatercompany.org...MORE...
02/05/10 Books - CALL TO POETS JURIED POETRY READING AND COFFEEHOUSE. All themes and styles of poems accepted. Poets must live in or have a connection to Central Washington. $5 entry fee. Deadline is this month. Entry info: Allied Arts, www.alliedartsyakima.org, 509-966-...MORE...
02/05/10 Night life - NIGHT LIFE Blues/Jazz/Swing CASCADE WINE COMPANY. 5 tonight. Dennis Clauss and Laurel Cawley. 214 W. Yakima Ave. 509-972-2811. JACK-SONS SPORTS BAR: BLUES, BREWS AND BURGERS. Thursdays (except for comedy nights). Open blues jam: 7-9 p.m. Featured blues...MORE...
King County judge rules state failing education - KENT, Wash. -- King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick says the state of Washington is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to fully pay for basic public education....MORE...
Who is more likely to go to college, men or women? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- More women then men go to college, according to a report recently released by American Council on Education. ...MORE...
Fire destroys Wapato house - WAPATO, Wash. -- Fire destroyed a neglected house in the 600 block of Horschel Road on Wednesday night, officials say....MORE...
Prosser man faces 4 years for fatal accident - KENNEWICK, Wash. -- A Prosser man faces four years in prison after entering a modified guilty plea Wednesday to being intoxicated when he drove the wrong way on Interstate 82 in November and killed another driver and injured her 11-year-old passenger....MORE...
Slice of Yakima: Puzzled by Yakima Valley wine region? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- What's a 13-letter phrase for free publicity? Answer: "crossword clue." The recipient of that free publicity is the local wine industry, which was mentioned in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times crossword. The Times puzzle, which ran on Page 4...MORE...
UW pledges a brighter tomorrow - TOPPENISH, Wash. -- Evelia Zuniga was impressed with the numbers. She was sitting in the second row, listening to University of Washington Pr...MORE...
Rape suspect fights to clear his name - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Ted Bradford's attorney says a paperwork glitch helped make him a suspect in the 1995 rape of a Yakima woman. Prosecutors say that he confessed to the crime. And a judge earlier ruled that Bradford deserved a new trial because DNA evidenc...MORE...
Yakima Valley School future up in the air - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Promising that a proposal to close the Yakima Valley School by 2014 "isn't written in stone," a Democratic leader in the state Senate said Wednesday the developmentally disabled will have a choice of living arrangements as the state moder...MORE...
Winter Wedding and Event Expo Saturday at CWU - ELLENSBURG -- More than 40 vendors from throughout Central Washington will showcase their wares and services at the Winter Wedding and Event Expo on Saturday. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Union and Recreation Center at Centra...MORE...
Nonprofit organizations sought for Compassion Fair - UNION GAP -- Stanton Academy and the Valley Mall are seeking community service organizations to take part in the second annual Compassion Fair. The free event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 17 at the Valley Mall in Union Gap. Nonprofit organiz...MORE...
Tribal member sentenced to 14 years for sexual abuse - YAKIMA -- A federal judge sentenced a 25-year-old Yakama tribal member Wednesday to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in 2008. In his guilty plea last fall, Alden W. Starr said he was extremely intoxicated when he sexually abused...MORE...
Tenants file suit against Tourist Motel - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The plot has thickened at the Tourist Motel, where several tenants received eviction notices from the landlord. An attorney for the Northwest Justice Project has filed suit in Yakima Superior Court saying that three tenants are being wro...MORE...
Johnson pursues funding for PNWU - OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, is trying again this year in Olympia to win a permanent funding mechanism for Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. His House Bill 1901 would set up a health sciences and services authority in Yak...MORE...
KXDD rated area's top radio station - YAKIMA, Wash. -- For the second consecutive reporting period, KXDD-FM is the No. 1 station among radio listeners in the Yakima area. However, the country music station, owned by New Northwest Broadcasters, did show a decline from past numbers. The stati...MORE...
Gregoire approves Kittitas Co. wind project - OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved the Desert Claim wind project in Kittitas County, eight miles north of Ellensburg. Gregoire acted on a recommendation from a state energy facility siting council. Desert Claim, which becomes the fourth w...MORE...
02/03/10 Death Notices - James H. Burley James H. Burley, 77, of Yakima died Sunday. Mr. Burley was born in Long Beach, Calif. He worked throughout his life using his talents and knowledge of scientific creativity serving his local community and in world projects. Survivors inclu...MORE...
Sunnyside property owner continues land fight - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- A retired farmer is forging ahead with two lawsuits against the city of Sunnyside in spite of recent growth regulations passed by the City Council. Don Padelford, who wants to build hundreds of homes on his property adjacent to the cit...MORE...
02/04/10 Lower Valley briefs - Gang forum Tuesday in Grandview GRANDVIEW -- The Grandview School District and Grandview Police Department will hold a community forum Tuesday to discuss gangs. Participants will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Grandview Middle School cafeteria, 1401 W. S...MORE...
'Woman's Voice in Music' concert Sunday at CWU - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Nineteenth-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer claimed women were incapable of producing great art and had no understanding of music. His beliefs, shared by society as a whole 150 years ago, have changed dramatically. To c...MORE...
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Zillah area residents warned of possible mail theft - ZILLAH, Wash. -- Authorities are asking Zillah residents area to keep an eye out for suspicious vehicles near their mailboxes....MORE...
Second trial in 1995 rape case gets under way - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Jurors heard opening arguments this morning in the rape case of a Yakima man who was granted a second trial based on DNA evidence....MORE...
Washington Music Educators Association will be in Yakima next weekend - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Washington Music Educators Association state conference is coming to town....MORE...
Gregoire gives green light to Desert Claim wind farm - YAKIMA, Wash. — Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved the Desert Claim wind project in Kittitas County, eight miles north of Ellensburg. Gregoire acted on a recommendation from a state energy facility siting council....MORE...
"The Woman's Voice in Music" is Sunday at CWU - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Nineteenth-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer claimed women were incapable of producing great art and had no understanding of music. His beliefs, shared by society as a whole 150 years ago, have changed dramatically....MORE...
Emotions are divided over legislation on developmentally disabled - Promising that a proposal to close the Yakima Valley School by 2014 “isn’t written in stone,” a Democratic leader in the state Senate said Wednesday the developmentally disabled will have a choice of living arrangements as the state modernizes its system ...MORE...
Melon full of tobacco, drugs intercepted at jail - WENATCHEE, Wash. — The donated cantaloupe that arrived at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center looked more like a pumpkin....MORE...
Four patrol cars involved in crashes after Everett chase - EVERETT, Wash. — Four patrol cars — two city police and two Snohomish County — were involved in crashes after a stolen car chase in Everett....MORE...
Yakima solicits opinions about panhandling law - Is Yakima's aggressive panhandling ordinance tough enough? The City Council wants your thoughts. On Tuesday, the council voted to 5-1 to schedule a public hearing on public begging, one of several options suggested by Assistant City Attorney Cynthia Mart...MORE...
Mediator will seek solution on Lower Valley wells - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has hired a local mediator to try and find "areas of common ground" for resolving the Yakima Valley's groundwater contamination problem. The Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima and Kittitas Countie...MORE...
On the watch: Looking out for crime in east Yakima - YAKIMA, Wash. -- They don't want to be afraid of living here anymore. In the privacy of their cramped kitchen in a small rental in Southeast Yakima, Esperanza and Carlos Renteria say they're ready to stand up to the vandalism, break-ins and threat of gang...MORE...
Wapato fills City Council seat - WAPATO -- It only took the City Council two weeks to fill a position recently vacated by former Councilman Cuco Roa. City Council members on Monday night unanimously appointed Wapato Middle School teacher Eric Larez, 31, to the post that expires in 2014. ...MORE...
Carpenter on mend after brain tumor removed - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Surgery to remove a brain tumor apparently left Dale Carpenter's sense of humor intact. Carpenter, whose volunteer work has raised abundant support for local charities over the years, remained hospitalized Tuesday at Yakima Valley Memoria...MORE...
Basic Health Plan cuts would hit hard locally - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Kathleen Sattler pays $150 a month for coverage under the state Basic Health Plan for herself and two children. It's a good deal for the Selah single mom, and she thinks it's a good deal for the state, too. Without affordable health insur...MORE...
Prosser plan to give employees time to volunteer falls flat - PROSSER -- The City Council said no Tuesday to giving employees paid time off to volunteer. The issue did not even make it to a vote; no one moved to approve it. City Administrator Charlie Bush and Mayor Paul Warden suggested at an earlier City Council me...MORE...
Suicide pact: Man's death spurs wife, son to follow - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Three weeks after 85-year-old Philip Edgerton died, his wife and son went to the garage of their rural Gleed home, turned on two vehicles and sat in one waiting to be overcome by the exhaust fumes, authorities said. On Tuesday morning,...MORE...
Photo: Early melt - Melting snow cascades down a draw off Umtanum Canyon on Tuesday....MORE...
Kittitas Co. well ban reprieve dries up - CLE ELUM -- A 150-day respite from a well ban that is strangling the upper Kittitas County economy is off the table. What's on the table are concepts state and local officials say could be a long-term solution to a moratorium on new wells that has been in...MORE...
Three dogs rescued in Yakima house fire - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Firefighters rescued three large dogs this afternoon Tuesday from a fire that badly damaged a house and destroyed two watercraft....MORE...
House Judiciary Committee approves anti-gang bill - OLYMPIA, Wash. - One of state Rep. Norm Johnson’s anti-gang bills made it out of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, taking it one step closer to becoming law....MORE...
Jostens Leadership Workshop for high school students is Wednesday - YAKIMA, Wash. -- More than 400 high school students are gathering at West Valley High School Wednesday for the 2010 Jostens Leadership Workshop....MORE...
West Valley moms organize "Hearts for Haiti" coin drive - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A group of West Valley moms have organized a “Hearts For Haiti” coin drive....MORE...
Bella Scrapbooking closing its doors - UNION GAP, Wash. -- Bella Scrapbooking in Union Gap will be closing its doors after nearly three years in business....MORE...
Nob Hill Dairy Queen reopens - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The remodeling of the Dairy Queen in West Valley is complete. ...MORE...
Arti Institute of Seattle making presentation Wednesday at YVCC - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Valley Community College is hosting a presentation by the Art Institute of Seattle from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday....MORE...
Recession bound to impact incoming college students - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The recession is having a profound effect on this year’s college freshmen, who are more and more concerned about how to pay for school, according to a recently released survey....MORE...