RSSTHIS WEEK IN LOCAL NEWS
Things are looking up at the Tourist Motel - Rajiv Sauson says he's tired of being made out to be the bad guy. Three months after the Tourist Motel was partially condemned and then sued for evicting tenants, its owner says he looks forward to a stress...MORE...
03/12/10 Death Notices - Mary A. Jaussaud Mary Ann Jaussaud, 83, of Yakima died Wednesday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Jaussaud was born in Yakima. She worked more than 50 years as a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service. Survivors include her husba...MORE...
Selah man gets prison sentence - YAKIMA -- A 35-year-old Selah man convicted of possessing meth and cocaine with intent to deliver was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday in federal court. Javier M. Hart received his sentence in U.S. District Court in Yakima after a jury on Aug. 20,20...MORE...
Zillah steps up to help ill mom - ZILLAH -- A dinner will be held today to help a single mother of three undergoing cancer treatment. Jennifer Hipp has been diagnosed with Diffused Large B Cell Lymphoma. The fundraiser will be from 1 to 9 p.m. at Stewart Park, located off of Cheyene Road ...MORE...
Cowboy poet helps quake victims - A natural gift for memorizing and a quirky sense of humor are combining this weekend to help earthquake victims in Haiti. Cowboy poet Tim Jenne is performing in Mattawa today, and the laughs are designed to go to a good cause. The show begins at 6 p.m....MORE...
Meetings planned for Running Start - Yakima Valley Community College is hosting several information nights about the Running Start program for high school sophomores, juniors and their parents. Through the program, eligible high school juniors and seniors may enroll in college classes at YVC...MORE...
Special session may bring water to Kittitas Co. - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Kittitas County would purchase or lease water to allow new development to occur in the upper county area under a budget proviso likely to be approved during the Legislature's special session beginning Monday. Pursued by state Rep. Judy W...MORE...
Fundraiser will help 'Mr. G' - El Porton is hosting a fundraiser for a former McClure Elementary School teacher in need of a bone marrow transplant. David Gonzalez, commonly called "Mr. G" by students, was diagnosed with leukemia last fall. Due to his illness, he resigned in December....MORE...
Reclamation gets new chief - YAKIMA -- A new regional director has been selected for the Bureau of Reclamation's Pacific Northwest region, which covers the Yakima Irrigation Project. The federal agency announced Karl Wirkus will succeed Bill McDonald, who is retiring. Wirkus, who pre...MORE...
Garage destroyed, home damaged by fire - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Gas spilled during a car repair resulted in a garage fire Friday morning that threatened the home on the same property, firefighters say. The fire was reported about 10:30 a.m. in the 1000 block of South 37th Avenue, just north of Nob Hil...MORE...
Irrigation water will soon flow - Irrigation water will soon flow YAKIMA -- Irrigation-water delivery agencies throughout the Yakima Valley are starting to prime their systems for the start of the 2010 irrigation season. The city of Yakima will begin turning on irrigation systems througho...MORE...
Spring brings increased threat of hantavirus - YAKIMA, Wash. -- It's time for spring cleaning, which means it's also time to be aware of hantavirus. The Yakima Health District is cautioning people that if they come across rodent droppings while opening up or cleaning cabins, RVs, sheds and barns, some...MORE...
The Good Doctor Corpron - Remarkable times -- the day an elephant fell into the water tank; the man almost eaten by a sun bear; the curries, phad thai and fish. Wonderful memories -- the people who hiked through the jungle to thank him; the boy, in a body cast for six months with ...MORE...
Grow pies in your backyard - When I was a youngster, a neighborhood friend who lived two houses down from me became very excited one day when his mother returned from the grocery store with "pieplant" she needed to make a pie. Pieplant, what in the heck was that? I had never heard of...MORE...
03/14/10 Volunteer Opportunities - Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * ADULT DAY CENTER: The Respite Adult Day Center is looking for volunteers to assist. Duties include greeting participants and family members, helping with crafts and group activities, giving pe...MORE...
Retail, food service sales see spike in traffic - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Retailers got some good news today — the U.S. Census Bureau released data today that shows that sales in retail and food services increased last month....MORE...
Twelve Yakima Valley schools on "persistently lowest-achieving schools" list - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released its list of "persistently lowest-achieving schools" today. Of the 47 schools statewide, 12 of them are from the Yakima Valley....MORE...
Yakima County ordered to give sealed records to state Supreme Court - OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington Supreme Court has ordered Yakima County to provide a copy of all sealing orders in a 2005 double-homicide case, which is now at the center of a public-records lawsuit by the Yakima Herald-Republic....MORE...
Careful with those rodent droppings when spring cleaning - The Yakima Health District is cautioning people that if they come across rodent droppings while opening up or cleaning cabins, RVs, sheds and barns, some could be contaminated with the virus that causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, or HPS....MORE...
Gas spill caused garage fire - YAKIMA, Wash. — Gas spilled during a car repair resulted in a garage fire Friday morning that threatened the home on the same property, firefighters say....MORE...
Regional History Day competition is Saturday in West Valley - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Dust off those history books!...MORE...
Yakima School District honors classified employees - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima School District recently recognized its classified employees during a reception at Franklin Middle School....MORE...
It's time for the High School Proficiency Exams - tudents around the state will be taking the new High School Proficiency Exam for the first time next week. ...MORE...
Three Ike students qualify for national speech and debate tournament - Three Eisenhower High School students have qualified to compete in the National Forensic League’s National Speech and Debate Tournament. ...MORE...
Over a foot of snow possible today on Snoqualmie Pass - SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. -- Snoqualmie Pass could get up to 14 inches of snow today, forecasters say....MORE...
Ditch work will disrupt traffic on SR 821 - YAKIMA, Wash. — Drivers used to taking State Route 821 between Ellensburg and Selah may want to reconsider next week....MORE...
SunDome to celebrate 20th anniversary on April 15 - YAKIMA -- The Yakima Valley SunDome, host over the years to everything from Snoop Dogg to high school basketball state tourneys, turns 20 this year. And the public is invited to celebrate with a birthday luncheon April 15. Specific plans for the event are...MORE...
Overdose law confuses local officials - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Local officials say they're not sure what to make of a new state law that grants some legal immunity to people who suffer a drug overdose or report one. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the measure into law Wednesday and it takes effect in Jun...MORE...
Filipino women's group to host meet-and-greet Saturday - YAKIMA -- A new group for Filipino women will hold its first meet-and-greet on Sunday at the Yakima Area Arboretum. The Filipino-American Women's Organization of the Yakima Valley seeks to empower women and provide social services and information to Filip...MORE...
Community concert group to host membership potluck - SUNNYSIDE -- The Lower Valley Community Concert Association will kick off its membership drive with a potluck Saturday. The association has promoted musical performances in the Lower Valley for more than 50 years. Hours of the potluck are 11 a.m. to 2 p....MORE...
Seattle actors troupe to perform bully prevention play - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A troupe of actors from Seattle is headed the Yakima Valley next week to perform a bullying prevention play. "Super School," acted by members of the Taproot Theatre's Road Company, will be presented at one Sunnyside and two Yakima school...MORE...
Adaptis staff continues to shrink - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Operations are winding down at the Yakima facility of a Seattle health care claims processing company. The number of workers at the Adaptis facility at 399 W. Yakima Ave. has dwindled in the past few months, said Sharon Gorman, vice pre...MORE...
Grandview names interim city administrator - GRANDVIEW, Wash. -- Grandview city officials plan to name Public Works Director Cus Arteaga as interim city administrator while they search for a permanent replacement for Scott Staples, who resigned last month citing personal and health reasons. While ke...MORE...
Snowfall in mountains keeps State Patrol busy - Up to 3 inches of snowfall is expected tonight in the Cascades, with intermittent rain and snow showers. Accumulation is expected throughout the remainder of the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Pendleton, Ore. There is a 30 perc...MORE...
Family of man who died in 2006 files lawsuit - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The family of a Grandview man who died following a police pursuit has filed a federal lawsuit against officers from Grandview, Sunnyside, Mabton and Yakima County. The lawsuit claims that Grandview Officer Travis Shephard, and possibly M...MORE...
Man suspected in large pot-growing operation - YAKIMA -- A 26-year-old Yakima man faces drug-trafficking charges after Yakima police said they discovered 211 marijuana plants growing in his basement in the 3300 block of Lincoln Avenue. Officers seized the plants, which were in various stages of gro...MORE...
Third man connected to shooting is arrested - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Two men were arrested Wednesday as police continued their investigation into a fatal weekend shooting in Yakima. One of those arrested, a 22-year-old man, is suspected of being the driver of the car that opened fire on a second vehicle l...MORE...
Yakima man dies in one-car wreck on US 97 - ELLENSBURG -- A 21-year-old Yakima man died Wednesday night in a crash on U.S. Highway 97 about 18 miles north of Ellensburg, the Washington State Patrol reported. Adam J. McRae had just passed a semi on a blind curve about 9:25 p.m. when he lost control...MORE...
03/12/10 Yakima People - West Valley High grad selected to present essays at conference Saint Martin's University junior Katie Hawkins, a West Valley High School graduate, has been chosen to present two papers at the English Honor Society conference later this month. They are cr...MORE...
Valley gets little from lawmakers - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The pickings are slim this year for bring-home-the-bacon projects from the Legislature in Olympia. Local lawmakers have tentatively secured three projects for the Yakima Valley in the pending supple-mental capital and transpor-tation budg...MORE...
Children's Village is a work in progress - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Twelve years ago, Children's Village called local artist Deb Broers about painting murals at its new facility for special-needs children on Kern Road in northwest Yakima....MORE...
03/11/10 Death Notices - Alvin Engelhard Alvin "Al" Engelhard, 73, of Yakima died Thursday. Mr. Engelhard was born in Glenburn, N.D. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Little Flower Catholic Church in Minot, N.D. Arrangements are by Thompson-Larson Funeral Hom...MORE...
Yakima leads online voting for visit from Style Network star - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Ruby, Ruby, Ruby will you be mine?...MORE...
Big Lots coming to Gateway Shopping Center? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- There’s chatter going around about Big Lots, a retailer that sells discounted and overproduced goods from manufacturers, coming to Yakima....MORE...
St. Patrick's Day -- It's time to party, Irish-style - By PAT MUIR YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC St. Patrick's Day isn't about sitting quietly and listening to Irish music; it's about singing and dancing along. That's the philosophy at McGuire's Irish Restaurant, where Rudy Kezele and his accordion have entertained...MORE...
St. Patrick's Day -- What to drink, and what not to - Have a glass of Irish ... On magazine recommends the following adult beverages for St. Patrick's Day: * Guinness Draught: This is the classic Irish beer, brewed since the 18th century. It's a stout, which is not for everyone but goes perfectly with corned...MORE...
St. Patrick's Day -- Try some shepherd's pie - Food from the British Isles has never gotten much respect, and that's fine. Boiling everything, after all, is no longer considered the height of culinary advancement. But if there's one thing the region is good for, it's comfort food. Traditional St. Patr...MORE...
St. Patricks' Day -- A few non-bar options - If midweek bar-going isn't for you, there are other St. Patrick's Day options. The Rattlesnake Hills wineries will offer wine specials, Irish food and Celtic music from Wednesday until March 20. For details, call 509-965-4521. And the La Salle High School...MORE...
The Indoorsman -- St. Patrick's Days of yore - So there I was, alone in my room on St. Patrick's Day 2002, drinking can after can of Guinness and listening to Johnny Cash's version of "Danny Boy" -- on repeat. It was the first St. Patrick's Day after I'd moved from Michigan to Washington. I was lonely...MORE...
The Sirens' allure -- Sirens Sister playing the Sports Center - By PAT MUIR YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC Sirens Sister doesn't fit in a Seattle music scene filled with indie rock and art-school experimentalism. The band, which appears Saturday at the Yakima Sports Center, doesn't play atonal noise rock. It doesn't appropria...MORE...
03/12/10 10 Days Out - Friday, March 12 * Yes, there is a Seattle reggae scene; you can check it out for yourself tonight at the Yakima Sports Center when Dub Lounge International takes the stage. The band, which plays roots music as well as dancehall, is part of a Rasta movem...MORE...
03/12/10 Film clips - OPENING TODAY "BROKEN EMBRACES" -- Penelope Cruz and director Pedro Almodovar reunite for a drama about a blind screenwriter recalling how he lost the love of his life. Also starring Lluis Homar and Blanco Portillo. In Spanish with subtitles. (R for sexu...MORE...
03/12/10 Art - ART WALKS FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS. Visit participating galleries the first Friday of each month. * Downtown Ellensburg: 5-7 p.m. Info/list: www.ellensburgarts.com. SIP N STROLL WINE AND ART WALK. 5:30-8 p.m. the third Thursday of each month. Visit with t...MORE...
03/12/10 Night life - NIGHT LIFE Blues/Jazz/Swing THE DEPOT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE. 8 p.m. March 20. Wayman Chapman. 32 N. Front St. 509-469-4400. (R&B/funk.) JACK-SONS SPORTS BAR: BLUES, BREWS AND BURGERS. Thursdays (except for comedy nights). Open blues jam: 7-9 p.m. Fe...MORE...
03/12/10 Planner - AUDITIONS WAREHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY AUDITIONS. 1 p.m. March 21. Callbacks at 7 p.m. March 22. Allied Arts, 5000 W. Lincoln Ave. For "Our Town." Parts for all ages. Performances are May 7-22. 509-966-0930 or www.alliedartsyakima.org/wtc.html. BEL CANTO O...MORE...
03/12/10 Books - DISCUSSION BORDERS. 1700 E. Washington Ave., Union Gap. 509-248-4018. * Passionate Readers Book Club: 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month. WORKSHOPS ALLIED ARTS OF YAKIMA VALLEY. Ongoing writing classes. Full schedules and details at www.allieda...MORE...
03/12/10 Theater - NOW PLAYING "DIXIE'S TUPPERWARE PARTY." 7:30 tonight, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. The Seasons, 101 N. Naches Ave. TicketsWest, 800-325-7328, or Capitol Theatre box office, 509-853-2787. Part of Capitol's Broadway on the Edge series. (PG-13 for...MORE...
03/12/10 Just announced - NOW ON SALE SASQUATCH! May 29-31. Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash. Tickets cost $70 per day through May 23; $80 per day May 24-28; $86 per day the day of show. For a complete lineup and to purchase camping spaces or tickets, visit www. sasquatchfestiv...MORE...
Give me a break! Give me a break! Break me off a piece of that On magazine! - YAKIMA, Wash. -- I know what you’re thinking: On magazine, didn’t you guys just publish one of those?...MORE...
Arteaga named interim city administrator in Grandview - City officials plan to name Public Works Director Cus Arteaga as interim city administrator while they search for a permanent replacement for Scott Staples, who resigned last month citing personal and health reasons. ...MORE...
Dixie has a filthy sense of humor and a heart of gold - YAKIMA, Wash. -- I knew going in that “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” would be a bawdy, innuendo-filled spectacle; what I didn’t know is how much heart the show would have....MORE...
Up to 16 inches of snow forecast in central Cascades - A winter storm warning is in effect through Friday morning in the central Cascade Mountain range....MORE...
La Salle fun run, dance on tap for Saturday - UNION GAP, Wash. -- A fun run, gala and raffle are planned on Saturday to raise money for La Salle High School’s student programs....MORE...
House targets nearly 50 panels for elimination or consolidation - OLYMPIA, Wash. — Nearly four dozen state boards, commissions and committees would be killed or consolidated under a House bill overwhelming passed Wednesday....MORE...
Yakima man killed in one-car crash north of Ellensburg - A 21-year-old Yakima man died Wednesday night in a crash on U.S. Highway 97 about 18 miles north of Ellensburg, the Washington State Patrol reported....MORE...
Alleged driver in fatal Yakima shooting booked into jail - A 22-year-old man was booked at the Yakima County jail Wednesday night on suspicion of first-degree murder in the gang-related shooting of a Yakima man last weekend....MORE...
Man needing kidney transplant finds state program a hindrance - Skip Rodvold's most important job these days is staying alive and healthy until he gets a kidney transplant. Rodvold, 53, has polycystic kidney disease, an inherited disorder that caused his kidneys to fail seven y...MORE...
'Quality of Life' applicants sought - Yakima County is seeking applicants interested in serving on the recently created Quality of Life panel. The group, expected to number up to 10 people, will make recommendations to county commissioners on how best to improve the quality of life of county...MORE...
Tea party gathering rescheduled - YAKIMA -- A Yakima meeting for people to learn about the tea party movement has been rescheduled for next Tuesday. Organizers say the original meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, was to have been held at the Highland Fruit Growers building on Wide Hollow R...MORE...
Man pleads guilty to Sunnyside bank robbery - SUNNYSIDE -- A Pasco man who robbed a bank here in January has pleaded guilty in Yakima County Superior Court. On March 4, Gerardo Rios Orosco, 38, pleaded guilty to first degree robbery and was sentenced to 54 months in prison. On Jan. 11, Rios Orosco en...MORE...
Speaker says area needs to expand wine theme amenities - YAKIMA -- Development of more wine country tourism amenities will not only move the state's wine industry to the next level but provide a major boost for the Yakima Valley economy, said the leader of the state's oldest and largest wine company. Ted Basel...MORE...
Candidate can't convince baristas to quit - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A state House candidate is planning her next move after being rebuffed in efforts to convince baristas to quit their jobs at two so-called sexpresso stands. Michele Strobel, who is challenging Rep. Norm Johnson for his 14th District House...MORE...
03/10/10 Death Notices - Pauline E. Diefenbach Pauline E. Diefenbach, 84, of Ellensburg died Monday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Diefenbach was born in Anselmo, Neb., and lived in various places before moving to Ellensburg. She was a long-time employee in the office o...MORE...
Latino film series features obscure gem - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Latino Cultural Film Series at Allied Arts kicked off earlier this month with “Mi Familia,” which is great and all but which you’ve already seen if you’re at all interested in Latino cinema....MORE...
Fire damages home in West Valley - YAKIMA, Wash. — Firefighters this afternoon were putting out the remains of a fire that damaged a West Valley home....MORE...
Slice of Yakima: Author's newest yarn benefits those in need - Debbie Macomber is asking women to celebrate Mother's Day in a special way. The New York Times best-selling author and Yakima native is inviting other avid knitters to put their crochet hooks and knitting needles to use for charity. Her "Knit1, Bless2" i...MORE...
K-Kids launching yearlong collection effort - UNION GAP, Wash. -- K-Kids of Union Gap, a service organization and division of the Kamiakin Kiwanis Club, is launching a yearlong electronics and jewelry collection on Thursday....MORE...
Yes, Baule did apply for the arts commission - For the record, Yakima Valley Museum Director John Baule did apply for a spot on the Yakima’s new Arts Commission....MORE...
Troupe from Seattle to perform play about bullying - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A troupe of actors from Seattle is headed the Yakima Valley next week to perform a bullying prevention play....MORE...
Suspect makes appearance in weekend homicide - YAKIMA, Wash. — A six-month dispute between rival gang members ended with last weekend’s shooting of an uninvolved man who was riding in the same car as the target of the attack, investigators say....MORE...
CWU to recognize local video producers - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Central Washington University is striving to recognize local videomaking talent through the Elley Awards....MORE...
Pasco man pleads guilty in Sunnyside bank robbery - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — A Pasco man who robbed a bank here in January has pleaded guilty in Yakima County Superior Court....MORE...
Moses Lake owner hopes to re-open Papa John's in Yakima - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A Moses Lake business owner is in the process of reopening the Papa John’s location in Yakima. ...MORE...
Summer water supplies down for Yakima Basin - YAKIMA, Wash. — Drought is again stalking the Yakima Valley....MORE...
Judge declares mistrial in rape and kidnapping trial - YAKIMA, Wash. — A mistrial was declared this morning in the case of a Yakima man accused of kidnapping a woman from a downtown street and raping her in a Moxee hop field....MORE...
Tea party meeting moved to next week - YAKIMA, Wash. — A meeting for people to learn about the tea party movement has been rescheduled from this evening to next Tuesday....MORE...
Wapato superintendent considered for Walla Walla job - Wapato’s school superintendent is under consideration for the same post in Walla Walla, officials there announced Tuesday night....MORE...
The few missing people cases can prove vexing - Most days you can find Cecelia Downey out looking for her 58-year-old son, Larry Riegel. She and her daughter, Candy Jarvis, are out every day posting fliers at restaurants and businesses across the Valley, seeking information about Riegel's whereabouts....MORE...
State Supreme Court hears arguments on county records case - OLYMPIA -- A two-year effort by the Yakima Herald-Republic to open the books on how defense attorneys racked up more than $2 million in taxpayer-financed fees to defend two murder suspects went before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. At the heart of Tu...MORE...
Homicide suspect arrested after standoff - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Three days after a man was fatally shot while riding in his nephew's car in Yakima, authorities arrested the person they believe pulled the trigger. The 24-year-old Yakima man surrendered Tuesday afternoon at a duplex in the 600 block of...MORE...
Family looks for bright side after fire - OUTLOOK, Wash. -- A well-known flower farm's future is uncertain as the family filters through the remains of a fire that last Friday destroyed their warehouse. And even members of the Friend family are trying to find the funny side after the flames. "If...MORE...
County re-examines plans for new courthouse - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Potential savings in construction costs during a down economy have Yakima County commissioners rethinking the idea of asking voters to approve a bond issue for a $49 million courthouse north of the county jail. At the very least, they w...MORE...
Hundreds lose power after truck hits pole - YAKIMA -- About 270 residents lost power Monday night after a truck hit a guy wire and broke the pole in northeast Yakima. The accident happened at 8:07 p.m. at Gordon Road and Tamarack Street, two blocks from North First Street, said Pacific Power spokes...MORE...
Free pesticide disposal event scheduled for early May - YAKIMA -- Farmers and users of commercial-grade pesticides can participate in a free pesticide disposal day in Yakima County in May. Those interested in participating must contact the state Department of Agriculture by March 24. The toll-free telephone nu...MORE...
Century-old farmhouse destroyed by fire - SUNNYSIDE -- A fire about two miles west of Sunnyside destroyed a 110-year-old farmhouse Tuesday morning and chased a woman and a baby from the home. Nobody was injured. The fire started due to unknown causes about 8:30 a.m. in the laundry room of the tw...MORE...
Lin-Paul's owner has seen it all over 50 years - YAKIMA, Wash. -- From overalls and work gloves to cummerbunds and evening gowns, it's been a fashionable, 50-year ride. Vince Napolitano, 89, has pretty much seen it all, starting as a tailor in shops no longer here, to operating an evening wear store....MORE...
YVCC to present 'Top Girls' production this week - YAKIMA -- The story of a woman who chooses a career over her family is depicted in the play, "Top Girls," playing at Yakima Valley Community College Thursday through Sunday. The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. S...MORE...
Two from White Swan earn national teaching certification - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Here’s one more follow-up to a recent post about local teachers who have achieved National Board Certification....MORE...
Yakima police make arrest in weekend shooting - YAKIMA, Wash. — Three days after a man was fatally shot while riding in his nephew’s car, authorities have arrested the person they believe pulled the trigger....MORE...
Fire destroys farm house near Sunnyside - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — A fire about two miles west of here this morning destroyed a 110-year-old farm house and chased a woman and a baby from the home....MORE...
Accident involving truck caused power failure Monday - YAKIMA, Wash. — Some 269 residents lost their power Monday night after a truck hit a guy wire and broke the pole in northeast Yakima....MORE...
Who will lead economic recovery effort? Maybe your grandkids - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Your children (or grandchildren) may be the ones to lead in a recovery of consumer spending, according to a report released today from PricewaterhouseCoopers and Kantar Retail. ...MORE...
Supreme Court hears sealed records case - OLYMPIA - Arguing that it’s in the public’s interest to know how taxpayer money is spent to defend suspected criminals, the Yakima Herald-Republic today asked the state Supreme Court to refine the limits of court secrecy....MORE...
Riverpointe Landing developers still weighing options - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Despite having 75 acres off U.S. Highway 12 and 16th Avenue listed for sale, developers of the proposed $160 million Riverpointe Landing shopping center are still looking into a variety of options for the property....MORE...
Applications available for Oil Can Henry scholarships - YAKIMA, Wash. -- High school seniors are encouraged to apply for one of the 84 $1,000 college scholarships offered by Oil Can Henry’s....MORE...
YVCC play, "Top Girls," begins Thursday - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The story of a woman who chooses a career over her family is depicted in the play, “Top Girls,” playing at Yakima Valley Community College Thursday through Sunday....MORE...
Highway 12 junction with SR-410 down to one lane - NACHES, Wash. — U.S. Highway 12 will be restricted to one lane today at the junction with State Route 410, five miles west of Naches....MORE...
Politics killed anti-gang bill, Yakima lawmaker says - Yakima-area lawmakers tried to get tough on gangs at the Legislature this year, but they were turned back at the last minute by powerful Democrats who worried the proposal amounted to racial profiling and would penalize innocent property owners....MORE...
Ex-Yakama police chief head of Columbia fish enforcement - Former Yakama Nation Tribal Police Chief Davis Washines on Monday took the helm of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s law enforcement division....MORE...
Patrol boat ferries body of heart-attack victim - Kittitas County sheriff’s deputies used a patrol boat to recover the body of a man who died in a remote area along the Columbia River....MORE...
Tea Party movement sets information session - Those who want to “come and learn what the Tea Party movement is all about” are invited to a meeting Wednesday at Highland Fruit Growers in Yakima....MORE...
C. Speck Motors agrees to resolve complaints - A Sunnyside-based auto dealer has agreed to resolve complaints made by customers to the state Attorney General’s Office that it used misleading sales and advertising practices....MORE...
Authorities probe shooting death near Mattawa - Authorities are investigating a drive-by shooting Sunday evening just north of here that left one teenager dead and another wounded....MORE...
Man captured after chase wanted on five warrants - Police arrested a 24-year-old Grandview man with five outstanding warrants after he allegedly led them on a vehicle and foot chase in and around town this weekend....MORE...
Join the job clubs and learn new work skills - For more than six decades, Ron Saxton of Selah worked with horses throughout the Yakima Valley. He rode them, broke them, shoed them and sold them, earning a good living off what he loved best....MORE...
03/09/10 Letters to the Editor - To the editor — It’s unfair that the anti-tax initiative we voters approved can be suspended by our governor in order to fix a deficit that they had made in the first place. We voted in Initiative 960 so that the government wouldn’t be able to make it har...MORE...
Latest legislative foolishness taxes our patience - The measure doesn’t have a lot of support among Senate Democrats, who narrowly approved a three-tenths of a cent sales tax increase — along with boosting other taxes — on Sunday. The sales tax increase would expire in three years....MORE...
Photo: Swinging in the sunshine - Stephanie Archundia,1, left, and Jake Redifer, 4, upper right, enjoy the warm weather and sunny skies on the swings at Franklin Park on Sunday....MORE...
03/08/10 Death Notices - Barbara M. Friend Barbara M. Friend, 73, died on March 2 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. She was born in Yakima and graduated from Highland High School. She was a homemaker and also worked as a lab technician at several canneries. She is survived by...MORE...
Suspect identified in deputy shooting - YAKIMA, Wash. — Authorities today identified a suspect in Saturday’s drive-by shooting at a Yakima County Sheriff’s deputy....MORE...
Fourth suspect in 2007 jailhouse beating pleads guilty - YAKIMA, Wash. - The last of four men accused in a fatal 2007 Yakima County jailhouse beating pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of second-degree aggravated manslaughter and tampering with a witness....MORE...
State seeks members of nursing commission board - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Applications for open positions on the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission are being accepted through the end of March....MORE...
Dusting off the Dusty 45s - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Good news out of Seattle; there’s a new Dusty 45s album coming out this month, and the boys will be in town March 19 for a little preview....MORE...
Three Ike welding students advance to state competition - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Three welding students from Yakima’s Eisenhower High School are advancing to the state competition....MORE...
Discovery Lab Schools gets green designation - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Discovery Lab School has gone green....MORE...
One teen dead, one hurt in drive-by near Mattawa - MATTAWA, Wash. — Authorities are investigating a drive-by shooting Sunday evening just north of here that left one teenager dead and another wounded....MORE...
Television host Steves to speak Thursday at CWU - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Rick Steves, a television host, writer and producer, will speak about his recent travels to Iran at Central Washington University on Thursday....MORE...
It's Classified School Employee Week - YAKIMA, Wash. -- This week is Classified School Employee Week in the state of Washington....MORE...
Deputies recover body of man who died at remote cabin - VANTAGE, Wash. — Kittitas County sheriff’s deputies used a patrol boat to recover the body of a man who died in a remote area along the Columbia River....MORE...
Wanted Grandview man caught after chase - GRANDVIEW, Wash. — Police arrested a 24-year-old Grandview man with five outstanding warrants after he allegedly led them on a vehicle and foot chase in and around town this weekend....MORE...
Fired workers file suit against Zillah grower, labor contractor - ZILLAH, Wash. -- Three local farm workers have filed a federal lawsuit against a Zillah grower and his labor contractor, alleging they were fired so the grower could hire foreign workers under a federal guest-worker program. The alleged violations of sta...MORE...
Wind school -- Columbia Gorge program beginning to catch air - THE DALLES, Ore. -- Jeremy Toole huddles over a circuit board in a crowded electronics laboratory at Columbia Gorge Community College, plugging wires in a variety of patterns and connections to amplify sound through cheap, quarter-sized speakers. The 33-y...MORE...
03/07/10 Death Notices - Ben J. Creasy Ben J. Creasy, 64, of Union Gap died Wednesday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Creasy was born in Yakima and worked in sales. Survivors include his wife, Alex Howard of Union Gap; five children, Eric Creasy, Angela Vickers, Neil Cre...MORE...
03/08/10 Photo Journal - SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-Republic Cattails loose their seeds along Old Naches Highway in Gleed as the sun starts to set on Friday,...MORE...
Car passenger shot to death in Yakima - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Another man was shot dead Saturday night, becoming Yakima County's third homicide victim in eight days. David R. Duarte, 40, was shot in the head and chest about 11:55 p.m. while riding in a car near 16th and Washington avenues, Yakima p...MORE...
Shop Talk: The latest in retail and restaurants, from WinCo to waffles - As warmer days arrive in the Yakima Valley, it's clear the freeze on retail and restaurant activity is coming to a close. The Reporter's Notebook is out there finding the latest trends and happenings throughout the Valley. WinCo rumor dates back years T...MORE...
03/08/10 In Basket - Education * Perry Technical Institute has hired Wendy Aguilar as an instructor in the school's Computer Applications & Office Administration Program. Aguilar previously worked for Burrows Paper Co., where she served as sales and product development ma...MORE...
Take all the proper steps when remodeling - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Don and Mary Jane Hovis finally took the plunge last fall, deciding to remodel the Summitview Avenue home they've owned for more than two...MORE...
Find out how you fared on the quiz - 1. The amount of federal funds awarded to states and communities based on data from the 2010 census averages out to about how much per person? C) $1,500 2. Which...MORE...
03/08/10 Senior lunch menus - Older American Nutrition Program (Call 574-2200 the day before by 3:30 p.m. to register for lunch.) Today: Pork cutlet, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, pineapple, cookie. Tuesday: Chicken barbecue, baked beans, dinner roll, potato salad, banana, pud...MORE...
Fire destroys White Swan home - Authorities are investigating a fire this morning that destroyed a single-story home in the 300 block of North Shaker Church Road....MORE...
Fire causes $250,000 damage to ag warehouse at Outlook - The Yakima County Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a fire that destroyed an agricultural warehouse Friday....MORE...
Passenger in car shot to death in Yakima - A 40-year-old Yakima man was shot to death while riding in a car on South 16th Avenue, Yakima police said today. No arrests have been made....MORE...
Poverty among many factors blamed for low health ranking - Upon learning last year that she and her husband were expecting their first child, Juanita Cervantes enrolled in the First Steps program at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic. The program pairs new moms-to-be wi...MORE...
CWU raising tuition again - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Central Washington University students will pay roughly $685 more for tuition next fall as state funding for higher education continues to dwindle. Grappling with the fact that Central will see state funds decline as much as $6 million ne...MORE...
Hall keeps Chevy franchise - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Bob Hall's Sunfair Chevrolet in Yakima will continue to operate as a General Motors Corp. franchise well after its present sales and service agreement expires on Oct. 31, company owner Robert Hall said Saturday. Hall said in a written...MORE...
Prescribed burns to be explained at meeting - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Forest officials plan to conduct prescribed burns on about 5,000 acres in the Naches Ranger District this year, but say residents shouldn't fret. They won't see the big burn that prompted complaints last year about poor air quality and bu...MORE...
Photo: Avon calling - Marta Harrington sells Avon from her front yard on Cherry Avenue on Thursday. "This is kind on an experiment this month," Harrington says of the table. She's been selling Avon on and off since she was in high school, but...MORE...
03/06/10 Death Notices - Daniel I. Aguilar Daniel Isaiah Aguilar, infant son of Jason and Carmela Aguilar of Sunnyside, was stillborn Monday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his parents. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shaw and Sons Funeral Directo...MORE...
Teen brothers from Selah return home safely - Two teenage brothers who went missing after going for a Thursday morning run returned home safely today, the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office said....MORE...
Yakima apartment fire victim transferred to Harborview - A YakA man rescued from a fire late Friday was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle this morning for smoke inhalation, the Yakima Fire Department said....MORE...
Dog rescued from house fire in Yakima - Firefighters rescued a dog from a house struck by fire early this morning in the 200 block of South 16th Avenue....MORE...
Shots fired at Yakima County sheriff's deputy near Toppenish - A Yakima County sheriff’s deputy was fired upon numerous times early this morning while investigating a suspicious car prowling a neighborhood south of Toppenish....MORE...
