Yakima County Sheriff Bob Udell said his office will not cite people who choose not to wear masks, despite a statewide mandatory masking policy that takes effect Friday.
Ostrom Mushroom Farms will pay $3.4 million to workers to settle a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination and other violations at its Sunnyside, Wash., operation, the state attorney general said.
"It was the most disturbing and eerie thing to be in a stadium filled with students and adults and it was silent," meet director Scott Wells said. "I’ve never seen more confident and competent calm in two athletic trainers."
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The federal government is expected to issue recommendations Sunday about who will receive COVID-19 vaccines next, and local advocates are pushing to put agricultural and other essential workers on the list.
Hundreds of fans lined up at Yakima Valley College on Tuesday to meet MarJon Beauchamp and have him sign memorabilia. Beauchamp was recently a first-round NBA draft pick for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Starting Friday, everyone in Washington must wear face coverings in public settings to help slow the spread of COVID-19. And in Yakima County, businesses must turn away people without masks.
High school runner Rosalie Fish dedicated each race to an indigenous woman who has gone missing or been murdered, including one from the Yakima Valley.
UPDATE: YVC cancels invite to controversial Black History Month speaker -- the student government says it received a flood of complaints about having Rachel Dolezal as featured speaker.
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The fight against the Cold Creek Fire, which has closed U.S. Highway 12 over White Pass, is looking brighter after cool air and moisture moved through the area Saturday.
"A vote against this impeachment is a vote to validate the unacceptable violence we witnessed in our nation’s capital," Rep. Dan Newhouse said in a statement.
After officials, from the governor down, failed to act, Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital’s medical staff took to the parking lot to call for Yakima County to be locked down to slow the spread of COVID-19.
“It is a legal requirement; it is not just a suggestion,” Gov. Inslee told reporters during a Saturday news conference. “It is required if we are going to prevent this disaster from overtaking this beautiful valley.”
Workers continue to speak out about conditions at a Sunnyside, Wash., mushroom farm that changed hands earlier this year.
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Yakima area business owners said they need more time to comply with new state requirements to protect people working outside in high temperatures, while advocates for workers said the changes are necessary.
Kurt Calhoun, a 2014 Zillah grad and senior linebacker at Eastern Washington University, took advantage of the Eagles’ bye last week to come home for a visit and have a look at this unbeaten Leopards crew that is ranked second in Class 1A.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed that Glenwood Valley in Klickitat County is part of the 1.3-million-acre Yakama reservation.
A Yakima Valley legislator honored a missing Native woman whose body was recently found near Toppenish, urging congressional action on the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women throughout the United States.
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Police Chief Matt Murray is unable to make any sense of a random
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that left three dead at a Circle K convenience store in Yakima early Tuesday. The suspect's vehicle was found across town.
A team of nearly 1,000 firefighters helped bring the
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to 40% containment on Saturday. The fire is 75,817 acres, or 118 square miles, between Naches and Ellensburg, Wash.
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A dozen Washington state tribes and tribal organizations will receive nearly $11 million dollars in federal grants to help mitigate the disproportionate impacts of sea-level rise, drought and other climate change-related stressors.
The American Red Cross is setting up a fire evacuation rally point at the Yakima Valley Emergency Management Office, 2403 S. 18th Ave. Union Gap.
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Lopez sent Anthony Birchak to the ground and locked in a deep rear-naked choke to force a tap out just two minutes, 43 seconds into the fight.
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While U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse's vote on impeachment has the potential to damage his political career, he has no regrets.
“I prayed on this, reflected on this for as long as I needed to make this decision,” he said.
Gov. Jay Inslee issued a stay-at-home order Monday. But even so, thousands of people still report to work every day in the Yakima Valley — many of them farmworkers who are vulnerable to the new coronavirus outbreak.
Kupp recently made a $21,000 donation to provide roughly 84,000 meals to a variety of organizations, including the Second Harvest Food Bank, which distributes meals to struggling families in the Yakima and Tri-Cities areas.
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Stressing the physical and sexual violence Native women have suffered for decades, members of a Senate committee voted unanimously Wednesday to approve Savanna's Act. The bill now goes to the full Senate for consideration.
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All Washington state agricultural workers will start receiving overtime pay in 2022 and have a 40-hour workweek by early 2024 under a bill that's headed to the governor's desk. It's a historic change for farmworkers and the industry.
Jaime De La Torre Jr., 26, and brother Joel, 25, own Anytime Fitness locations in Wapato, Toppenish, Granger and Moxee, and Bella Brew coffee shops in Wapato and Moxee. They employ 15 people.
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The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to reopen Highway 12 over White Pass to through traffic at 7 p.m. Monday. The Cold Creek Fire is 35% contained.
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Authorities found the body of Lucian Munguia, a 5-year-old boy who has been missing since Sept. 10, on Dec. 29, according to a press release from the Yakima Police Department.
With three-timer Andres Aguilera leading a windfall of six champions and 12 total medalists, the Wildcats never flinched in proving what was suspected — they are the best team in the state whatever the class.
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The Yakima Police Department will further restrict the use of chokeholds, require de-escalation training for all officers and make more information about use of force publicly available. The policy changes come after an extensive review.
A protest against racism in Selah on Saturday drew about 150 people in front of the Selah Civic Center. An earlier vigil in Yakima honored black trans lives.
Mike Roy and Joey Lawrence share a vision: Surfers riding 8-foot waves for up to 20 seconds at a time in the high desert sun of Yakima County. All they need is county and state approval — and $30 million.