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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 plant, the state attorney general said.

In an effort to control the spread of the new coronavirus, the Yakima Health District issued a stay-at-home order late Sunday for Yakima County, effective immediately.

The right resources paired with efficient execution of an emergency medical plan prevented tragedy and turned two best friends into heroes during last week’s Class 1A, 2B and 1B state

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Larissa Leon of Sunnyside, who created a folklorico-inspired prom dress entirely out of duct tape, was selected as one of five finalists in a national contest.

Three people were killed in what police said was a random shooting at a Yakima convenience store on Tuesday morning, and authorities are looking for the shooter.

The federal government is expected to issue recommendations Sunday about who will receive COVID-19 vaccines next, and local advocates hope agricultural and other essential workers are on the list.

A Pasco man who allegedly offered to hook up a police officer with food from Taco Bell if he ignored some cocaine baggies, wound up in jail instead.

Hundreds of fans lined up in Sherar Gym at Yakima Valley College on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 to meet MarJon Beauchamp and have him sign memorabilia. Beauchamp was recently a

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.

Winning four races at the 1B small-school state track and field meet was important to Rosalie “Rosy” Fish, a senior at Muckleshoot Tribal School in Auburn. She nearly accomplished that

For the first time in more than 30 years, pit bull terriers will soon be legal in the city of Yakima.

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YAKIMA, Wash. -- After complaints from students, the Yakima Valley College student government has canceled its invitation to Rachel Dolezal to be the featured speaker for the school’s Black History

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Noah Ramirez, 19, of Yakima has announced his intention to run as a Democrat against two-term state Rep. Gina McCabe, R-Goldendale.

The fight against the Cold Creek Fire, which has closed U.S. Highway 12 over White Pass, is looking brighter after productive days Saturday and Sunday.

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse was one of 10 Republicans to vote to impeach President Donald Trump on charges he incited an insurrection in the attack on the U.S. Capitol Jan.

TACOMA, Wash. — Cameron Guerin is a committed skeptic of perfection, always seeing any little flaw in need of repair with her technique and preparation.

After officials, from the governor down, failed to make the call, Virginia Mason Memorial hospital’s medical staff took to the parking lot to call for Yakima County to be locked

YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima County residents will have to wear masks if they go out in public, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Saturday.

While marching, workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms demanded justice in the workplace. At the rally, a worker committee announced that a majority of the workers at Ostrom had voted in

The owners of Ostrom Mushroom Farms sold the facility to Canadian mushroom grower Windmill Farms in February. It came after workers' call for a union and a lawsuit from the

YAKIMA, Wash. -- He was all-league in three sports and she won her second state wrestling title.

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

The Yakima Valley is one of four communities nationwide that will be part of a Microsoft pilot program to preserve local newsrooms.

An online video purportedly taken on Moses Lake shows a boat catching fire shortly after its occupants harassed another boat flying a gay pride rainbow flag.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- When a defense is riding a freak wave of momentum that has lasted so long it seems without end, the fire fuels itself.

In March 2016, after an 18-year-old in Pasco started hearing voices, his family turned to a county-run mental health clinic for those in crisis as a last resort to get

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.

Yakima County has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases on the West Coast.

BEND, Ore. — A Yakama linguist has been honored for her efforts to preserve and breathe new life into the Native languages of the Northwest.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — The Central Washington University Foundation announced Wednesday that it received a $1 million donation from The Boeing Company earlier this year to honor the career of an

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

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Yakima's Cooper Kupp had four receptions for 39 yards, and a 7-yard run on fourth-and-1 from the Rams 30 on the championship drive.

Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray is unable to make any sense of a random shooting that left three dead at a Circle K convenience store in Yakima early Tuesday. The

A team of nearly 1,000 firefighters helped bring the Evans Canyon Fire to 40% containment on Saturday.

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...

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.

Former Wapato wrestler Gustavo Lopez needed less than three minutes to pick up his first UFC win by submission in Las Vegas Saturday night.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- An alleged hazing incident involving the Davis High School varsity boys soccer team has triggered an investigation by Yakima police and the school.

MarJon Beauchamp drew attention from Washington, Washington State and others and considered playing high-level college basketball after averaging 30.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game...

U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse expected blowback from his fellow Republicans for his vote to impeach President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting an insurrection.

It’s always been in Cooper Kupp’s nature to help others and try to make a difference.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Stressing again the physical and sexual violence Native women have suffered for decades, members of a Senate committee unanimously passed legislation created to combat the epidemic...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Quincy Backes knows what it’s like to take a hit. A year ago as a junior, he ran the ball 252 times over 10 games for Eisenhower’s

Yakima County sheriff’s deputies say they have completed an investigation into the incident involving the threat and have concluded that “no actual crime had occurred or was intended to be

WENATCHEE, Wash. — A methamphetamine user who shot himself in the scrotum as he fought off hallucinatory “Mexicans” received a 30-month prison sentence for drug and weapons charges.

UNION GAP, Wash. -- Today, Felipe Hernandez will make, sell and eat tamales that have won the loyalty of local palates.

Action from the CWAC rivalry between East Valley High and Toppenish High at East Valley’s Earl Barden Field in Yakima, Wash., Friday, May 19, 2017. East Valley defeated Toppenish 1-0

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Everyone around the Yakima Valley College baseball teams knows there’s an abundance of talent behind its winning record.

YAKIMA, Wash. — Selah’s high-scoring offense showed flashes of what made the last four years so special for the Vikings in Saturday night’s Class 2A state championship game.

You can say it runs in the family.

Yakima County reported just three new COVID-19 cases Sunday, the lowest number in months.

In December 2016, Jose Martinez-Cuevas and Patricia Aguilar sued their former Yakima Valley employer, DeRuyter Brothers Dairy, with the hopes of receiving payment for what they claimed were unpaid...

The first part of the rally Sunday in downtown Yakima was a dance party. Blue balloons flew around the ground of Millennium Plaza. A soundtrack of disco hits blared from

Supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement gather to write messages in chalk on the parking lot of Selah Middle School in Selah, Wash., Thursday, June 18, 2020.

Several hundred Yakima County residents packed the sidewalks of First Street Saturday evening in Selah to “Back the Blue,” showing their support for local law enforcement.

Updated 1:30 p.m.: The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to reopen Highway 12 over White Pass to through traffic at 7 p.m. Monday.

MOSES LAKE — West Valley couldn’t cash in on three trips deep into Moses Lake territory Friday, and wasn’t be able to wrest the CBBN title from the Chiefs.

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.

Nearly 1,000 firefighters have fought the Evans Canyon Fire with an impressive array of machines on the ground and in the air — at least 127 engines, 13 bulldozers, two

The Yakima Health District reported 68 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday in Yakima County, the lowest single-day number in weeks.

The Yakima Police Department will further limit when police can use chokeholds starting in February.

TACOMA — At the mere mention of a collective challenge, Toppenish wrestlers will offer a subtle smile, shake your hand, lean in hard and get to work.

PROSSER, Wash. — In early October, one of the CWAC’s brightest multisport stars laid on his back in the end zone of Ellensburg’s football field, terrified his life might have

Yakima County and the other five counties in the South Central region are moving into Phase 2 immediately due to a revision in hospital admission data that show the region

Tensions flared briefly as a man revved up his engine trying to drown out a crowd of protesters across the street in front of the Selah Civic Center Saturday night.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Lunchtime took on a whole new vibe at Central Washington University on Thursday as a flash mob descended on the Student Union and Recreation Center.

An intersection near the YMCA in downtown Yakima is more colorful as the Yakima Pride group painted rainbows in the crosswalks under a new city of Yakima program.