RSSTHIS WEEK IN LOCAL NEWS
NEW Autopsy confirms woman's death caused by gunshot - YAKIMA, Wash. — An autopsy confirmed that a woman died Wednesday on Interstate 82 from a gunshot wound to the head....MORE...
07/04/09 Faith Happenings - Free luau slated for Sunday A couple of churches are hosting a luau in Yakima's Franklin Park on Sunday afternoon. Breakthrough Christian Center and Yakima Christian Center are inviting the community to a free, luau-themed barbecue. The event gets under...MORE...
New pastor joins Wesley United Methodist Church - The Rev. Ron Hines began his new post Wednesday. This is his first weekend in his new role. Hines was appointed pastor by Bishop Grant Hagiya of the United Methodist Pacific Northwest Conference,...MORE...
WSU/Master Gardeners-- July garden brims with life - What to do in the July garden ... * Set your alarm and get up with the birds to avoid that middle of the day heat in July. It's a good time to walk around your yard and take stock of what is going on. Check how things are growing and don't forget to look ...MORE...
Yakima teen mom finds strength from within - Jennifer Kerney was 17, a senior at Eisenhower High School when she learned she was expecting twins. Kerney was afraid and didn't know what to do. She worried about how people would react. She als...MORE...
07/05/09 Volunteer Opportunities - Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley: * IN-HOME HELP: 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 live safely and in...MORE...
The hero and the Holocaust - ELLENSBURG -- The death train still haunts him. It had arrived two or three days before he did, during the final week of World War II. The line of boxcars, many of them open to the weather and pockmarked with bullet holes, was full of corpses. "They died...MORE...
NTSB says pilot suffered from lack of oxygen before 2007 crash - The pilot in a 2007 crash near White Pass that killed him and nine skydivers was likely impaired by a lack of oxygen when the plane stalled out, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Philip Kibler, 46, had been flying for more than an ho...MORE...
City of Yakima confronts budget crunch - Layoffs are not imminent, but Yakima City Manager Dick Zais has warned city staff to prepare for the possibility for the first time in 25 years. Zais has ordered a number of cost controls, including an immediate hiring freeze, to offset ongoing revenue d...MORE...
State newspaper tax break kicks in - OLYMPIA -- As newspapers across the country struggle through a brutal economic climate, papers in Washington state -- including the Yakima Herald-Republic -- are getting a tax break. A new law that gives newspaper printers and publishers a 40 percent cut ...MORE...
Training group participants raise $100,000 for leukemia - YAKIMA, Wash. -- More than $100,000 was raised by 31 Yakima and Ellensburg team-in-training participants to combat leukemia and lymphoma. The group prepared by training for six months to complete a marathon or half-marathon. Enrollment is starting for th...MORE...
Illegal immigration initiative falls short - YAKIMA, Wash. -- An anti-illegal-immigration initiative failed to make the election ballot again this year, falling thousands of petition signatures short of the requirement. Initiative 1043, sponsored by Wendell Hannigan of White Swan, would have requir...MORE...
Fireworks expected to cause traffic problems along two Valley highways - The Washington State Department of Transportation is warning motorists to be careful along two highways at Naches and Yakima where fireworks will be set off today and Saturday. The first event will take place today on U.S. Highway 12 near Cleman's View...MORE...
Semi driver involved in May rollover dies at hospital - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A Fresno, Calif., man has died after rolling his semi tractor on U.S. Highway 97 last month, the Washington State Patrol announced Thursday. Trinidad Madrigal Ruiz, 50, died June 23 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, according to a patro...MORE...
Extra troopers will patrol highways during weekend - Two dozen extra troopers will be patrolling state roads between Yakima, Walla Walla and the Tri-Cities over the extended holiday weekend. The Washington State Patrol says troopers will pay special attention to violations that are most commonly linked to...MORE...
Children's Village grant will help kids with dentistry needs - YAKIMA -- Children's Village has been awarded a $166,000 grant from the Washington Dental Service Foundation to expand its dental clinic for children with special health needs. "The clinic's focus on early prevention and providing young children with dent...MORE...
Cascade Natural Gas files request to reduce rates - YAKIMA -- Cascade Natural Gas Corp. has made a request to the Washington Utilitites & Transportation Commission to reduce rates by 13.67 percent for residential customers and 14.31 percent for commercial customers. The reduction, which is expected to...MORE...
07/02/09 Death Notices - Elizabeth L. Christensen Elizabeth Lawson Christensen, 69, of Union Gap died Tuesday. Mrs. Christensen was born in Spokane. Survivors include a brother, Edward Lawson of Lake Forest Park, Wash. A private family gathering is planned at a later date. Arra...MORE...
Fourth of July weekend roundup - Today At Yakima County Stadium, you can lead off the Fourth of July weekend with the great American pastime: watching a baseball game while polishing off a couple of hot dogs and downing a frosty beer or two. The Yakima BEARS are celebrating Independence...MORE...
Don't miss the One World, One Valley, One Nation celebration - The annual One World, One Valley, One Nation celebration of diversity and independence runs from noon to midnight Saturday at State Fair Park, 1301 S. Fair Ave. Admission and parking are free. The event, sponsored by the Yakima Herald-Republic, includes f...MORE...
Let there be the Yakima Light Project - A new group made up of familiar faces is putting out a call for photographers to focus their lenses on Yakima's abundance of light. Dubbed the Yakima Light Project, several organizations including Allied Arts of Yakima Valley, Yakima Valley Museum, Larson...MORE...
Guilty Pleasures -- Michael Jackson - Anyone who grew up during the dawn of MTV like Guilty Pleasures did was most likely a Michael Jackson fan. How could you not be? That hit-making mixture of rock, pop and R&B, those seemingly double-jointed dance moves, the videos. Yes, there was the o...MORE...
Summer Sunset Concert Series starts up next week - Local bluegrass band the Coyote Ridge Bluegrass Wranglers are firing up their fiddles and kicking off the Summer Sunset Concert Series on Thursday in Franklin Park. The outdoor concerts run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every Thursday through Aug. 13. Here's the r...MORE...
Don't forget about First Fridays tonight - It may be Fourth of July weekend, but it's also First Fridays in downtown Yakima, which means you'll find new artwork at the downtown galleries, live music at many of the tasting rooms and restaurants -- as well as drink specials -- late hours for some bo...MORE...
07/03/09 Film clips - OPENED WEDNESDAY "THE BROTHERS BLOOM" -- Con-artist siblings attempt to swindle a reclusive heiress, but one of the brothers falls for the eccentric woman during their around-the-world adventure. Starring Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo and Rachel Weisz. Writ...MORE...
07/03/09 Night life - NIGHT LIFE Blues/Jazz/Swing THE DEPOT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE. 7:30-9:30 tonight: Anna Willson. 32 N. Front St. 509-469-4400. (Singer/pianist.) JACK-SONS SPORTS BAR: BLUES, BREWS AND BURGERS. Thursdays (except for comedy nights). Open blues jam: 7-9 p.m....MORE...
07/03/09 Planner - AUDITIONS OVER THE HILL SENIOR THEATRICALS AUDITIONS. July 27-28. Grace Brethren Church, 703 E. Franklin Ave., Sunnyside. For "Hello, Dolly!" Parts open for ages 45 and older. Show runs late October or early November. Anne Tully, 509-457-3423. BEL CANTO...MORE...
07/03/09 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, 509-469-2766, redgalleryandstudios.blogspot.com. * Downtown Ellensburg: 5-7 p.m. Info/list: ww...MORE...
07/03/09 Books - READING/SIGNING SECOND SATURDAY WALK-AROUND BOOK SIGNINGS. July 11. Inklings Bookshop, 5629 Summitview Ave., Chalet Place. Authors will visit and share their books. 509-965-5830. * Noon-2 p.m. -- Bonnie Clements, "The Cord of Many Colors." * 2-4 p.m. -- ...MORE...
07/03/09 Theater - "THE FANTASTICKS." 7:30 p.m. July 10-11, July 16-18, July 23-25. Matinee: 2 p.m. July 25. Akin Center Theatre at Melody Lane, 2610-A W. Nob Hill Blvd. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and children. 509-248-2787, www.akintheatre.com. "THE KING AND I." 7 p...MORE...
Petition drive for Initiative 1043 falls short - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Just got an email from Craig Keller, chief organizer of immigration reform Initiative 1043, saying the petition drive fell short....MORE...
We’re not McAllen, Texas, thankfully - Atul Gawande’s provocative piece in The New Yorker this month about the high cost of medicine in McAllen, Texas — where outcomes don’t match the expense — got us wondering about the cost of health care in Yakima. ...MORE...
Eyman has his signatures - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Tim Eyman just announced via press release that his newest anti-tax initiative indeed has sufficient petition signatures to get a spot on this year’s election ballot....MORE...
Daily Checkout: Sexy fireworks, anyone? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Taking a page from the “sexpresso stands,” Rickk Martin opened a fireworks stand called Nearly Naked Fireworks this week in Puyallup that has girls selling sparklers in bikinis, according to a story from the Tacoma News Tribune....MORE...
Is Puyallup’s Nearly Naked Fireworks stand too hot? - PUYALLUP, Wash. -- For many, bikini-clad women and fireworks stands are sure signs that summer is here. But some Puyallup citizens say the two don’t belong together....MORE...
Yakima mayor: Reports of city layoffs are overblown - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Mayor Dave Edler said this morning that news reports that the city is preparing for layoffs are overblown....MORE...
Grant aids dental program at Children's Village - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Children’s Village has been awarded a $166,000 grant from the Washington Dental Service Foundation to expand its dental clinic for children with special health needs....MORE...
Extra troopers to hit the highways this weekend - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Two dozen extra troopers will be patrolling state roads between Yakima, Walla Walla and the Tri-Cities over the extended holiday weekend....MORE...
Yakima home destroyed in fire - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A single-story house at 727 N. 20th Ave. was destroyed last night by a raging fire that required 20 firefighters to control....MORE...
July 4 will be hot (weather) and heavy (traffic) - There'll be more to this Fourth of July weekend than fireworks, barbecues and watermelon; expect sweltering temperatures, traffic delays and high gas prices. Interstate 90 will be jammed as thousands of Puget Sound area motorists once again head over...MORE...
Dump site owners to pay for cleanup - GRANDVIEW, Wash. -- The owners of a farm where an illegal pesticide dump site was found have agreed to pay for both its cleanup and the investigation of a possible second site. An agreement between Double H Farms and the U.S. Environmental Protection Age...MORE...
Beraza takes over reins of Yakima School District - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Like most people who begin a new job, Elaine Beraza spent Wednesday arranging her work space, locating the refrigerator and setting up her e-mail account. But in the days and weeks ahead, the Yakima School District's new superintendent...MORE...
Tax money for Seasons has strings - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Paying back a $200,000 bridge loan from the city of Yakima may be trickier than Pat Strosahl, board president for The Seasons, first thought. Earlier this week, Strosahl was finishing up the paperwork needed to turn the downtown performa...MORE...
Tight finances force Lions to cancel fireworks show - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- There will be no Fourth of July fireworks in Sunnyside on Saturday. The community, evidently, can't afford them. Lions Club volunteers, who have hosted a commercial fireworks display for 15 years at the Sunnyside High School football s...MORE...
Foes of illegal immigration appear to be short on signatures - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A petition drive for Initiative 1043, which would prohibit illegal immigrants from getting jobs, driver's licenses or public benefits, appears to have fallen short. On the eve of a key deadline, chief organizer Craig Keller of the immigr...MORE...
Vineyards claims court victory - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Vineyards Resort earned a small victory Tuesday in its effort to get back $3 million in deposits. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge rejected a motion by Fred Gardner to dismiss his firm, Gardner & Associates, from a complaint filed by...MORE...
Former Highland club treasurer sentenced - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The former treasurer of the Highland Music Boosters was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail for stealing thousands of dollars intended to pay for the Highland High School band's spring trip. Klystie Journagan, 47, pleaded guilty to fi...MORE...
Woman faces up to 21 years in homicide case - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A Yakima woman faces 15 to 21 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder in the shooting death of her longtime companion. Tracy L. Johnson, 47, entered the plea in Yakima County Superior Court. She was arrest...MORE...
Details fuzzy in homicide on I-82 - State evidence technicians are expected to be in Yakima today to examine the car in which a Montana man says his wife was fatally shot by a hitchhiker on Interstate 82. Former Yakima resident Sheryl Huntley, 40, died about 2:45 p.m. Wednesday after being...MORE...
Credit unions enjoy opportunity and expansion - In the 1950s, Catholic Credit Union was nothing more than a few card tables set up in front of St. Paul Cathedral and St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Today, Catholic Credit Union, or CCU, is opening multimillion-dollar b...MORE...
Fourth of July celebration roundup - YAKIMA, Wash. -- This weekend several communities will be celebrating the Fourth of July. Here's a roundup of activites around the Yakima Valley....MORE...
Electric problem blamed for fire that destroyed home - YAKIMA, Wash. — A fire that destroyed a house Monday in the 7900 block of Englewood Crest Drive likely started from an electrical arc, authorities announced today....MORE...
Eyman's latest tax initiative could be good to go - Just got off the phone with anti-tax initiative guru Tim Eyman....MORE...
Yakima River chinook fishery is open again - YAKIMA, Wash. --A day after the Yakima River fishery on chinook salmon closed, it’s open again....MORE...
Cowiche brush fire deemed suspicious - YAKIMA, Wash. — A brush fire that blackened 10 acres along the 5900 block of Cowiche Canyon Road is being investigated as suspicious, officials say....MORE...
Montana man reports being shot by hitchhiker; wife dies - SELAH, Wash. — A former Yakima woman shot in the head on Interstate 82 early this morning died about 2:45 p.m. at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center, Yakima County sheriff’s detectives say....MORE...
Hastings meets with the YH-R editorial board - YAKIMA, Wash. -- U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Pasco met with the Yakima Herald-Republic editorial board on July 1, 2009 to talk about national health care, water issues and immigration among other issues....MORE...
Former Kittitas County sheriff Bob McBride dies - ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Former Kittitas County Sheriff Bob McBride died Tuesday at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle following a stroke he suffered last week, county officials said....MORE...
Budget cuts reduce services at some state lands in Yakima County - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The state will reduce services at Ahtanum Meadows and Snow Cabin campgrounds in Yakima County in November due to budget cuts, according to the Department of Natural Resources....MORE...
07/01/09 Death Notices - Dave A. Thisius Dave A. Thisius II, 45, of Las Vegas died June 22. Mr. Thisius was born in Yakima and owned his own business, traveling and doing rigger/stage work for singing artists. He also worked as a rigger/stage manager for the MGM Hotel in Las V...MORE...
06/30/09 Death Notices - Charles R. Dorich Charles Russell Dorich, 77, of Selah died Friday at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. He was born in Seattle and served in the Air Force. He worked for Selah High School for 31 years as a history teacher and coach. Survivors in...MORE...
Jail diversion an alternative for offenders with mental health issues - Haunted by memories of a time she thought she'd forgot, Torie Harding began drinking. "I didn't know what was happen-ing to me," she said of memories she didn't want to discuss. "It was like I was living the past al...MORE...
Lawsuit filed over water for feedlot - A group of farmers and environmentalists have filed suit protesting the state's decision last mon...MORE...
WSU Extension: How to preserve cherries - Who doesn't love cherries? Besides being delicious, they are full of fiber, vitamin C and essential minerals such as calcium and potassium. Current research shows that sweet cherries contain antioxidants called flavonoids that can reduce the risk of heart...MORE...
Teamwork touted at water supply forum - YAKIMA, Wash. -- While it might feel at times like trying to push water uphill, a diverse group of parties with a stake in the future of the Yakima River Basin was advised Tuesday that now is not the time to fail. "It behooves all of us to work together....MORE...
Sunnyside road work a welcome inconvenience - SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- Construction on South First Street is ahead of schedule. That's good news for the drivers who use the arterial that links Sunnyside with Interstate 82 and the businesses that line its banks. Construction crews have been widening the st...MORE...
Account set up for plane crash victim - YAKIMA, Wash. -- An account has been set up to help pay for the funeral of a 13-year-old boy killed in an plane crash Sunday near Rimrock Lake. Perrin Reed died along with his father, 37-year-old Justin Reed, when the 1974 Cessna-172 Skyhawk he was pilot...MORE...
Lottery winners feeling 'grateful' - WAPATO -- Winning $100,000 may not be huge by lottery standards, but it will certainly help a Wapato couple faced with medical bills. Ronny Hunt was presented with a check for that amount Tuesday at the state Lottery office in Yakima after the numbers on...MORE...
Sunfair Parade names Anderson marshal - YAKIMA -- Heidi Anderson, the executive director of Children's Wishes and Dreams, has been named the grand marshal for the 48th annual Sunfair Parade. Anderson founded the Yakima-based Wishes and Dreams in 2005 to coordinate granting wishes for local chil...MORE...
Dem candidate in 15th runs afoul of PDC rules - YAKIMA, Wash. -- I was wondering why Donicio Marichalar’s name hadn’t popped up yet in the Public Disclosure Commission’s online candidate database....MORE...
Daily checkout: Sears makes fridge pitch to the unemployed - Customers who spend $399 on appliances between July 6 and Aug. 1 with a store credit card will receive a portion of the debt credited for each month they’re unemployed. The offer is designed for customers who may be hesitant to buy in the middle of a weak...MORE...
Mattawa apple pickers file lawsuit for spraying incident - MATTAWA, Wash. -- Three apple pickers have filed a class-action lawsuit against a Connell-based pilot for allegedly spraying dozens of workers in Mattawa last year with a toxic herbicide....MORE...
Tragic end to fun day: Yakima pilot, kids were meeting mom for picnic - Justin Reed was flying his two children from Yakima to a picnic with their mother at Rimrock Lake on Sunday afternoon when the 1974 Cessna-172 Skyhawk he was piloting crashed, killing him and his son, a family friend said Monday. Reed, 37, and 13-year-o...MORE...
The art of surviving a recession - The good news: The heads of Yakima's major arts organizations aren't waking up at 2 a.m. in a cold sweat. The bad news: All are feeling the effects of the recession -- from direct hits to their institutions' portfolio investments, to lower ticket sales an...MORE...
Man admits pulling trigger in Terrace Heights killing - A 29-year-old man admitted Monday that he fatally shot a 19-year-old Yakima man at a Terrace Heights party early Sunday, Yakima County sheriff's detectives said. The man contends that he shot Eriberto Lopez in self-defense, and he was released as the in...MORE...
Obama taps Valley man to head rural housing agency - YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Obama administration named the leader of a Yakima housing agency on Monday to head the federal agency for rural housing in Washington. Mario Villanueva, currently director of Catholic Charities Housing Services in Yakima, will take re...MORE...
Health centers share $26.5 million - Three Yakima County health centers were among the recipients of federal stimulus money announced Monday by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. Murray, a Washington Democrat and senior member of the Senate committees that fund and oversee health care, announced just o...MORE...
Grandview pledges funds to library with YVCC - GRANDVIEW -- City leaders here have promised to pay for the remainder of a new library shared by the city and Yakima Valley Community College. However, they still hope they don't need to. At a special meeting Monday, Grandview City Council members unanimo...MORE...
The Seasons hopes to clear a hurdle - YAKIMA, Wash. -- One of Yakima's newer arts venues that's been severely affected by the economic downturn is The Seasons. This week, the downtown performance hall hopes to clear yet another hurdle of red tape in the ongoing effort at becoming a fully nonp...MORE...
Wind-whipped fire leaves eight homeless - YAKIMA, Wash. -- An early Monday fire in the 7900 block of Englewood Crest Drive that was made worse by windy conditions has left eight people homeless but uninjured. Yakima firefighters received a report of a brush and house fire about 2:20 a.m. and arr...MORE...
Patrol pursues now-fatal hit-and-run - YAKIMA -- Detectives are hoping that analysis of evidence found at the scene of a hit-and-run crash that killed a Wapato man will help lead to the vehicle that hit him. Forrest Howard, 43, died Friday at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center, where h...MORE...
Lower Valley crews spray for mosquitos tonight - PROSSER, Wash. -- Mosquito control officials plan to spray aerially tonight in the Lower Valley. Weather permitting, Benton County Mosquito Control District crews will begin spraying at 9 tonight in Mabton and rural areas around Prosser, Grandview and Wes...MORE...
Stabbing: one released, one still in hospital - NACHES -- One of two men injured in connection with a Sunday stabbing was released from Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital on Monday evening, a nursing supervisor said. The other man, a 27-year-old from Yakima, remained there in satisfactory condition with c...MORE...
Training SWAT deputy shoots self in leg - YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. -- A Snohomish County sheriff's deputy reportedly shot himself in the leg Monday afternoon during SWAT training at the Yakima Training Center, authorities said. The man, whose name was not released, was flown by military heli...MORE...
06/29/09 Death Notices - Johnny M. Hamilton Johnny Mack Hamilton, 58, of Yakima died Saturday at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hamilton was born in Yakima and raised in Toppenish. He worked on the family farm until 1977 and was later employed by Amoco-Tenneco Co. for 17 y...MORE...
Snohomish sheriff shoots himself in leg at Training Center - YAKIMA, Wash. — A Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy reportedly shot himself in the leg this afternoon during SWAT training at the Yakima Training Center, authorities said....MORE...
Family expects 5-year-old who survived plane crash to recover - YAKIMA, Wash. — The 5-year-old girl who survived a fatal plane crash on Sunday near Rimrock Lake is expected to fully recover, relatives said....MORE...
Could candidate’s alter ego render equal-time issue moot? - YAKIMA, Wash. -- There may be another wrinkle in the Yakima City Council equal radio time saga. Candidate Mary Place said last week she plans to ask Gap West Broadcasting for considerations under the FCC’s equal time rules in her race against Councilman ...MORE...
‘Daily Checkout’ checks in - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Good morning. Today I will introduce a new daily feature called “Daily Checkout.” During weekday mornings, I will point out national, regional and local retail, consumer and restaurant news worth reading....MORE...
Mountain biker passes 2,000-mile mark in Tour Divide - Yakima mountain bike rider Eric Bruntjen passed the 2,000-mile mark of the Tour Divide on Monday morning, not long before he crossed into New Mexico — the last state he will traverse as part of the 2,780-mile race that began in Banff, Alberta, Canada, and...MORE...
Girl injured in plane crash expected to recover - A 5-year-old girl seriously injured in a plane crash Sunday at Rimrock Lake remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle....MORE...
House and brush fire leaves eight homeless, unhurt - An early morning fire in the 7900 block of Englewood Crest Drive that was made worse by windy conditions has left eight people homeless but uninjured....MORE...
06/28/09 Death Notice - Bonita Lammer Bonita Kay Lammer, 58, of Yakima died Thursday. Ms. Lammer was born in Edgeley, N.D. Survivors include a sister, Jo Murray of Yakima; and two brothers, Gary Lammer of West Fargo, N.D., and Rodney Lammer of LaMoure, N.D. No formal services ar...MORE...
National organization to recognize blind teacher - YAKIMA, Wash. -- To Annee Hartzell, confidence comes first, then skills. Blind children are no different. "Once you give them a positive attitude about themselves and their blindness, then the skills will follow," said the vision specialist who teaches b...MORE...
06/29/09 In Basket - Advertising The Yakima Advertising Federation has selected Rob Phillips for the Silver Medal Award. The organization gives the award to a professional who has a history of giving back to the advertising industry and the community. After graduating from W...MORE...
DIY: Decorating on a budget - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Lisa Ching never throws away old socks. They helped her create new walls -- and a new mood -- in her Terrace Heights home. On the advice of a friend who's a painter, Ching used socks as paintbrushes to color and add texture to the drab wa...MORE...
Shop Talk: Nothing beats a good sandwich (discussion) - I've written a lot about how the recession is affecting the expansion plans of many national retailers and restaurants. Apparently the folks at Inland Northwest Business Development didn't get the memo. The Spokane-based firm, which owns Subway franchis...MORE...
Get your quiz answers here - 1. Shop Talk blogger Mai Hoang treated readers to a column about the restaurant scene in D) none of the above 2. Which retired slugger helped put on a youth baseball clinic in Yakima? B) Edgar Martinez 3. The ABC show "Primetime" featured Yakima teenage...MORE...
06/29/09 Senior Lunch menus - Older American Nutrition Program (Call 574-2200 the day before by 4 p.m. to register for lunch.) Today: Taco salad, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, refried beans, apple, cookie. Tuesday: Barbecue chicken, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, orange, brownie....MORE...
Yakima man, son die in plane crash near Rimrock Lake - Investigators will be combing the wreckage today of a plane crash that killed a Yakima man and his son, and critically injured his daughter near Rimrock Lake on Sunday afternoon. The plane, a 1974 Cessna-172 Skyhawk rental owned by McCormick Air Center o...MORE...
Man stabbed at Naches area party - A 27-year-old Yakima man was stabbed at a party in Naches early Sunday morning....MORE...
Shooting at party leaves man dead in Terrace Heights - YAKIMA, Wash. -- A 19-year-old Yakima man died of a gunshot wound suffered at a party in the Terrace Heights area early this morning....MORE...
Critical areas ordinance: clash of wildlife protection, property rights - YAKIMA, Wash. -- This time of year, fresh bales of hay dot the lowlands of the Wenas Valley, a green contrast to the gray-brown shrub steppe on the rolling ridges above. The difference between the green fields and arid grasslands c...MORE...
Portable device could help thwart auto thefts - Eastern Washington isn't big enough for a traditional LoJack system -- the transponder-like device that sets off a warning beep in patrol cars or police planes once authorities know the car has been stolen. But there's another, smaller option for resident...MORE...
Bilingual Chat Time set for Library - Those looking for an informal way to practice English or Spanish will have a new outlet in Yakima starting Tuesday: the downtown library. The library, at 102 N. Third St., will offer Bilingual Chat Time from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays until the end of...MORE...
Photo: 'Tis the blueberry season - Bryan Rogers of Yakima and his niece, Mimi Rogers, 10, search out ripe blueberries at Blueberry Hill u-pick blueberry farm in Moxee on Saturday. Farm owner Jim Roy said the season started around June 20 of this year and will continue for about three weeks...MORE...
Opening doors to new homebuyers - YAKIMA, Wash. -- If you spotted an unusually high number of people driving slowly around Yakima on Saturday, peeking at real estate listings and straining to read addresses on houses, there's a perfectly good reason. About 200 open houses were scheduled f...MORE...
Candidates begin the dash for cash - Yakima, Wash. -- Yakima City Councilman Micah Cawley has raised three times more money than challenger Mary Place, and so far, their race has raised more than the other three City Council races. Through Thursday, Cawley had raised $12,441, according to th...MORE...
How well did you read the paper this past week? - Yakima Herald-Republic weekly news quiz 1. Shop Talk blogger Mai Hoang treated readers to a column about the restaurant scene in A) Yakima B) Seattle C) Walla Walla D) none of the above 2. Which retired slugger helped put on a youth baseball clinic...MORE...
Teen's death is county's 11th homicide of 2009 - yakima, Wash. -- Oscar Garcia, a 16-year-old Yakima boy shot in the head earlier this month in a drive-by, died early Saturday. His death makes the gang-related shooting the county's 11th homicide this year and further punctuates a recent spate of local v...MORE...
Man sets himself on fire, dies at Walla Walla 7-Eleven - WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- An unidentified man died early today after setting himself on fire in a convenience store parking lot, authorities said....MORE...
Yakima Valley School honor for Deccio - Retired state Sen. Alex Deccio of Yakima will be honored today (sat) at Selah's Yakima Valley School for the developmentally disabled. Over the years, the long-time Republican senator led efforts to protect the school from threatened closure by the Le...MORE...
Three arrested after drive-by shooting - yakima -- Police arrested three teenage males after a drive-by shooting around noon Friday at a house near South Ninth and East Spruce streets. Nobody was injured when multiple shots were fired, according to the Yaki...MORE...
Council candidates agree on air-time deal - Yakima City Council candidate Dave Ettl will resume his regular role as morning talk radio host on Monday. Ettl's employer, Gap West Broadcasting, confirmed deals Friday with his two opponents, incumbent Councilwoman Son...MORE...
Ex-mayor challenging Cawley will seek equal time, too - Mary Place plans to eventually ask for equal air time during her campaign against Councilman Micah Cawley, who hosts a country music show on KDBL 92.9 The Bull FM. The former Yakima mayor said she hasn't done so yet bec...MORE...
06/26/09 Death Notices - Darold E. P. Johann Darold Edward Pahrman Johann, 61, of Toppenish died Wednesday. Mr. Johann was born in Bellingham, Wash., and was raised and educated in the Yakima area. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War and later worked as a police officer....MORE...
Two plead guilty in fatal jail beating - yakima, Wash. -- The brother of a man who died after a 2007 Yakima County jailhouse beating said he's not pleased that two of the assailants were allowed to plead guilty to reduced charges Friday. But he called it "one step forward" in obtaining justice f...MORE...
Members of the Cascade Drum & Bugle Corps says it's a blast - YAKIMA, Wash. -- Wherever they go, they're watched. They're critiqued on the way they hold their instruments, their footwork, their poise. If they march too fast or too slow, someone notices. And if they lose their focus -- even for an instant -- someone...MORE...
Hastings delivers harsh words about energy tax - YAKIMA, Wash. -- U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Pasco, invoked lemmings and had some other sharp words for the Democrats’ National Energy Tax in a speech on the House floor today....MORE...
