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We boast one of the largest newsrooms in the state for a community of our size. Our journalists provide timely and credible information to help you make sound decisions about your day-to-day life in the 黑料福利社. We report on the valley with such commitment and insight because this is where we live 鈥 this is our community, too. And we cannot do this work without you.
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Longtime Yakima television station KIMA is in the midst of the second ownership change in two months, with nightly broadcasts apparently moving from Yakima to the Tri-Cities.
The train was the , a rolling museum of some of America鈥檚 greatest historical artifacts, ranging from Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 working copy of the Declaration of Independence to the U.S. flag that Marines raised on Iwo Jima in one of World War II鈥檚 most iconic moments.
The school was closed in early 1920, after the school building burned in December 1919, and the children either attended local public schools or were sent to boarding schools in Oregon and Kansas.
The Maryhill Museum of Art has a large collection of Native American art, Rodin sculptures, small mannequins displaying post-World War II French fashion and a collection of chess sets from around the world.
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Proposed changes include lowering the speed limit on a portion of University Parkway from 40 to 35 miles per hour.
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West Valley鈥檚 second straight dazzling run to the Class 4A state baseball tournament was again halted by first-round disappointment on Saturday at Yakima County Stadium.
Selah erased a six-run deficit to knock out Othello in the quarterfinals, highlighting a tough day at state tournaments for most of the Valley's baseball and softball teams.
Saturday afternoon's Class 2B state baseball quarterfinal at Parker Faller Field rode the fine line between dramatic and absurd.
Another day and another district title for Samuel French.
QUINCY聽鈥 Ellensburg boys and girls teams both picked up wins in the 3,200 meters and in the field as the Bulldogs closed out a pair of Class 2A District 5 championships on the second and last day of the meet at Quincy High School on Friday.
RICHLAND聽鈥 A game-tying two-run home run from Calleigh Sinnes and a winning single by Tatum Trammell lifted No. 14 West Valley to its first state victory since 2019, but a late-night loss halted the Rams' postseason run聽on Friday at the Columbia Playfields.
He is currently being held in the Yakima County jail in lieu of $250,000 bail and is barred from contact with any of the victims.
A huge PR by West Valley's Benjamin Beardemphl at the first day of the CBBN district meet gave him the second-best javelin throw this year and moved him into 9th on the Valley's all-time list.
聽鈥淚鈥檓 grateful that I did survived, but surviving and being unchanged are two very different things,鈥 officer Javier Arredondo said.
Fourteen Valley baseball and softball teams are will participate in state tournaments that start this week.
The CBBN league and district champions couldn't recover after giving up an early goal in a rematch of their first-round 4A state loss two years ago.
Kloster鈥檚 one-over-par 145 gave him his best result of four straight state appearances, Grandview and La Salle鈥檚 boys both took third in the team competition, and Cle Elum鈥檚 Riley Wilfong placed fifth for a third consecutive 2B/1B top 10 finish.
Playing with their 鈥渂acks against the wall,鈥 for the second straight game, East Valley鈥檚 boys soccer team composed a similar response to their district championship game triumph.
La Salle鈥檚 Natalie Richardson will take plenty of momentum into her third straight state tennis tournament after winning another Class 2B District 5 title last Thursday.
Four Valley golfers sit inside the top five of their respective tournaments at the halfway point of state golf competition on Tuesday.
WAPATO 鈥 A breakout freshman performance allowed Wapato soccer to take the next step in its steady rise on Tuesday night.
When the truck鈥檚 driver pulled into a driveway, he got out and pointed a black pistol at the woman, who has law-enforcement experience, that she said looked like a Glock pistol. She drove off and called for help, the affidavit said.
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EPHRATA 鈥 After a one-year absence, Naches Valley baseball is back in the state playoffs.
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