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2017 Moxee Hop Festival Adds a Day — And Some New Twists
This year's Moxee Hop Festival has so much going on that organizers had no choice: They added an extra day.
So if you love parades, live music, Sea Gals, great food and bucket-loads of family fun, mark your calendars for Aug. 3, 4 and 5.
Americana Will Fill the Air at This Week’s Downtown Summer Nights [VIDEOS]
Whether you're a refugee from working too many hours or seeking some of that famous Yakima Valley sunshine, you're in luck tonight (July 20). There'll be plenty of both as Downtown Summer Nights welcomes Jeff Crosby & the Refugees plus Bootleg Sunshine to the outdoor stage on historic North Front Street.
Carey Motors Launches Donation Drive For Local Teen Culinary Program
Yakima's Carey Motors has announced a donation drive to help out Urban Kitchen, a Yakima-based organization that helps teens learn culinary, food safety and business skills.
Selah Community Days Parade Takes It to a Whole ‘Nother Level [PHOTOS]
After a military chopper flyover to get things started, you wouldn't have thought Saturday's (May 20) Selah Community Days parade could go much higher.
But you'd have thought wrong.
Ice, Accidents Close I-82 From Union Gap to Sunnyside
Black ice made driving treacherous throughout Central Washington early this morning (Feb. 15), causing two separate semitruck accidents south of Toppenish and resulting in the closure of both directions of Interstate 82 for 13 miles.
The wrecks -- the first in the westbound lanes at Milepost 48 near Toppenish, the second in the eastbound lanes at Milepost 53 near Zillah -- brought the freeway to a
Yakima Man Dies in East Spruce Street Shooting
A 28-year-old Yakima man is dead after a Saturday night shooting on East Spruce Street, the Yakima Police Department reported this morning (Feb. 12).
Officers say Eddie Abrams was on the ground and not breathing when they arrived in the 800 block of East Spruce after reports of shots being fired at about 9 p
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Women’s March on Yakima Draws Hundreds: ‘We’re Not Going Away’ [PHOTOS]
A day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, hundreds took to the streets of Yakima to add their voices to hundreds of thousands of others around the world who rallied to send the new commander-in-chief a message:
"We're not going away."
Yakima Air Terminal Closes Again [UPDATED]
The Yakima Air Terminal -- which closed Tuesday evening because of dangerously icy conditions, then reopened Wednesday afternoon -- has closed again, according to the city of Yakima.
All flights to and from the airport have been canceled until at least Thursday morning, a city news release issued late Wednesday said...
Boiler Fails at Yakima Regional Medical Center, Cutting Off Main Heat
With temperatures barely in double digits, the heat is on the fritz at Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center.
Inpatient care is continuing as workers try to repair the boiler, which failed early Friday morning, according to a statement from Regional. Elective surgeries, however, are being rescheduled.
Icy Morning Offers a Timely Reminder for Yakima Holiday Travelers
This morning's treacherously icy roads are a good pre-Christmas reminder for holiday travelers: If you want to get where you're going safely, check the conditions, allow plenty of time and slow down.
That's the Washington State Department of Transportation's advice, anyway...