New labels to show eco-friendly autos - 

Delays expected on U.S. Highway 12 near Naches - 

Time to harvest groceries to fill food banks in Valley  - 
With high fuel prices and the nation's economy in peril, Yakima Valley food banks are seeing more and more customers coming through their doors. Saturday, community members can help re-s...

Yakima's Asthma Walk sets $60,000 fundraising goal - 

Wapato budget leaves city pool, community center on the sidelines - 
WAPATO -- Facing a proposed $159,000 shortfall in next year's operating budget, the city's swimming pool and community center will not make it into the financial picture. Last nightMonday, Mayor Jesse Farias presented the prelim...

Grandview to host town hall meeting on EMS levy tonight - 
GRANDVIEW -- Backers of a proposed levy to fund ambulance services in the Lower Valley will hold a town hall meeting to make their case tonight.tuesday Prosser Memorial Hospital operates an ambulance service that covers Grandview...

Lower Valley man acquitted of arson charges, declared insane - 
A 25-year-old Brownstown man who burned his family's house to the ground last year and then tried to do it again in February has been found insane. Pedro C. Sanchez was committed to Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake for up...

Delays to worsen at Snoqualmie Pass until snow hits - 

New El Mirador location to open this week - 
A popular Mexican restaurant in Yakima is opening its second location in the next few days. Owners of El Mirador were working Tuesday to open the new location at 1601 E. Yakima Ave. in Terrace Heights by WednesdayScott Mayes 10/...

YMCA offering free memberships to some military personnel and their families - 
The Yakima Family YMCA is offering free memberships to families of deployed U.S. Army National Guard and Reserve personnel. The local YMCA began offering the free memberships last week as part of a nationwide YMCA campaign, says membership director Tressa...

10/08/08 Yakima People - 
John Barnett has been named Student of the Month for October at Yakima's Perry Technical Institute. Barnett enrolled at Perry after graduating from West Valley High School in 2006. He chose the school's Information Technology & Commu...

Health agencies inspecting schools topic of hearing  - 
Local health agencies would be required to inspect schools for environmental safety under a controversial proposal before the state Board of Health, which meets Wednesday at the Yakima Convention Center....

Ike graduate to appear on 'Deal or No Deal' - 
Howie Mandel won't be the only familiar face on daytime "Deal or No Deal" Wednesday.Change to TODAY for print Jennica Corry, a 23-year-old insurance auditor in Irvine, Calif., grew up in Yakima and still has ties here. She will holding case...

Chamber awards attendees should have a roaring time - 
Those who attend the Yakima Valley Chamber Awards on Thursday night will step back into the past. The theme of this year's event is the Roaring 20s. During the ceremony, those in attendance will hear a presentation on the history of the Chamber and the c...

Wapato celebrates a century of diversity - 
Since its incorporation a century ago, Wapato's repeated waves of migration created what is probably the most ethnically diverse city in the entire Yakima Valley. Situated on the Yakama reservation, this Lower Valley city of roughly 4,540 residents includ...

Eyman has his say on I-985 - 
Initiative 985 is a pain-free way to reduce traffic congestion across the state, Tim Eyman told the Yakima City Council on Tuesday night. Opponents, including former state Sen. Alex Deccio, said it's a tax grab for Seattle. "Predictions that this will be...

Voter registrations surge to record - 
Energizing campaigns and intense voting drives have led to a record number of voter registrations both locally and statewide, election officials say. As of Friday, there were a record 3,515,393 voters registered in Washington state, up about 1,300 from th...

Owen deserves another term - 
One thing stands out in a review of the duties of the office of lieutenant governor: It is pretty much what the officeholder wants to make it. Technically, the state Constitution requires that the lieutenant governor fill in as governor if the state's chi...

Incumbent Reed wears all three hats with distinction - 
Election reforms launched by the secretary of state's office in recent years have grabbed most of the headlines, so it might be easy to overlook two other important duties assigned to that office beyond being chief elections officer: chief corporations of...

10/08/08 Death Notices - 
Lola Mae Pickett Lola Mae Pickett, 88, of Yakima died Friday. Mrs. Pickett was born in Henrietta, Okla. Survivors include two daughters, Pat Boyd of Puyallup, Wash., and Othella Heilman of Yakima; a son, Darryl Filarski of Michigan; four grandchildren and...

10/07/08 Death Notices - 
Robert C. Champie Robert C. Champie, 91, formerly of Ellensburg, died Sept. 17 at his home in Seattle. He was born in Thorp and raised and educated in the Ellensburg area. He moved to King County in 1952. He was employed at Todd Shipyards until he retired...