Prior to a federal court ruling in 2014 that resulted in Yakima’s seven-district voting system, the city had never had an elected Latino serve on the City Council.
TOPPENISH — In making a class presentation on missing and murdered indigenous women on the Yakama reservation, Christen Hoptowit Rivera and two fellow Heritage University students wanted to raise awareness of the issue.
Christmas tree sales across Yakima have hit the ground running. Continue reading...
Five years ago, at the urging of his wife, Lance Reese bought Valley Cycling and transformed it into one of the area’s premiere bike shops. Continue reading...
In early November, a handful of workers at Mobile Fleet Services on East Viola Avenue began stringing Christmas lights on a 1961 Mack B61 truck. Continue reading...
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit accusing the city of Sunnyside of using its crime-free rental policy to discriminate. Continue reading...
WAPATO — Sparks flew and blue light seared in Wapato High School’s agriculture mechanics shop Friday morning during a first-time multidistrict welding competition. Continue reading...
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