King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn is launching a campaign for Washington’s 8th Congressional District House seat, challenging Democratic incumbent Rep. Kim Schrier in the 2022 midterms. Read more ...

The plan sent to the Washington State Supreme Court by the bipartisan redistricting commission includes a Latino voter majority district in Central Washington by a slim margin, but that doesn’t mean Latino voters will be able to elect their p… Read more ...

LaDon Linde won his Yakima County commissioner seat by 65 votes over challenger Autumn Torres, according to Tuesday's certified election results. The race is headed for a hand recount on Dec. 6, along with a Toppenish school board seat. Read more ...

White, a former international business consultant who now owns White's Farm 2 Table in Yakima, is running as a Democrat against incumbent Rep. Dan Newhouse to represent the sprawling 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Read more ...

All voters who returned an unsigned or mismatched ballot were notified by mail and by phone, and had to remedy the issue by Monday for their ballot to count, county Elections Manager Kathy Fisher said Monday. The return was higher than normal… Read more ...

Latino representation in the Yakima Valley and the Voting Rights Act were points of contention for the Washington State Redistricting Commission as it failed to meet a deadline to come up with new voting boundary maps, commissioners said Thursday. Read more ...

A final map released by the state’s redistricting commission on Tuesday would split Yakima County into three pieces, as is currently the case, but keeps the Yakama reservation together. Read more ...

The state redistricting commission's failure to approve new maps leaves lots of questions for voters and lawmakers in the Yakima area. A Latino-majority district in the Yakima Valley had been one of the hang-ups during discussions over the pa… Read more ...

The Yakima City Council is considering a draft district map that could give more representation to the city’s Latino community. Read more ...

With one more batch of ballots tallied, incumbent Yakima County Commissioner LaDon Linde had a lead of 87 votes over challenger Autumn Torres on Tuesday. Read more ...

LaDon Linde’s lead narrowed to 101 votes over challenger Autumn Torres Monday, and the tight Yakima County Commissioner race likely will qualify for a recount once election results are certified, according to County Auditor Charles Ross. Resu… Read more ...

LaDon Linde still leads the Yakima County Commissioner District 3 race, but the gap between him and challenger Autumn Torres narrowed to about 120 votes Friday. Read more ...

LaDon Linde has 16,843 votes to Autumn Torres’ 16,542, leaving about 300 votes between them as of Friday afternoon's count.   Read more ...

OneAmerica sued the county in July 2020, alleging its voting system disenfranchises Latino voters, who now account for a majority of the county’s population. Read more ...

Matt Brown pulled further ahead in the close Yakima City Council District 6 race, with 54 votes now separating him and opponent Lisa Wallace, according to updated election results available Thursday. Read more ...

Matt Brown edged ahead of Lisa Wallace in the race to represent Yakima City Council District 6 on Wednesday, with thousands of ballots left to count. Read more ...

David Barragan, who is leading in the race for Toppenish City Council Position 4, said he’s moved out of the city and is ineligible to serve. Read more ...

Graciela Villanueva and Ryan Beckett won the races for Positions 1 and 2 on the Yakima school board, respectively, Tuesday night. Read more ...

Voters appear to have returned LaDon Linde to his Yakima County Commission District 3 seat, according to Tuesday night’s preliminary election results. Read more ...

Janice Deccio appears to be in the lead for the District 4 seat on the Yakima City Council in Tuesday’s election. Read more ...

Revenue generated from the tax can only be used on law and justice services. Cities and towns across the county also receive a share to help support police, courts and corrections. Read more ...

Public health has become a hot-button issue among Yakima County Commission District 3 candidates LaDon Linde and Autumn Torres, both Republicans. Read more ...

Earlier this year, the Yakima City Council unanimously supported a proposal that would remove a council member for failing to attend meetings. Now, the issue is in the hands of voters. Read more ...

Lisa Wallace, a small business owner and mother, is competing with pastor and business owner Matt Brown to fill Brad Hill's seat on the Yakima City Council after Hill declined to run for reelection. Read more ...

Janice Deccio, a communications and event coordinator for Catholic Charities of Central Washington, is squaring off against MAK Daddy Coffee Roasters owner Mark Shervey in a Yakima City Council race to fill the seat of Kay Funk, who declined … Read more ...

Danny Herrera and Edgar Hernandez Jr. are vying for the Yakima City Council seat up for election in District 2. Read more ...

A number of Yakima area candidates are refusing to participate in election events and there are a number of races where no candidates filled out information for the Yakima County Voters' Guide. Read more ...

After falling just short in three previous attempts, the Selah Parks and Recreation Service Area will again ask residents to approve a levy to fund the Selah Aquatic Center. Read more ...

Growth and affordable housing are a concern for one of the two candidates running for the Selah City Council seat now held by Suzanne Vargas. Read more ...

Councilmember Kevin Wickenhagen, who was appointed the council in 2019, is being challenged by Diane Underwood.  Read more ...

Selah is growing and coping with recent turmoil that brought national attention to the city. City Council candidates Jared Iverson and Joshua Pruneda share their visions for the city's future. Read more ...

In the Position 1 race for Yakima School Board in the Nov. 2 general election, Kenton Gartrell is taking on incumbent Graciela Villanueva. In the Position 2 race, Ryan Beckett is trying to unseat incumbent Donald Joseph Davis Jr.  Read more ...

The letter, which was signed by Yakima School District safety and security director Sara Cordova, described Kenton Gartrell’s behavior as “intimidating, threatening, and dangerous to staff, students, and parents.” Read more ...

For the Sunnyside school board, two races are officially contested. Current board President Michelle Emery Perry will face off against newcomer Linda Roberts for the District 2 seat. Read more ...

In a Facebook post, Nicole Church said she and her husband, Scott Church, are employed at Hanford and expect to lose their jobs by Dec. 8 because they are not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more ...

In the Selah School District, two board positions are up for grabs, while West Valley has one contested race for its school board. Read more ...

ZILLAH — Growth, economic development and the city swimming pool are the main issues in the Zillah mayoral race. Read more ...

Five of seven Wapato City Council positions are up for election in 2021, with four of those races unopposed. Read more ...

Four seats are up for election, and two of them, held by incumbents Martin Beeler and Julia Hart, are basically uncontested.  Read more ...

A mayoral race and three City Council seats — one of which is contested — are on the ballot in Moxee for the Nov. 2 general election.  Read more ...

SanJuanita Anaya discontinued her campaign after being notified she failed to provide financial statements. Incumbent Elpidia Saavedre is now the only one eligible for the position, although Anaya’s name will remain on the November ballot. Read more ...

Jimenez, 62, who also serves on the Toppenish school board, said her top priorities are seeing the police department fully staffed and helping the city improve its economy. Read more ...

Yakima's City Council will review a new district map produced by city staff in November that will reflect population changes reported in the 2020 Census. Read more ...

In draft maps released Tuesday by the Washington State Redistricting Commission, the Yakama Reservation was united. The reservation is currently split between districts 14 and 15. The city of Yakima remains divided. The maps explore possible … Read more ...

Linde and Torres disagreed over a recent settlement involving county elections, local water utility and COVID-19 mandates during a forum Thursday.  Read more ...