Millions of years ago, a 10,000-foot-tall volcanic cone stood on the Cascade Ridge near Chinook Pass. Today, Fife’s Peaks are visible from State Route 410, and people might not realize the significance.
A recent fire near Zillah served as a reminder of how hops, which provide beer with bitterness and aroma, can catch fire if not carefully monitored.
The spot has become popular as a hangout, as well as a venue for stories of the supernatural, particularly when it seems that the laws of grav…
Owhi, one of the signatories to the Treaty of 1855 and uncle of the Yakama Chief Kamiakin. He also fought in the war with federal troops and w…
While it represented a sea change in American policy, its passage was not deemed noteworthy in the Yakima Valley and, sadly, seemed to do litt…
“Elliott was dreaming of a scale others weren’t considering,” said Janae Huber, the arts commission’s collections manager. “It was an outsized dream.”
While some historians look at Bolon’s death as the provocation for federal troops to march on the Yakama, the story was a bit more complicated.
Editor's note: This column was first published March 12, 2018. It has been updated to reflect changes in the status of Herbert "Chief" Rice's …
Yakima County has had a taste of stardom, with several films, ranging from Hollywood studio productions to independent films, shot in the Valley.
The instrument is so sensitive that the Hanford device was picking up a raven pecking at the frost on the pipes that refrigerate system.
The Wobblies were particularly influential among migrant laborers who came to Washington to follow harvests or work in lumber camps. The IWW w…
For scientists, the monument is a place to take advantage of a — hopefully — once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see how nature can recover from…
Click Relander, a former city editor at the Yakima Herald-Republic, also did extensive research on the history and culture of the Wanapum and …
The B-17G, dubbed “Day’s Pay,” flew 60 missions over Europe, and is today memorialized at Richland High School.
In the late morning of July 29, 1956, was punctuated in Terrace Heights and Yakima with a boom, a cloud of smoke and broken windows.
In a week, the 2024 Summer Olympics will kick off in Paris, bringing together the world’s best athletes.
Needless to say, his claim didn’t stand, but he made significant contributions in mapping the Pacific Northwest.
This week is the anniversary of the Thirtymile Fire, which killed four firefighters north of Winthrop.
When the Civil War began, Reed, his father and his brother James enlisted in the Union Army, serving in Pennsylvania regiments.
The Pippins are not the first baseball team to make Yakima their home base. In the course of a century, there have been at least three profess…
While the pilot who reported the sighting was dismissed by the U.S. Air Force investigators, Kenneth Arnold insisted that he really did see st…
Ironically, it was the Manhattan Project that created the pristine wildlife area that comprises the monument.
With the time-zone differences, Yakima residents first learned of the invasion at 12:30 a.m. June 6, when air raid sirens blew throughout the …
The McAllister Museum of Aviation, located in an old hangar on the east end of the Yakima airport, contains exhibits ranging from a World War …
American Legion Post 36 in Yakima is named in honor of Logan Wheeler, and the scrapbook he compiled is in the library at WSU and is available online.
Along with throwing out an Oklahoma sterilization law, Douglas’ opinion in Skinner v. Oklahoma is also considered one of the first steps towar…
As anyone who's had work done at their house knows, something unexpected will always pop up in the most routine project.
May 4 marked the 23rd anniversary of Yakima entering a sister-city relationship with Morelia, the capital city of the Mexican state of Michoac…
The battle could be considered a draw, as both the Native American warriors and the militia volunteers from Oregon withdrew from the field aft…
For 30 years, a U.S. Navy ship bore the name of a Lower Valley city.
The designation is more than a feel-good award. It is a tool that vintners use to promote wines by showing they come from unique areas.
A father and son accused of killing two men in a barroom brawl were dragged out of jail by a mob and hanged in a scene that could easily have …
Priscilla Thompson Goodwin is best known in the Yakima Valley as being the first woman settler to die in the area.
Editor's note: This column was first published March 15, 2021.
The Mattoon Cabin has clearly seen better days.
The castle-like building at 620 S. 48th Ave. In Yakima was once the home of “the richest woman in the Klondike.”
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