Members of the Yakama Nation Tribal Council met with the Second Gentleman of the United States (SGOTUS), Douglas Emhoff on Tuesday morning to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their community.
A new partnership was formed today to pave a historic path for nuclear, carbon-free energy in Washington.
WALLULA, Wash. — Tyson Foods in connection with the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to employees at the Wallula beef plant on Thursday. A spokesperson for Tyson Foods says more than 100 of the…
In December 2020, the Pasco Police Department (PPD) announced that a playground slide was stolen from Tierra Vida park at 3325 Tierra Vida Ln. Very little information regarding the suspect was provided, making it a particularly difficult case to crack. Luckily, they aren’t the only local law enforcement group protecting Eastern Washington.
First-grade teacher Julie Fry of Yakima’s Roosevelt Elementary is no stranger to the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). She’s been nominated for the award on numerous occasions in her longstanding tenure in the Yakima School District.
PASCO, Wash. – While most Washingtonians avoided an outdoor run this weekend, Matthew Shepard, did the opposite. “130 miles, like that’s definitely within my realm of abilities and I thought, really difficult, that sounds fun,” he said. Shepard, a 33-year-old…
The mass vaccination efforts at the Benton County Fairgrounds are being put on hold for this week despite officials urging patients to sign-up for their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine this week.
SEATTLE, Wash. — The first batch of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has arrived safely in Washington at the UW Medical Center in Seattle. At 10:11 a.m. on Monday morning, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee quote-tweeted a video posted by reporter Benjamin Woodard…
Dr. Teresa Everson just announced that she will be resigning as Health Officer at the Yakima Health District.
The need for food assistance in Washington state has doubled this year as the COVID-19 pandemic caused record high unemployment rates. The Washington state Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that the state is experiencing a 50% increase in food insecurity.…
U-Haul is offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents being impacted by wildfires across the Pacific Northwest.
The entire health care system in Yakima County is exceeding capacity, health officials announced Friday.
Health officials have changed the way they are reporting COVID-19 case counts and death tolls in the Tri-Cities area.
A 3-year-old girl missing out of Wapato has been found safe and the suspect is now in custody.
Washington businesses that decide to open or operate in direct violation of Gov. Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order may be cited and fined for unsafe workplace conditions under emergency rules filed today by the state Department of Labor & Industries.
On Saturday, Live PD, on A&E featured sixteen-year-old Lorelei Starr, who went missing from her home in Moses Lake on April 17 and has not been seen since.
While social distancing measures may prevent some from getting out and meeting new people, it hasn’t stopped Samantha Wyatt from making several thousand new friends.
Hundreds gathered at Columbia Point Marina on Saturday to protest the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife ban on fishing.
The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office said the inmates used a table to break open an exterior fire door, then jumped over the outside fence, spurred by coronavirus fears. They are all now back in custody.
Yakima County jail officials say 14 inmates were able to break open a fire door and hop over a fence to escape the jail Monday night: six remain at large.
The Benton County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild has voted to no longer support Sheriff Jerry Hatcher and said they will not support him if he seeks a second term.
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Benton County Sheriff Jerry Hatcher is facing criminal charges following allegations that he strangled his wife, according to the Benton County Superior Court Clerk's Office.
WAPATO, Wash. -- Former Wapato city administrator Juan Orozco was arrested on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
