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Time to Fill Out Your Bracket For the 2016 Million Dollar Bracket Challenge
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We just wanted to remind you that today is Selection Sunday. The teams were announced and when you’re ready, you may fill out your bracket.
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Act quickly! The deadline to fill out brackets is this Thursday, March 17, at 9 a...
Friends Seek Community’s Help for Widow of Yakima Bicyclist — She’s Caring for Three Special-Needs Kids
When 60-year-old Ron Knowlton was struck and killed riding his bicycle earlier this month, he left behind a wife with a huge burden: Pam Knowlton is caring for the family's three special-needs children, and without her husband's paycheck, she's in dire financial straits...
Ramsey Solutions’ EveryDollar Surpasses 1 Million Users [SPONSORED]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ramsey Solutions’ EveryDollar has surpassed 1 million users just 10 months after its official launch.
The free online budget tool and iPhone app was created by personal finance expert Dave Ramsey to help people take control of their money so that they can pay off debt and save for the future...
Trump Not Backing Down From Fox Debate Boycott ( Take the Poll )
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump isn't backing down Wednesday from his threat to boycott this week's GOP debate, where candidates have the opportunity to make their closing arguments before voting begins in Monday's Iowa caucuses...
Weather Service Issues Sunday Night Advisory for Kittitas Valley
A winter weather advisory remains in effect until 10 p.m. Sunday for the Kittitas Valley, including Ellensburg and Thorp.
The National Weather Service is warning that roads will become packed and slick as snow continues through the evening and temperatures remain in the mid-20s...
How Far Should We Go to Accommodate Transgendered People?
Dear sir -- or if you prefer, madam:
The New York Commission on Human RIghts issued a document this week outlining how Mayor Bill de Blasio's office will enforce a 2002 New York law meant to protect transgendered people's rights.
Buzzfeed reports that the key points in the commission's document including this nugget:
Everyone from landlords to bosses to city agencies -- even police officers -- mus
City Issues ‘Snow Alert’ — Get Your Vehicles Moved by 8 Tonight
As they warned earlier, city officials have issued a "snow alert" for Yakima, which means motorists must remove their vehicles from designated snow routes by 8 tonight (Dec. 21) or risk having their cars towed away.
The purpose of the alert is to help snowplow crews clear the snow routes, most of which are in downtown areas...
City of Yakima Warns of Possible Snow Alert if Accumulations Continue
As the flakes keep falling, Yakima city officials are warning that they might issue a "snow alert" within 24 hours, requiring motorists to remove their vehicles from designated snow routes.
Under the city's snow removal plan, officials call a snow alert if accumulations hit three inches...
Nine Ways to Keep Yourself and Your Property Safe During — and After — a Flood
With flood risks running high across the state and Gov. Jay Inslee declaring a state of emergency just a few days ago, federal emergency officials are reminding people of some basic tips to keep themselves safe.
Here are some things to keep in mind during a flood, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP):
Move to high ground...
Is It Time for the U.S. to Send Troops to Syria? [POLL]
Friday's attacks on Paris have renewed Western resolve to root out terrorist groups based in Syria.
France answered the violence that killed at least 129 people with a furious series of bombing raids on suspected terrorist camps in Syria on Sunday...