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SR 410 Chinook Pass Reopens in Time for Major Travel Weekend
CHINOOK PASS – Crews are gearing up to reopen Chinook Pass on Friday, May 17. It’s fairly safe to say drivers can make travel plans over State Route 410 this weekend.
Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will reopen the east gate to Chinook Pass at Morse Creek, five miles east of the summit at 10 a...
Man Robs Eastside Store At Gunpoint
Yakima Police are investigating an armed robbery reported at the Gateway 76 convenience store at 18th Street and East Nob Hill at about 1:35 a.m.
Authorities say a man walked in the store pulled out a handgun and demanded cash from an employee...
Wine Lovers and Other Visitors Experience Summer Vinyard Tours and Expected Higher Gas Prices for Summer Driving Season
Did you enjoy Wine Tourism day on Saturday? So what's next for wine lovers? As the Yakima Valley continues to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the valley's Appellation, Wine Yakima Valley is giving consumers insider access to some of the oldest vineyards and most experienced grape growers in the state...
Yakima’s Memorial Day Parade 2013 Application [DOWNLOAD]
Here is the application to get yourself registered for the 2013 Memorial Day Parade in Yakima.
The City of Yakima Wants Your Help to Plan the Development of Downtown.
Tonight city leaders will hold a public workshop on the Downtown Yakima Master Plan. They want input from people in the community about what they would like to see in town. Economic Development Manager, Sean Hawkins says all ideas are welcome and will be considered as they create the master plan...
Should Internet Sales be Taxed?
Very soon we may be paying a sales tax for shopping online.
What do you think? Should Internet sales be taxed? Take the poll and sound off with your thoughts.
Rep. Manweller Opens District Office in Ellensburg
With the end of the 2013 regular session in Olympia, Rep. Matt Manweller has opened a 13th District legislative office in Ellensburg.
Manweller’s new office will be located in the Sun Lake Business Park next to the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic. It ...
Union Gap’s New City Manager and His First Week in Town [AUDIO]
We here at News Talk KIT had the pleasure of catching up with Union Gap's new city manager Roger Otterness. Last fall city voters opted to
Boston Bomb Explosion Claims Life of 8-Year-Old Boy While Watching His Dad Run
Martin Richard was waiting for his father to cross the Boston Marathon finish line when the first bomb exploded. The 8-year-old Martin was killed in the blast; his mother, Denise, and his 6-year-old sister both suffering serious injuries and remain hospitalized...
Catwell To FAA Keep Air Traffic Control Towers Open
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a new letter, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and a bipartisan group of six other Senate and House aviation leaders urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prevent the closure of 149 air traffic control towers across the country including the tower at the Yakima Airport...