I've been in the Valley since 1988. Grew up in Tacoma, went to high school and college in Oregon. Started my radio career in Raymond, Wash., in 1981, then moved to Texas and Pennsylvania before coming back to my home state. I love the Yakima Valley with its four seasons and lots of sunshine, and I love being a cheerleader for all of the good stuff we have in the valley. I've been married to my beautiful wife Kim for 31 years and I have three amazing daughters -- Brooke, Melissa and Brianne -- and two loyal four-legged sons, Leo and Shadow. In my free time I love to work out or head to the mountains or my favorite winery. At home I love watching my Hawks, Mariners and Huskies or cooking my favorite pasta dish. Oh, by the way I do own a pasta sauce business called "Bastinelli's Best." Shameless plug!
Mike Bastinelli
Pippins Need Host Families For Players This Summer
The Yakima Valley Pippins are in need of host families for players this summer. The Pippins are the newest member of the West Coast Baseball League and features top college baseball players. For more information on how to become a host family click on this link...
Suspicious Device at Legends Was Only a Piece of Pipe
Legends Casino was closed Tuesday because of a suspicious device found near the front entrance. The device, found in a garbage can tuned out to be a piece of pipe. That , according to the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Seattle...
School Board Unanimously Approves Renovations for Zaepfel Stadium
After years of debate, and community frustration, the Yakima School Board has committed up to $4.5 million dollars to renovate the school districts Zaepfel Stadium. The school board unanimously voted to move forward with the first phase of renovations...
Suspicious Device Leads to Bomb Scare at Legends Casino
Legends Casino in Toppenish has been closed as a bomb squad investigates a suspicious device found near the casino. This morning the device was found in a garbage can outside the main entrance of the casino. That led to a lockdown at the casino. Pat...
Davis High Gets Grant for Arts Project
The Washington Arts Commission has given Davis High School an $80,000 grant to acquire art for it's renovated campus. The funding comes from a program, enacted by the 1974 State Legislature, which requires 1/2 of 1 percent of the cost of a public building project to be dedicated to public art...
2 Die as TV Helicopter Crashes in Seattle
Two people have died after a KOMO-TV helicopter crashed in downtown Seattle near the Space Needle. Eyewitnesses say the copter crashed as it was trying to take off from Fisher Plaza, the home of KOMO-TV.
Two cars and a pickup truck on Broad Street were struck in the crash...
Cardinal George Cancels Trip to Yakima
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, a former Bishop of the Yakima Diocese, who had planned to come to Yakima this week for two public events, has canceled
his visit after developing an infection. Yakima Bishop Joseph Tyson said “our prayers are with the Cardinal...
Zags Face Tough Oklahoma State in Round 1 of NCAA Tournament
For the 16th straight year the Gonzaga Bulldogs are heading to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Zags ,(28-6) champions of the West Coast Conference will travel to San Diego to face the Big 12's Oklahoma State (21-12) on Friday...
Wapato Police Officer Dies Two Years After Altercation During an Arrest
Retired Wapato Police Officer Derek Hanson collapsed in his driveway Saturday and died at Toppenish Community Hospital. Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins said autopsy results showed that the 43 year old died from heart failure, caused by a blood clot, hidden under scar tissue in his shoulder which was injured during an routine arrest two years ago...
House Passes Bill to Force the President to Enforce Laws
The United State's House has passed the "enforce the law act". It's a bill designed to hold President Barack Obama and future Presidents accountable for enforcing the laws set by
Congress. Other presidents have tried to go around Congress but Fourth District Congressman Doc Hastings says President Obama has taken it to new heights were he is essentially ignoring the law
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