Yakima News

There are so many options and capabilities of cell phones these days that in our pursuit of the perfect phone we may forget about a little thing called Battery Life!  Before you polish up that apple, check this out as first posted in the UK Daily Mail.

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Senate leaders are proposing a $12.3 billion transportation revenue package that includes a gas tax increase of 11.5 cents.

The proposal was put forth by Senate Transportation Committee co-chair Sen

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A dozen people seeking immigration reform were arrested at a protest outside the Spokane office of Republican Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane.

About 50 protesters on Wednesday demanded the U

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Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers has easily won the AL Cy Young Award after leading the major leagues with 21 victories.

Scherzer was the only 20-game winner in baseball. He ranked second in the majors with 240 strikeouts and was fifth in the AL with a 2

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Authorities say shoplifting is a big problem in Yakima but police are working with area retailers to help cut down the number of cases.

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A medical marijuana advocacy group, the Cannibis Action Coalition (CAC), has filed a recall petition against Governor Jay Inslee with the state attorney general's office, alleging corruption related to to the state liquor control board's implementation of I-502

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One of the largest trade delegations in Washington history convened in Beijing Tuesday to begin a six-day trade mission intended to strengthen educational and business ties between Washington state and the world’s most rapidly growing economy

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25 years ago the Yakima City Council voted to ban pit bulls. Now the city is revisiting the ban at the request of a citizens committee. Many pit bull owners feel a breed specific ban is unfair and doesn't improve public safety

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A socialistcandidate is gaining as more ballots are counted in a close Seattle City Council race.

Kshama Sawant initially trailed incumbent Richard Conlin by more than 6,000 votes, but that has narrowed to about 1,200 votes — 76,170 to 74,933

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