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Washington Drivers Wear Their Seat Belts.

In June 2002, when the primary seat belt law went into effect, approximately 82 percent of Washington drivers wore seat belts. Today, we celebrate a seat belt use of 97.5 percent. This marks the seventh consecutive year of more than 95 percent

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Workers Looking At Layoffs From Hostess

The folks who make Twinkies and cupcakes could be losing their jobs. Hostess is warning that 250 employees in Washington state, including Yakima, could be out of a job in 60 days. The company is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and trying to get back on its feet by renegotiating contracts with unions

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Hillsboro Is Looking At The Yakima Bears

It is no secret that the Yakima Bears are looking for a new home after the Yakima County Stadium contract ends in 2015. Now the city of Hillsboro, Oregon, is considering a stadium for Single-A baseball

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WSDOT Starts Work On I-90

Crews will continue to chip away at the rock slopes along Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass with more rock blasting this week. Drivers should plan for an hour of added travel time.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and contractor crews will close I-90 in both directions from Hyak (milepost 54) to the Price Creek Sno-Park (milepost 61) from 7 p

Gas Prices Are On The Rise

Average retail gasoline prices in Yakima have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.03 per gallon yesterday. According to gasoline price website YakimaGasPrices.com, this compares

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Two Arson Fires in Two Days in White Swan

 

Fire District 5 tells us that an abandoned commercial building burned today, after an abandoned house was destroyed yesterday.

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Amber Alert: Two Girls Taken By Mother

Doreen Starrish allegedly stabbed the girl's father at thier home in Shoreline, Washington at approximately 8:30 a.m. on May 4.

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State Senators King and Honeyford Recipients Of Guardians Of Small Business Award

The National Federation of Independent Business has named State Sens. Curtis King, R-Yakima, and Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, as recipients of its Guardians of Small Business Award for 2012. The aw

Local Schools Receive State Achievement Awards

Eleven schools from South Central Washington were among the latest recipients to be honored with the statewide Washington Achievement Awards.  The annual awards were formally presented by the Washington State Board of Education and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction on A

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DOT Working Hard To Clear Slide From Highway 410

Snow, mud, rocks and trees. That's what Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) crews are trying to clear this week to reopen Highway 410. The DOT's Mike Westbay says the slide is six to 10 feet deep and 150 yards long near Bumping River Road