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The Clore Center Expanding to Attract More Visitors to Wine Country

PROSSER, Wash. (AP) - Construction has started on a wine center that has been a decade in the planning at a Yakima River overlook in Prosser. It is called the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center after the Washington State University researcher often called the father of the wine industry in the State

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Legislation Introduced to Extend Time to Bring Children Sex Crime Predators to Justice

A Spokane-area lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at extending the time child victims of sex crimes can bring their predators to justice. House Bill 1352 would allow a child who was sexually abused to prosecute a suspect up until 10 years after the abuse, or the victim’s 30th birthday, whichever is later

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Naming Rights for Washington State Public Facilities

One day, driver may be crossing the Boeing Tacoma Narrows Bridge, driving across Lake Washington on the Microsoft 520 span, or having a picnic in the Amazon Deception Pass State Park. It could happen under legislation being Representative Jan Angel wants to give taxpayers a break with two bills that would allow state and local governments to sell naming rights of bridges, ferries, parks and other public facilities

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Gov. Inslee Meets With Attorney General Holder to Discuss New Marijuana Law

Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Fergeson met today with United States Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss Washington's new marijuana law. Inslee says nothing concrete came out of the meeting but he said it was cordial with Holder asking alot of questinos

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A Petrified Forest is Hidden Near Vantage

VANTAGE, Wash. (AP) — Drivers on I-90 near Vantage often speed through the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park without realizing it's there. The 12-square mile state park contains evidence of two cataclysmic geologic events

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Washington State Building a Strictly Regulated Marijuana Law

 

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials are looking to build a strictly regulated marijuana system that could forestall federal concerns about how the drug will be handled once it's available for public purchase.

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Dial in, Telephone Town Hall Meeting Scheduled for Tonight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It may be early in the scheduled 105-day Legislative session, but that is all the more reason two lawmakers representing the 15th district want to hear from the people they represent. They have scheduled a telephone town hall meeting tonight. Representatives Bruce Chandler

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Senator Patty Murray Announces Changes in Public Housing

People may soon be allowed to invest private money in new forms of public housing. A change in state law merges Section 8 and Section 9 housing. Currently, Section 8 housing allows private investments while Section 9 is entirely publicly-funded

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Scammers Acting as DEA Agents are Targeting You

The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning of a scam that has hit the Yakima Valley. Agent Selby Smith says the scam targets people who purchase prescription drugs on the Internet or over the phone

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Cherry Growers Gather for the 70th Annual Cherry Institute

Cherry growers from throughout the Northwest will gather at the Yakima Convention Center on Friday for the 70th annual Cherry Institute. James Michael, with Northwest Cherry Growers, says it is a day of education for growers

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