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Just because you lost the Civil War it doesn’t mean you don’t have to exercise!  What’s up with the South anyway? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report yesterday showing that 25 percent of Americans say they don't do any voluntary exercise at all and most of them are from Southern states.

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The State Route 241 bridge on the Sunnyside-Mabton highway will close to traffic today through late summer for repairs.

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It will be a hot Thursday in Yakima, but don't let that stop you from enjoying fantastic music, food and fun tomorrow night!

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The council dealt with issues regarding fees, taxes and project funding at its regular business meeting last night.

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A fire in the 600 block of North 2nd Street has displaced 11 people from a foster home where nine kids were being housed.

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Tonight is the 2014 version of the ESPY Awards which recognizes excellence in sports and there are plenty of Seattle Seahawks nominated.

Richard Sherman is one of four finalists for Breakthrough Athlete of the Year, while Pete Carroll is up for Coach of the Year and the Seahawks are up for Team of the Year

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• The Japan Times reports Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators finished their meeting in Ottawa Saturday without an agreement or date for the next meeting due to differences over contentious issues such as intellectual property.

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I'm pretty sure I once heard Kwai Chang Cain, that Kung Fu guy from TV, say something once about true freedom being achieved when you no longer worry about keeping up with the Jones's.  We are always comparing, always trying to see where we fit on the scale of normal.

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The weatherman says to expect 103 today, 104 tomorrow and upper 90’s after that so it’s nice to know we can at least afford to run the air conditioner.

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Have you ever dreamed of sitting behind the same 'SportsCenter' desk as broadcasting icons Chris Berman, Dan Patrick, Kenny Mayne, Stuart Scott and many others?

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