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Strong Winds Knocks Out Power To Hundred In Yakima

Gusty winds knocked out power for hundreds of Yakima residents on Tuesday a result of a powerful windstorm that's expected to hit the valley again today with gusts of more than 60 to 70 miles an hour

New Hires For Yakima Police Department

The City of Yakima is starting the process of hiring 12 new police officers at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The Yakima Police department gave city officials an update on the hiring process. Interim Police Chief Greg Copeland tel

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Tracy Culton Fit To Stand Trial

West Valley triple murder suspect Tracy Culton is fit to stand trial after undergoing a mental evaluation last month.

Prosecutors charged Culton with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the beating deaths of Bill, Pauline and Elizabeth Goggin in their West Valley home last year

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YVCC Offers Nature’s Outdoor Survival For Outdoor Enthusiasts

This Spring, Yakima Valley Community College will host nature’s compass & psychology survival, a course for outdoor enthusiasts who want to learn more about surviving in nature.

During this course students will learn how to use a watch as a compass, tell time and direction by the Sun and the stars, locate the North Star and discuss its uses, and discover how plants, soils, winds, topography, temperature, humidity, and wildlife can give you directional aids. S

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Aloha! The List Of Places We Most Want to Live

 

You can take the man out of the Northwest but you can’t take the Northwest out of the man.  In my 30+ years in Washington I have found residents here to be extremely loyal to their home state.  Ask a Washingtonian where he/she would live IF they could live in any of the great 50 United States and more often than not they’ll stick with Washington…BUT not all U.S. residents see it that way . 

 A Harris poll reveals the top choices if you could live anywhere in the United States from Maine to Hawaii.  In the poll respondents weren’t allowed to choose the state in which they currently reside.

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New Owners For Snokist!

Snokist growers could wind up in new hands. An Oregon company looks to buy the cannery for more than $40-million. The day Snokist growers filed bankruptcy in December, the owner of an Oregon-based food processing company started talking about buying it

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14 Years Old Killed When Struck By Car. No Charges Expected To Be File

No charges are expected to be filed against the driver that struck and killed a 14 year old boy on Friday as the boy was crossing at 34th and Ahtanum. State patrol investigators say Brandon Harmon of Yakima crossed Ahtanum road in front of a Chevrolet Blazer driven by 22-year-old man

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Shooting Victim Lucky To Be Alive

Yakima Police say a 29 year old man is lucky to be alive after a shooting Sunday afternoon on North 8th Street. The victim told police  he was walking down the street when several hispanic males approached him

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Stage 1 Burn Ban In Affect

A Stage 1 Burn Ban has been declared for both the Upper and Lower Yakima County areas, to remain in place until 7:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012.  This burn ban has been called due to poor ventilation, dispersion and a low level inversion for the Yakima Valley

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Found Not Guilty For Attempted Murder

A 49 year old man accused of trying to murder a 14-year-old girl was found not guilty Thursday by a Yakima judge.

Prosecutors charged Kurt Bonser with trying to kill a 14 year old girl in February of 2010.

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