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Has it been four years…already?  Wow, time DOES fly when you are having fun and I have to tell you, it really has been fun.  Yes, I’m talking about my time as the At-Large-Position 5 Yakima City Council Representative.  No, it’s not fun campaigning in a wheelchair, and it’s not fun having the newspaper put you in the crosshairs.  But it WAS fun learning more about how this great city physically operates, meeting the dedicated city staff and learning the procedures of governance.  Overall it’s been fun and interesting and challenging and frustrating and rewarding and yes, after some consideration, I have decided to seek re-election

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Fourth District Congressman Doc Hastings says the I.R.S. scandal may lead to more people being fired or thrown in jail .  He's referring to the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny

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Horses are funny creatures. Tthey’re totally into Skrillex hair and crazy hats. And don't even get us started on Mr. Ed. Even without talking, horses still crack us up, which is good, because horses can't actually talk. They can wear a ridiculous horse grin though.

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A group of teens had a legendary prom night, for a rather unusual reason. They didn't set a new high school keg stand record -- they stopped on the way to the dance to rescue some people who were in a car accident.

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No winners in last night's $360 million drawing means that the potential winner of Saturday's drawing would be the second largest Powerball winner of all time.

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Dean Braxton was hospitalized due to kidney stone. Kidney stone became complicated and he was in ICU. Medical records show that Dean Braxton experienced cardiac arrest and died for one hour and forty-five minutes

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After nearly four months of pondering the return of professional basketball, Seattle was left feeling jilted again after the NBA Board of Governors rejected the prospective relocation of the Sacramento Kings with no promise of a future team for fans in the Puget Sound region

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The Salvation Army surprised a community member at an annual luncheon Wednesday with a major award.

Dale Carpenter received the "OTHERS" Award for his service to the community.

It is the highest honor awarded by the Salvation Army

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AP-The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two gas stations to close their underground injection wells to protect drinking water on the Yakama Indian Reservation. The agency also announced penalties against the stations Wednesday

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A major push to get state lawmakers to pass the DREAM Act is the aim of the immigrant rights group One America. Rep. Charles Ross of Naches supports the measure but he is not confident it will pass in the special session now underway in Olympia

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