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Gubernatorial candidates Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee went head to head Tuesday night at the Yakima Convention Center, trying to court voters in one of the most heated races for the governor's seat in Washington in decades. They went back and forth on issues like taxes, healthcare, and the economy. Bei...

Join YVCC’s Vineyard & Winery Technology Program for a fall wine education offering.

High school students and their parents are preparing for the future, either higher education or the work force. Here are some tips on helping your high school student off to a great start this year.

Chris Chmielenski of Numbers USA says Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has huge holes in her immigration policy.

The political race is gaining steam as the voters get closer to running to the polls. The democratic candidate for governor made a stop in Yakima today to discuss jobs and education. Jay Inslee discussed his plans yesterday afternoon at Yakima Valley Community College about creating more jobs...

How lucky were we to have grown up with Mr. Rogers. His words spoke to our hearts and souls as we were growing up in a confusing world. Never missed a show. We loved how he'd make us feel starting with his usual change of shoes and sweater at the beginning of each show. Mr....

Heritage University faculty, staff and students are honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a celebration on Tuesday, January 31 on the Toppenish campus. The event will feature a reading of the I Have a Dream speech, songs from the civil rights movement and a keynote address by Thelma Jackson, owner and principal consultant of Foresight Consultants and founder of The Northwest Institute for

The latest numbers show about eight percent of American kids drop out of high school before graduating. Want to keep your kids from becoming a statistic? Then pay attention to how they do in the sixth grade.

One lawmaker calls it a "smokin' hot deal" — a state-run investment program that allows savvy parents to prepay for college tuition, locking in prices years before those first college-acceptance letters start arriving in the mail.