The Jaws of Life, special cutting and prying tools and a huge ladder truck are just some of the equipment used by the Yakima Fire Department to help save people in various situations.
Capt. Tom Schneider says the departments' ladder truck helped save a man on top of the federal courthouse on Monday...
A local hospital in Yakima is getting some national kudos after receiving an award for outstanding hospice care.
Yakima Memorial Hospital is one of only three hospitals in the country to receive the Circle of Life award this year. The award goes to hospitals and care centers that have outstanding and comprehensive programs to improve patient care for people with end of life conditions...
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.