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After months of not being paid, a local construction company filed a lawsuit in Yakima County Superior Court over cleanup work at the former mill site along I-82. News partner KIMA Action News reports Tri-Valley Construction claims it was never paid the $140,000 for abatement work at the site by contractor P&P Construction of Oregon, and subsequently placed a lien on the property. ... Read Mor

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The ACLU of Washington says it plans a news conference Wednesday to announce the filing of a major voting rights lawsuit against the city of Yakima. The group declined to provide details Tuesday. The Yakima Herald-Republic previously reported that the ACLU began investigating how City Council members are elected last year, after council members refused to put an initiat

Jamie Muffet and the fight over a proposed strip club in Yakima are back in the spotlight.  Muffet is suing the city of Yakima for not allowing him to open the club on south first street in 2010.  Muffet first spelled out his plan to the Yakima planning division and hearing examiner for a gentleman's club that would include topless dancers...

SEATTLE (AP) — The department of Labor & Industries has fined the Boeing Company $3,600 for a February accident where a worker lost his legs after he was trapped underneath the tires of a 787 jetliner. The February incident happened when a Japan Airlines plane was being towed at Paine Field...

The relatives of a boy who drowned in the Wenatchee High School swimming pool last month are suing the Wenatchee School District for $15 million. That story and more from KIT's Lance Tormey.

The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin,’ painted an unflattering portrait of the former Alaska Governor. Now Palin and her lawyer are striking back, threatening to sue the book’s author, Joe McGinniss, and his publisher for “knowingly publishing false statements.” ‘The Rogue’ features some serious allegations, including claims that Palin had used cocaine, was unfaithful  to her husband, Tod

 Osama Bin Laden's son has denounced the Al Qaeda leader's killing as 'criminal' and said he reserves the right to take legal action against America. The statement apparently made by Omar Bin Laden has appeared on an Islamist website. Omar, who is Bin Laden's fourth eldest son, claimed he and the Al Qaeda chief's other children are reserving the right to take legal action in the U.S. and internati

MIAMI (Reuters) – A federal judge in Florida on Thursday refused to order the Obama administration to stop implementing its far-reaching healthcare law, a small victory for President Barack Obama