Mike Bastinelli Show

The opera ensemble at Central Washington University will bring "Die Fledermaus" by Johan Straus to Yakima's Capitol Theatre stage Saturday and Sunday. Music for the production will be provided by the CWU Chamber Orchestra

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The Yakima Valley is the hops capital of the world. Three local entrepreneurs with roots in the hops industry decided that craft beer needed to be produced in the Moxee hops growing area, and Bale Breaker Brewery was born

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The City of Yakima is poised to spend thousands of dollars on economic development in the near future. The city council on Tuesday approved an environmental impact study for the former Boise Cascade mill site, and give the OK to a contract with and Oregon firm to come up with downtown Yakima master plan

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Author, Fox News Analyst, and Yakima native Lis Wiehl has a new book out, titled "A Matter of Trust". The book's plot is based on the real life murder of a colleague Wiehl worked with in the Seattle prosecutor's office

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Imagine a man, six feet four inches tall and weighing two hundred five pounds, walking several city blocks in high-heeled shoes. Many Yakima area men will be doing just that on April 12 when Comprehensive Mental Health sponsors the 7th annual "Walk A Mile In Her Shoes".

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Yakima received some good news on Thursday, being listed as a top ten city (for its size) in a 2012 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index . Also, a Washington State University study tells us that Yakima County has more organic farms than anywhere else in the state

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The Supreme Court of the United States is currently hearing arguments about gay marriage. Tuesday, the court heard arguments who want to see the state of California's gay marriage ban overturned. Wednesday, the justices heard arguments about the federal Defense of Marriage Act

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Facing a crowded municipal jail, the Yakima City Council voted on Tuesday to modify an agreement with Yakima County to house some city inmates in the Yakima County Jail. What will that mean for the Yakima County Department of Corrections? What kind of revenue will the county derive from holding Yakima city offenders?

Yakima County Commissioner Rand Elliot was a guest on Tuesday's Mike Bastinelli show

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Efforts are currently underway to clean up Yakima's North First Street, to make the area safer and more attractive to visitors. The region is one of the city's higher crime areas, due to prostitution, drug activity, and some of the businesses located there not paying attention and keeping up their properties

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West Valley High School head Basketball coach Jon Kinloch took his 2012-13 Rams team to the Washington State 2A Tournament this year. But where did he get his basketball chops?

Kinloch played his college basketball at Gonzaga University in Spokane, where this year's team is ranked #1 in the country and opens play in the NCAA Tournament Thursday against Southern in the west regional in Salt Lake City

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