safety

During a one-day test of Washington drivers 1,523 people illegally passed a stopped school bus.

Safety is still on the minds of many Yakima residents who recently participated in the city's second citizen survey.

Dairy operators in the Yakima Valley have reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to improve water quality in their community. The agreement provides for long-term certainty for the dairy operators and strong, enforceable measures to protect groundwater...

The roadway is open but driver can expect minor delays.

                                  Yakima County Sheriff Ken Irwin Issues Statement on Guns… As your elected sheriff for these past twelve years, I have renewed my oath each time you elected me to this high office, “I, Kenneth William Irwin, being first duly sworn upon oath, do depose and say that I will support the Constitution of the United States and laws of the State of Washington and faithfull

The State Fire Marshal’s office would like to remind residents to be fire safe with their holiday decorations this season, especially Christmas trees. If your household includes a natural tree in its festivities, keep the tree well-watered. Imp...

We are lucky that we don't have really severe weather conditions here in the Yakima Valley. But if something really bad happens, are you prepared?

More than 80 percent of drivers age 65 and older regularly take medications, yet only half have talked to a medical professional about possible safety issues related to driving while on these medications.  But there's a new tool to help...

Crews will begin restriping highways across the state September 17.

I had just settled into bed last night when I heard an electronic chirping noise. I knew what it was, but the question was: what to do about it?