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Gas Prices Going Back Up
There might be more pain at the pump in upcoming weeks. The dread of filling the tank might get a little closer to the tune of $4 a gallon. A Chevron refinery fire in Richmond, California and problems at another refinery in California might cause prices to rise...
Graffiti Gone!
Graffiti has been a growing problem in the city and KIT news listener and former council woman took action today. The canal wall above 40th avenue near Fred Meyer was covered this morning with graffiti. Susan Whitman hiked up there with paint she bought herself and painted the wall...
NBA Arena Proposal Approved
SEATTLE (AP) — The Metropolitan King County Council has voted to approve a proposal for a new arena that could bring the NBA back to Seattle.
The County Council approved the amended proposal from investor Chris Hansen by a 6-3 vote on Monday afternoon...
Poker Company Reaches Deal with U.S. Government
NEW YORK (AP) - An Internet poker company says it has reached a deal with the U.S. government to pay hundreds of millions of dollars, allowing U.S. customers to be reimbursed.
Pokerstars says in a release Tuesday that its deal with the U...
Duck Had 4″ Blow Dart Removed From Neck
A Washington State duck that had a four inch blow dart removed from its neck is back on the a Longview Lake. City Parks workers released the bird on Monday, four days after it was patched up at Ocean Beach Beterinary Hospital in Longview. Clinic technician, Adriene Myers, told the Daily News it's a feisty duck that is healing up well and is happy to go home...
Nob Hill Construction
If you're driving around on Nob Hill you might want to be prepared for delays and construction for the next several months. In a news release from the city of Yakima a project is expected to run from July 18th until Thanksgiving...
Missing Woman in Moxee
MOXEE, Wash. — Search and rescue teams are looking for a 50-year-old woman missing from her Moxee home since Monday afternoon.
Norma Gordon was reported missing by her husband about 10 p.m. Monday evening after he searched for several hours, according to news release from Yakima County Sheriff’s Sgt...
Making a Splash
(Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
If you're looking for a fun way for the family to beat the heat this year there's a new business in town making a splash. Splash Monkey is a family run business that will bring already filled water balloons to your door
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Selah Couple Could Use a Helping Hand
Verner Woelk and his wife are happy to be alive today. The couple are residents of Selah, they lost their home and all their belongings in a fire that started Sunday night caused by the storm. A lawn chair is all that remains from the fire that took six hours to contain...
Girl Scouts Offering Career Exploration in Yakima Area Schools
High school girls in the area have the opportunity to take part in interactive and visual experiments like extracting DNA from a banana. Girl Scouts USA are offering a program call "Imagine: Your STEM Career. STEM standing for science, technology, engineering and math...