Banned

The leading cause of fireworks-related injuries is “Hit by Debris” at 43% and “Holding fireworks in hands” at 42%."

Mexican tomatoes entering the U.S. are being hit with a 17.5 percent tariff after the Commerce Department terminated a decades-old tomato deal.

The Yakima city council earlier this year cut funding for the fourth of July and the Cinco De Mayo in celebrations.

A Prosser elementary school teacher has been suspended over a posting on her personal Facebook page.

PULLMAN (AP) — Officials say all Washington State University sorority and fraternity events, from formals to football tailgates, have been banned for the rest of the semester.
The Pullman school's interfraternity council sent a letter to students, staff and others, citing alcohol and drug …

The House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee approved an amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations bill banning imports of Brazilian and Argentine Beef. The ban would be in place, under the amendment, until the U.S. Department of Agriculture evaluates the potential risk of foot and mouth dise…

When I was growing up, it seemed like there was a firework stand on just about every other street corner. Since I grew up near Nob Hill Plaza, I used to frequent that one often as a youngster. Then came the ban on firecrackers like Black Cats...