public safety

Hoping to avoid a repeat of the 2013 Skagit River Bridge collapse, state transportation officials have created a new online tool to help truckers plan their routes and avoid collisions. A section of that bridge on Interstate 5 fell into the Skagit River after a truck carrying a tall load hit the bridge in Mount Vernon...

The Washington state Department of Health says an outbreak of listeria that has killed one person originated from a Yakima cheese maker.

Researchers at Washington State University are working on environmentally friendly ways that use less salt to reduce snow and ice on roads.

Yakima Police Chief Dominic Rizzi says two new officers requested in the 2015 Yakima city budget would be assigned to a federal task force created earlier this year to battle area gangs and drug traffickers.

As Ebola-related quarantine policies have arisen around the United States, some health workers are reassessing whether they can be among the hundreds that officials say are needed.

Oregon health officials say a woman who visited West Africa and was hospitalized in Oregon with a fever does not have Ebola. The Centers for Disease Control has advised officials at Providence Milwaukie Hospital that no further testing is required...

The World Trade Organization has again ruled against Country of Origin Labeling.

Realtor safety; it is on the minds of many agents in Yakima after the murder of Yakima broker Vern Holbrook at a home he was showing in Cowiche.

There are a total of 864 sex offenders live in the Yakima Valley and authorities are urging parents to know where the offenders live to protect kids during Halloween trick or treating.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will launch a national dialogue with stakeholders on ways to prevent work-related illness caused by exposure to hazardous substances.