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Health District spokeswoman Lilian Bravo says two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by the Washington State Department of Health.

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Students from the four Yakima County school clubs are expected to spend about four hours in Olympia this coming Monday.

Yakima Police Officer Scott Grant says officers watch the zones closely.

Keston Vernon, senior class president at West Valley High School, says no organized walkout is planned at his school. "It is your choice to walk out of class or not," he says.

District officials released a statement to help parents and others understand how the district is responding.

OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington state senators passed a two-year construction budget that puts more money toward updating schools, mental health facilities and state water services. Senators unanimously approved the capital budget Thursday on a bipartisan vote...

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

School starts Aug. 31 in the largest district in the valley, and while many kids are getting excited, others are apprehensive because they're concerned about being bullied. But last year the district started a bullying task force and created a number of different ways to deal with the problem, both internally and on the district's website, where parents can find an online reporting form... Read Mo

Last night when I turned in for the night there were a few snowflakes. Not only did we get a few inches of snow but the first flakes that fell melted and then froze so there is ice underneath on all of the Yakima Valley roads rendering them very dangerous...