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Cinco de Mayo celebration this weekend in Central Washington
Cinco de Mayo events begin Friday in Central Washington, and different activities are scheduled this weekend to entertain and educate people about the Hispanic culture. Parades, car shows, live music, and charro competitions will happen throughout the weekend in Pasco, Sunnyside and Yakima. Brent Kubalek, City of Pasco recreation manager,...
Wildfire Outlook: Washington to see above average fire potential, should expect smoky skies this summer
OLYMPIA, Wash.-Fire season has already started and with dry conditions expected to persist throughout the summer wildfire mitigation and prevention efforts are already underway. Whether started and fueled by weather events, such as lightning and wind, or accidentally started, wildfires are unpredictable and forecasting the fire season in the Northwest...
Yakima woman booked for vehicular assault after injuring a pedestrian
YAKIMA, Wash.-- An injury incident near the Calvary and Tahoma Cemetaries has one woman arrested and a pedestrian left with serious injuries. 53-year-old Heather Lea Marquez was arrested and booked into Yakima County Department of Corrections, for vehicular assault and reckless endangerment. She is accused of hitting an 18-year-old male...
Breezy sunshine across Eastern Washington and Oregon for the start of May
A deep upper low is slowly drifting east by southeast across the region through the entire week after stalling offshore to our northwest. A ridge to the southwest is pushing hard against these incoming lows keeping the pressure gradient tight and elevating wind speeds into the 15-25 mph range with gusts 25-35 mph and in some places, like the Kittitas Valley and Columbia River Gorge, gusts will be above 35 mph.
Organic walnuts sold in several Washington stores linked to E. coli infections
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - Several stores across Washington and other states across the western U.S. and Texas were reported by the Department of Health, FDA and CDC to be selling organic walnut halves and pieces possibly contaminated with E. coli. A news release from the DOH reports that six people in...
Clothing store rue21 files for bankruptcy, will close all stores, including Yakima and Kennewick locations
WILMINGTON, Del. - The apparel company rue21, with stores in both Union Gap and Kennewick, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, May 2 and will now seek to shut down all 540 of its stores. Based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, rue21 filed for bankruptcy in the District of Delaware...
Yakima County leaders voice support for Airport as passenger volume slowly improves
YAKIMA, WA-- Yakima's air terminal needs a spark. That is according to a graph from airport staff showing passenger volume in Yakima is at half of the rate before COVID. The graph includes the first three months that the additional flights in and out of Sea-Tac returned which did lead to a slight increase in passenger volume.
East Valley district discontinues JROTC program due to low enrollment, sparking protests
MOXEE, WA-- East Valley students interested in joining the school's JROTC program will have to look for another activity to take part in next year. East Valley School District officials have confirmed with KIMA that the JROTC program will not be offered for the 2024-25 school year and beyond. Students...
Financial struggle continues for Toppenish hospital anticipating $7.97 million loss
TOPPENISH, WA-- Astria Toppenish closed its maternity center in January of 2023 due to financial losses and reduced Medicaid funding. Even with the closure Toppenish’s hospital like many around Washington are still losing money. 85 percent of hospitals in Washington state lost money in 2023 according to the Washington...
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