| Yakima teacher reprimanded for backpack feces A Washington kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:13:21 GMT NEW Electric problem blamed for fire that destroyed home YAKIMA, Wash. - A fire that destroyed a house Monday in the 7900 block of Englewood Crest Drive likely started from an electrical arc, authorities announced today. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:51:36 GMT The Night a Hitch Hiker Killed a Montana Woman Heading to Yakima It had been a long night for Stephen and his wife, driving all the way into Yakima from Montana. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:45:53 GMT City of Yakima confronts budget crunch Layoffs are not imminent, but Yakima City Manager Dick Zais has warned city staff to prepare for the possibility for the first time in 25 years. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:33:27 GMT NEW Yakima mayor: Reports of city layoffs are overblown YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima Mayor Dave Edler said this morning that news reports that the city is preparing for layoffs are overblown. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:15:41 GMT Montana woman dies after getting shot by hitchhiker in Wash. A Montana woman has died from injuries suffered when she was shot by a hitchhiker in central Washington's Yakima County. Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:59:23 GMT Former Kittitas County sheriff Bob McBride has died ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Former Kittitas County Sheriff Bob McBride died Tuesday at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle following a stroke he suffered last week, county officials said. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:43:16 GMT Water supply subject of Wash. meeting In the first of likely many meetings, state and federal officials met Tuesday with tribal and local elected officials, conservation groups and irrigation districts on how best to improve the water supply in central Washington's arid Yakima Valley. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:30:00 GMT Beraza takes over reins of Yakima School District Like most people who begin a new job, Elaine Beraza spent Wednesday arranging her work space, locating the refrigerator and setting up her e-mail account. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:14:07 GMT Yakima's City Limits Tripled and Keeps Growing YAKIMA, Wash.- KNDO is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Yakima. Like KNDO, the Yakima City Limits drastically expanded and keeps growing. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:55:38 GMT Cowiche brush fire deemed suspicious YAKIMA, Wash. - A brush fire that blackened 10 acres along the 5900 block of Cowiche Canyon Road is being investigated as suspicious, officials say. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:34:31 GMT Montana Woman Dies in Yakima Shooting A woman is dead now after suffering a gunshot wound to the head earlier this morning. Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:18:23 GMT Jail diversion an alternative for offenders with mental health issuesA Torie Harding, left, wipes ice cream off the face of her daughter, Elizabeth, 3. Harding lives with her kids in transitional housing, a program that she decided to participate in rather than facing jail time for a probation violation. Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:04:58 GMT Wash. Shutters 2 National Guard Armories The state is closing two National Guard armories in central Washington because of budget cuts. Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:45 GMT Free Yakima Transit Rides On 4th of July The 4th of July fireworks display in Yakima is not only going to be entertaining, but its also going to be convenient. Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:28:51 GMT Death of Yakima Girl Still Undetermined Update on the death of a 2 year old Yakima girl, found unconscious inside a home on N. 7th Street. Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:12:27 GMT Less Talk and More Action for Yakima Basin Water Supply A who's who of representatives gathered in Yakima Tuesday with one common interest, water. Publ.Date : Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:56:29 GMT Weekend Shooting is 12th Homicide in Yakima County So Far YAKIMA, Wash.- Sunday's Shooting in Terrace Heights is the 12th homicide in Yakima County this year. Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:36:02 GMT Yakima's Downtown Library Changes with Technology The sounds at the library are changing. No longer just hushed whispers and stacking books. Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:30:36 GMT Mountain biker passes 2,000-mile mark in Tour Divide YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima mountain bike rider Eric Bruntjen passed the 2,000-mile mark of the Tour Divide on Monday morning, not long before he crossed into New Mexico - the last state he will traverse as part of the 2,780-mile race that began in Banff, Alberta, Canada, and ends in Antelope Valley, N.M., at the U.S.-Mexico border. Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:18:26 GMT |