Yakima has been voted the No. 3 Best Beer City in the USA Today 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards. The annual awards are decided through public voting on 20 beer cities in the U.S. Those locations were nominated by a panel of beer experts and journalists. Th... See more
Fundraising for the Yakima Law Enforcement Memorial Garden honoring Sgt. Joseph Deccio and other fallen officers is underway, with fundraisers set for March 4 and 11 at a Union Gap restaurant. The memorial garden is planned for land immediately north of t... See more
Mary Josephine Estep spent much of her life knowing little about the Feb. 26, 1911 massacre in Nevada of eight of her relatives. But once the Yakima resident learned what happened at what many call "The Last Massacre," she began speaking publicly about th... See more
Ezra Salinas has flexible lunch hours and locations in his role at Heritage University. Some days, he might be at the Eagle's Cafe at noon. Or it could be 1 p.m. in the Violet Lumley Rau Center. Lunch can wait if necessary. Salinas, the Native American st... See more
Rachel Allen is in her seventh year as a paraeducator at the Discovery Early Learning Center in Yakima. Her reason for working with 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds with special needs is her brother, Cody Allen. He is 25 and is autistic.
"His childhood was hard as ... See more
