Kids can rent sports equipment for free at Kiwanis, Kissel parks in Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Parks and Recreation has launched a new program that allows kids to rent games and sports equipment at local parks…
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Fair Food Fest attendees donate more than 4,400 pounds of food to local food banks
YAKIMA, Wash. — More than 4,000 cars visited a drive-thru food festival at State Fair Park over the weekend, waiting in…
Pumpkin patches, corn mazes can open in Yakima County, health officials say
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and hay rides can now operate in Yakima County under health officials' COVID-19 guidance. "I think…
New grants available for small businesses in Yakima, Toppenish
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Small businesses in Yakima and Toppenish can now apply for up to $10,000 dollars in grant funding to cover their expenses during the…
Ten months after mother disappears, Hermiston family searches for answers
HERMISTON, Ore. - It's been a long ten months for Graciela Garcia's children. Garcia's Daughter, Gabriela Bautista said there are still so many unanswered…
At YSD mobile clinic, students can get $5 childhood immunizations
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima School District is hosting a mobile clinic in late September and early October to provide students' families with affordable access to childhood immunizations. Any student in the district, ages 2 to 18, can get their…
Yakima clinics add services to address mental health concerns brought on by COVID-19 pandemic
YAKIMA, Wash. — Community Health of Central Washington has opened a new psychiatric care department in response to what they say is an immediate need for more mental health care options during the pandemic. In a news release, CHCW health…
Richland police need help in identifying vehicle prowler from Sept. 18
RICHLAND, Wash. --- The Richland Police Department is asking for the public to help identifying the person and vehicle shown in the photos. They are associated with a vehicle prowl on Sept. 18 at around 10 p.m. in the area…
Former Pasco officer recharged with murder in 1986 killing of Spokane woman
SPOKANE, Wash. — A former Pasco Police officer has been recharged in the 1986 murder of a Spokane woman. Richard Aguirre has been charged…
Justice Department labels New York, Portland and Seattle as 'anarchy' jurisdictions
The Justice Department on Monday labeled three cities "anarchy" jurisdictions -- New York, Seattle and Portland, Oregon -- on orders from President Donald Trump, making good on the President's threat to withhold federal aid in response to prolonged civil unrest…
Airbus wants to build zero-emission planes by 2035. Here's how
Airbus has unveiled its plans for bringing the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft into service by 2035. Boeing's European rival on Monday revealed three concepts that will explore different options for using hydrogen as a primary source of power to…
As doctors worry about 'a very apocalyptic fall,' the CDC retracts info on how Covid-19 spreads
As most US states head in the wrong direction with coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has retracted key information about how the virus spreads. The US is on the brink of 200,000 coronavirus deaths, with the number…
125 million-year-old dinosaur found buried by a volcanic eruption in China
Archeologists in China have discovered two perfectly preserved fossils of a new 125 million-year-old dinosaur species.The new species of burrowing dinosaur was discovered in the Lujiatun Beds, the oldest layers of the famous Yixian Formation in northeast China, according to…
Bill Gates: It's 'outrageous' Americans can't get coronavirus test result in 24 hours
Bill Gates is frustrated by the way coronavirus testing is behind handled in the United States."Even today, people don't get their results in 24 hours," Bill Gates said on "Fox News Sunday." "It's outrageous that we still have that."And when…
Pine-Sol cleaner has been approved to kill coronavirus on hard surfaces
Pine-Sol's original cleaner has been approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a product that can kill the coronavirus on frequently used surfaces.The product was added to the agency's list of products expected to kill the virus after…
A rare blue moon will light up the sky on Halloween
Spooky season is almost upon us -- and this year it will be a little bit spookier.The night sky on Halloween will be illuminated by a blue moon, the second full moon in a month. The relatively rare occurrence happens…
Court to decide if electronic signatures OK for initiatives
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman is asking a court to declare that electronic signatures are not acceptable of initiative petitions. Wyman filed the request in Thurston County Superior Court last week. She has previously said…
Key GOP senator says she opposes taking up a Supreme Court nomination before Election Day
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Sunday that she opposes taking up a Supreme Court nomination prior to Election Day, becoming the second GOP senator this weekend to voice opposition to Senate movement on the matter before the 2020 election."For weeks,…
Pelosi says she will not leverage government shutdown to avoid Senate vote on court seat
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she would not leverage a government shut down in order to slow down Republicans' push to fill the Supreme Court vacancy following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg."None of us has any…
Evacuated animals at Washington County, OR, Fairgrounds head home
Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, OR (KPTV) -- After spending more than a week at the Washington County Fairgrounds, the animals of Naked Acres Farm in Clackamas County are finally going home.Gus Liszka said she is still…
Woman falls out of car window and onto highway while filming Snapchat video
A woman fell out of a car and onto a busy highway while hanging out of the passenger window to film a Snapchat video, police in the UK have said.The unnamed woman was dangling out of the vehicle on the…
Wildfire-weary Californians, 'tired of this being normal,' consider uprooting their lives
It's not just the nearly 7,900 wildfires that have consumed more than 3.4 million acres and claimed 26 lives in California that have Arthur Gies looking online for apartments in New York."It's not necessarily this year of wildfires so much…
Minneapolis City Council approves renaming street after George Floyd
An intersection in Minneapolis will now be named after George Floyd, following a unanimous city council vote Friday.The site where Floyd drew his last breath, at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, has since been transformed into a…
Cracker Barrel is adding alcohol to the menu for the first time in its history
The next time you go to order a Momma's Pancake Breakfast, you can add a mimosa to your order.Cracker Barrel is getting bubbly with the addition of beer, wine and mimosas to its menu for the first time in the…
