Cirio Hernandez Hernandez was thinning apple trees on a June morning in Yakima, grabbing a fistful of tiny apples and knocking off all but one that was left to grow to a marketable size. It wasn’t the Yakima Valley’s hot…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Restaurants in Benton and Franklin counties are allowed to reopen with limited outdoor seating effective Friday, July 3. Here is a list of restaurants that are already open for sit-down service at 50% of their existing outdoor…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. - Yakima County's application for a modified version of Phase 1 has been approved, as per the Yakima Health District. In Phase 1.5, Yakima County retail stores can open at 15% capacity, but indoor shopping is limited…
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump head to Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Friday to celebrate an early Fourth of July at a gathering of an estimated 7,500 people during a global pandemic.No social distancing is planned for…
SPOKANE, Wash. — Since last Friday, wearing a mask inside a grocery store is no longer recommended. It’s required. As businesses learn to adapt, some customers are fighting back. A tense scene inside the Spokane Valley Grocery Outlet has been…
SEATTLE (AP) — At least 80 students living in a dozen fraternity houses near the University of Washington campus have reported testing positive for COVID-19, with hundreds of results pending. The university learned Saturday that three fraternity residents had symptoms…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Benton and Franklin Counties were approved Thursday to move to a modified Phase 1 of the state’s Safe Start Phased Reopening Plan. Washington State Secretary of Health John Weisman’s approval of the counties’ applications allows limited and…
SELAH, Wash. — A local fitness gym fined for staying open in violation of the governor's Safe Start order is disputing claims that it created unsafe working conditions for its employees. Owner Wes Bradshaw said while the business has been…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Health officials reported 80 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday in Yakima County, bringing the total to 7,556. One additional death related to COVID-19 was also reported. At least 141 people from Yakima County have died of complications…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday there were 375 additional confirmed and presumptive cases of the coronavirus statewide, the second straight day that Oregon has broken a record for the number of daily cases since the…
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- During a press conference Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that a statewide "no mask, no service" order will soon go into effect. The order will legally require businesses to refuse service to anyone who does not wear…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Health officials on Thursday reported 45 new COVID-19 cases in Franklin County and, due to a reporting error, there was a net decrease of 25 cases in Benton County. The Benton-Franklin Health District reassigned cases from Benton…
Tri-Citians have already started Fourth of July celebrations with the sound of firecrackers and bright sky explosions accompanying each night this week. Kids are out of school, some are still working from…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon had a record 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, but officials predict that the increase may become much steeper during the next month - potentially reaching 900 new cases per day. The state has had…
YAKIMA, Wash. - Second Harvest is providing free groceries for anyone in need on Thursday. "Food pantries Second Harvest supplies have reported 30-50% increased demand related to the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis," said Chief of Staff Drew Meuer.…
Nearly four months into a strict no-visitor rule due to the coronavirus, an assisted living community in North Carolina tapped into the power of social media to get its residents connected with people from all over the world.To curb the…
CONNELL, Wash. — The Coyote Ridge Corrections Center has experienced the worst COVID-19 outbreak across the Washington State Department of Corrections system. There have been 204 total confirmed cases among inmates within the state’s prison system; 173 of those people…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Health District reported 91 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, which brings the total to 7,476 cases. The death toll rose to 140 after one more fatal case was also reported. At least 97% of residents…
Multiple law enforcement agencies in Washington aren't enforcing Gov. Jay Inslee's statewide mask mandate but police in Walla Walla County plan to still encourage people…
The number of active-duty military personnel infected with the novel coronavirus has more than doubled in the last three weeks, according to new figures published by the Defense Department.As of Wednesday, 6,493 US service members had the virus, up from…
At least 38 students living in 10 fraternity houses near the University of Washington's campus have tested positive for the coronavirus, the university said this week.The university reported the new cluster of cases on Tuesday, saying that even though the…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- A "no mask, no service" rule will go into effect for Benton and Franklin county businesses on Monday, July 6, according to the Benton-Franklin Health District. The rule will require businesses to refuse service to customers who…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- The Benton-Franklin Health District reported 215 new cases of COVID-19 in the Tri-Cities area on Wednesday. The total is at 3,586. There were 147 new cases out of 680 tests in Benton County. The number of cases…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Police are informing the public that a level 3 sex offender has moved to a new address near Kamiakin High School. Christian Vale Searcy, 61, is now living in the 5200 block of West Canal Drive in…
