06/03/11 Skeletal remains found in a shallow grave last year near Suncadia Resort have been identified as Kerry M. May (Hardy), 22, who was last seen in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood in 1972, the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says.
06/03/11 The remains found in a shallow grave on the Suncadia property are identified as a woman who disappeared in 1972. Her family had provided a DNA sample to detectives investigating the Green River Killer in 2004.
06/03/11 The Washington State Redistricting Commission begins touring Eastern Washington next week with public forums in Pasco and Yakima.
05/17/11 VANTAGE - If you see people dressed in "moon suits" at Getty's Cove between now and Wednesday, don't worry. It is only the U.S. Army training to practice their skills as part of the Defense Chemical Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High-Yield Explosive Response Force.
05/16/11 For the next four days, Dawn Sparks is feeling like she's in science teacher heaven.
05/15/11 The National Weather Service extended a flood warning on Monday for the Yakima River in Kittitas, Yakima and Benton counties.
05/15/11 ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Heavy rain caused flooding around Ellensburg on Sunday, threatening homes and sparking a day-long sandbagging operation all across town. Work began at least as early as 5:30 a.m., according to some volunteers, and by evening they had already filled more than 30,000 sandbags, which they stacked around parks, Central Washington University and outlying neighborhoods. "Where I ...
05/14/11 A flood warning for the Naches River and small urban streams in western Yakima and Kittitas counties is in effect until Sunday afternoon because of heavy rains and possible thunderstorms in the Cascades this weekend, the National Weather Service said Friday.
05/14/11 For the second consecutive year, the nonprofit EnTrust Community Services in partnership with the Housing Authority of Kittitas County received a $ 100,000 grant approved by Kittitas County commissioners to provide housing for homeless and homelessness prevention programs.
05/11/11 THE CLYMER ART AUCTION, EXHIBIT AND GALA. May 20-21 at Swiftwater Cellars in Suncadia. Auction pieces will be on display at the Clymer Museum in May and will be moved to the Swiftwater Cellar on May 20. Fundraising event for the museum. Tickets call: 509-962-6416 or 509-737-0087.
05/11/11 The Central Washington Resource Energy Collaborative wants the state government to fund electric car charging stations along Interstate 90, to the tune of $500,000.
05/09/11 A $1.63 million federal grant to the nonprofit Cascade Land Conservancy will go toward the goal of purchasing 700 acres of private lands in the Yakima River Canyon southeast of Ellensburg.
05/04/11 Heritage Financial Corporation ? announced today that Brian L. Vance, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the DA Davidson Financial Services Conference to be held in Seattle, WA on May 11th and 12th. ? Mr.
04/24/11 * Capital Advisors has selected Derek Parsons as its spring intern. Parsons, a Yakima native, is in his final quarter at Central Washington University and will graduate in June with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a specialty in finance and minors in economics and mathematics.
04/20/11 Employment figures released Tuesday show favorable trends in Yakima County. But Don Meseck, a regional economist with the Employment Security Department, warns the numbers may be overly optimistic.
04/20/11 SIP N STROLL WINE AND ART WALK. 5-7:30 p.m. today. Visit with the wineries' featured artists. Locations: Cascade Wine Co., Donitelia Winery, Gilbert Cellars, Kana Winery, Tim's Downtown Tasting Room and The Tasting Room Yakima (in Naches Heights).
04/20/11 "VOICES FROM THE PAST" LECTURE SERIES. Noon today at Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive. "What Is That? Unusual and Offbeat People, Places, Things and Events in Washington State." Presented by Harriet Baskas. Free brown-bag lecture. 509-248-0747, www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.
04/18/11 In observation of Earth Day, Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today announced support for projects that will improve water and wastewater service and benefit the environment across the country. "USDA invests in rural water and community facility projects that not only protect America's natural resources but also provide a clean environment and economic ...
04/17/11 Elk research at Mount St. Helens and habitat improvements on four national forests and other public lands in Washington will benefit from more than $156,000 in grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
04/16/11 A proposal to build the largest solar photovoltaic plant in the Pacific Northwest may be on the verge of collapse due to financing problems. | 
