Yakima (Washington)

It is rocket science in afterschool program

The boys in the back of the room aren't listening to Bubbly Brittany. By ADRIANA JANOVICH YAKIMA, Wash. — The boys in the back of the room aren't listening to Bubbly Brittany. Meantime, the boys follow Bubbly Brittany's...

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Selah schools superintendent gets state honor

SELAH, Nov 21, 2009 (Yakima Herald-Republic - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Selah School District Superintendent Steve Chestnut is the new Washington State Superintendent of the Year. The announcement...

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Yakima officer knocked out in fight

A police officer was knocked unconscious in a struggle with a suspect in a pickup truck that crashed into a parked car in Yakima. The Associated Press YAKIMA, Wash. — A police officer was knocked unconscious in a struggle with...

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Officer slain in Las Vegas grew up in Yakima

MOXEE, Wash. – The off-duty Las Vegas police officer killed in a shootout with intruders in his own garage grew up in Yakima where he graduated in 1997 from Davis High School. Trevor Nettleton's father Richard Nettleton lives...

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Yakima medical school president resigns

YAKIMA, Wash. – Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences says its president has resigned. Dr. Stan Flemming had been at the school since 2007. The university announced his departure Thursday. Board president Karen Hyatt...

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Right Pro Hardware closing after 15 years

Nov 20, 2009 (Yakima Herald-Republic - A local hardware store is closing its doors for good on Saturday. Right Pro Hardware has spent the last month selling all of its inventory at marked-down prices as part of its closing...

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Washington State Gun Show Dealers Feed Weapons to Mexican Cartels

YAKIMA, Washington -- ATF agent Jessie Summers tried to deal with misconceptions before he talked about the illegal gun trade in Central Washington. "We're not here to take anybody's guns," he told a group of city and law...

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Man shot to death in car near Wapato

WAPATO, Wash. – The Yakima County sheriff's office is investigating the killing of a man whose body was found about 1:30 a.m. Thursday in a car at an intersection near Wapato. The sheriff's office says 55-year-old Lenard...

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Census Jobs Coming to Yakima County

Story Published: Nov 18, 2009 at 5:43 PM PST Yakima - The Eastern Washington 2010 Census Office is offering something that Yakima desperately needs right now, jobs. A spokesman for the U.S. Census Bureau says the state will...

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EPA Announces Environmental Justice Showcase Communities

Source: U.S. EPA, 11/17/09.U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced a national initiative to address environmental justice challenges in 10 communities. EPA has committed $1 million to...

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