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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima County commissioners want a more complete cost estimate before signing off on a pretrial release program for offenders, a key piece of a larger plan to reduce the jail population and cut overall criminal justice costs.

The race between 15th District Rep. David Taylor, R-Moxee, and Central Washington University student Pablo Gonzalez of Zillah has drawn statewide interest following last year’s redistricting process.

Two candidates who differ on taxes, driver’s license requirements and same-sex marriage are running against each other for state senator for the 16th Legislative District, which now includes Prosser.

PORTLAND — Again and again, decade after decade, an array of authorities — police chiefs, prosecutors, pastors and local Boy Scout leaders among them — quietly shielded scoutmasters and others accused of molesting children, a newly opened trove of confide

Northwest fresh pears are likely to make their first appearance in China next year under an agreement in principle between the two countries, industry representatives say.

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With freezing temperatures approaching, organizers are planning training sessions for volunteers to help staff extreme winter weather shelters for the homeless.

Environmental groups say they will sue five Lower Valley dairies in federal court for allegedly contaminating local drinking water supplies unless the operators take steps to stop the contamination “and begin to make amends for the damage they have alread

Two separate lists released Thursday by attorneys in Portland and Seattle contained the names of three Yakima men they say were removed from Scouting because they were suspected of pedophilia.

King County Metro Transit apologized Thursday to a mom who was asked to leave a bus because of her child's stinky diaper.