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It’s official: Manufacturer to bring jobs to Union Gap

A firm that manufactures plastic wrap will open a facility in Union Gap next year and eventually employ about 50 people, adding to the Yakima Valley’s long-established plastics industry.

 

Mountains likely to see first snow of the season this weekend

YAKIMA, Wash. -- This fall’s first measurable snow will fall in the Cascade Mountains this weekend and usher in a cooler and wetter period through next week.

 

Fire District says bond needed to
 update stations

COWICHE — Yakima County Fire District 1 officials are asking voters to approve a $2.2 million bond to replace its two stations and antiquated equipment.

 

Grandview considers another year of utility hikes

GRANDVIEW — The city of Grandview is expecting to raise water and sewer rates for the fourth year in a row to help pay for improvements at the wastewater treatment plant and continue to make up for an industrial fire four years ago.

 

Monfort, accused of killing cop, gets TV in isolated cell

Paralyzed and in a wheelchair, one of King County's most notorious jail inmates has posed a unique set of challenges for the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention.

 

Marching bands converge on Yakima for annual festival

YAKIMA, Wash. — Sixteen bands from Washington and Oregon are in Yakima today for the Harvest Marching Band Festival.

 

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