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From Where I Sit: Agriculture's fortunes ride on farmworkers' rights
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (721+ words) Editor's note: From Where I Sit is an ongoing series written by regular guest columnists who represent a range of Yakima Valley voices and values. If your family told stories about work conditions "back in the day," you know some…...
Seattle Mariners" late strategy fails in shutout loss to Padres
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (519+ words) The ongoing "criticism" about the Mariners" usage/reliance on platoons as a strategy has been a popular topic on the yelling halls of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter." Fans dislike the idea of Luke Raley and Dom…...
V'squez tosses 6 scoreless innings, Miller gets MLB-best 14th save as Padres beat Mariners 2-0
8+ hour, 45+ min ago (389+ words) San Diego Padres starting pitcher Randy V'squez throws against the Seattle Mariners during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Seattle. San Diego Padres relief pitcher Mason Miller react to getting the final out of the eighth…...
Judge rejects lawsuit against rewrite of Washington parental rights law | Northwest | yakimaherald. com
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (746+ words) Gov. Bob Ferguson hands over one of the pens he used to sign House Bill 1296, the "students bill of rights," to a child who attended the bill signing. A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned…...
Judge rejects lawsuit against rewrite of Washington parental rights law
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (717+ words) A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students. Thurston County Superior Court Judge John Skinder acknowledged the case over…...
Sunnyside man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in 2025 drunken-driving crash | Crime And Courts | yakimaherald. com
3+ week, 2+ day ago (20+ words) A Sunnyside man has pleaded guilty to killing a teen in a 2025 drunken-driving crash in the Lower Valley....
Judge sentences Sunnyside man to 6. 5 years in prison for 2025 DUI fatal crash
16+ hour, 24+ min ago (393+ words) A Sunnyside man has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for killing a teenager in a drunken-driving crash this past year. Elias Nathaniel Ayala, 21, had pleaded guilty in April to vehicular homicide in the death of Anthony Guti'rrez in a…...
Kiona-Benton school district faces cutting $2 M more " state oversight likely
20+ hour, 31+ min ago (774+ words) The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction in Olympia could put the Ki-Be district under "binding conditions."" The school superintendent in Benton City says he expects his district will overspend its budget this school year and be placed on "binding…...
New documentary on ag pollution in Yakima Valley draws industry criticism
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (829+ words) A still image from ELLA's "Price of Plenty," a documentary about ag pollution in the Yakima Valley. The documentary has drawn criticism from the group Save Family Farming. A new documentary by a local nonprofit group about the health impacts…...
Photos: Seattle Sounders take on San Jose Earthquakes
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (11+ words) Yakima Herald-Republic...