A shining star in cancer research -
ELLENSBURG -- When Susan George was first diagnosed with breast cancer, friends advised her to go to Seattle for the latest and best treatment. "They said I had to go to the west side, to Fred Hutch or UW or one of...
On a mission to educate about adult stem cells -
Rachel Wright gave her mother nearly an extra three years of life and together they played a pioneering role in the battle against a rare form of cancer called mantle-cell lymphoma. In the fall of 2005, Rachel, an...
Toppenish man dies in shooting -
TOPPENISH -- A 24-year-old man died Saturday morning after being shot multiple times, according to the Toppenish Police Department. The victim, Alejandro Salas of Toppenish, was at a friend's house in the 10 block of West Th...
Woman's body found in canal -
SUNNYSIDE -- Detectives are seeking the identity of a woman's body that was found floating in a Sunnyside canal Friday evening. The woman, between the age of 18 and 25, appeared to have a large gunshot wound, according to a news release from the Yakima Co...
200 acres burn -
WHITE SWAN -- A brush fire destroyed about 200 acres between Harrah and White Swan on Friday night. The fire was reported at the intersection of Tecumseh and Fort roads about 4:40 p.m., according to Yakima County Fire District No. 5. About 30 people, incl...
The Cle Elum Seven savor their new lives -
The Cle Elum Seven have been savoring the taste of freedom at a new chimpanzee sanctuary -- and it's delicious. For most of their lives, these chimps didn't eat anything much tastier than protein biscui...
SPORTS
Driving adventure -- Lux perseveres on racing circuit -
On paper, it looked like a match made in motorsports heaven. On pavement, it's been a different sort of adventure. But since Cindi Lux could clearly be described as adventurous, not to mention highly competitive, life on the Sports Car Club of America Wor...
Yakima's fast start not enough against Everett -
EVERETT -- The Yakima Bears got off to a strong start in an effort to get back in the win column, Everett's Travis Howell had other ideas. The Everett catcher had three doubles that drove in four runs to help rally the AquaSox to a 6-2 victory over Yakima...
Local report -- Arlington spoils home cooking -
With an all-local final in the Firecracker Tournament within reach, the Arlington River Dogs jumped in to spoil the party. Arlington overcame an early deficit with single runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings, the last coming on Bobby Tweit's sacrifi...
07/06/08 Bears Update -
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC EVERETT -- The Yakima Bears got off to a strong start in an effort to get back in the win column, Everett's Travis Howell had other ideas. The Everett catcher had three doubles that drove in four runs to help rally the AquaSox to a ...
Little League -- Greater Richland teams shine -
Greater Richland teams swept the two championship games Saturday in the District 12 Little League tournament at East Valley. Both teams needed just one victory Saturday to clinch state berths, and both took care of business quickly. In the Age 9-10 tourna...
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Let's focus on deeper issues this election -
In the end, this election must not be about which presidential candidate can better wrap himself in the flag than the other. The issues are simply too important to be clouded by such unworthy campaign rhetoric. John McCain is practically the definition of...
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Technology gives us fits -- and new reader features -
On Monday, when I got a call from our lawyer that the judge had ruled against us in our lawsuit over whether court billing documents are public records, the attorney said he would e-mail me the ruling. Well, no, I said. Our e-mail is down; can you fax it...
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