central washington

Have you ever wanted to know where the center of Washington State was? For no particular reason, just more curiosity than anything? Well, we found out and it's not in a place that calls themselves the 'center' of anything. Sure, Yakima is host to the Central Washington State Fair, but is it really in the center of Washington...

Rail service in central Washington is expected to improve thanks to a $14.5 million inclusion in the 2023-2025 Transportation Budget.  The funds will be used for the Connell Rail Interchange project north of the Tri-Cities.  The $14.5 million includes ...

The Save Americans from the Fentanyl Emergency Act would permanently make all fentanyl-related drugs categorized as Schedule I drugs to help law enforcement keep them out of neighborhoods.

Rail service in central Washington could improve thanks to a budget proposal in Olympia.  Governor Jay Inslee has included nearly $15 million in funding in his recently released 2023-25 Budget for the Connell Rail Interchange Project.  That pr...

Troopers say 33-year-old Ajmer Singh was eastbound on the highway just west of Easton when he hit missed a turn and hit a guardrail on the right hand side.

On Thursday, alongside more than 80 of his House colleagues, Congressman Dan Newhouse introduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act.   Newhouse said the legislation is in direct response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rule, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”, a rule he says would effectively force publi

(Othello, WA) -- Detectives are for a 16-year-old gang member in relation to a shooting in Othello that occurred just before 8:30 Sunday night. Authorities arrived on the scene with EMS to find a man with gunshot injuries. He was taken to Othello Community Hospital, then flown to Sacred Heart hospital in Spokane...

ELLENSBURG, Wash.- As the concluding event in its National Week of the Farmworkers, Central Washington University students who hail from farm-working backgrounds told some of their stories. Freshman Ramiro Casas, from Prosser, was among them ...

WENATCHEE, Wash.- High school students in central Washington have another shot at winning the cash prize this year for the annual Year of the Apple Art Contest.   Students have until May 1, 2021 to submit artwork depicting a Washington grown apple(s). The ...