An 88-foot tall Engelmann spruce tree from the ColvilleNational Forest that will eventually grace the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to serve as the official 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree will make a two-hour stop over in Yakima on Thursday, November 7th. The convoy carrying the 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree on its

As East Valley firefighters got to the scene of a house fire in Terrace Heights on October 14th, they were discouraged to find the home fully involved, but were pleased to learn that man who lived there was not inside.  However, the man’s dog, Thor, was reportedly trapped in the blaze. Once additional fire crews

For the sixth year in a row, the City of Yakima Refuse Division is giving away free biodegradable bags to Yakima residents as part of its Fall Leaf Collection Program. The City’s Refuse Division is giving away bags at the Public Works Complex located at 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard from now until supplies run out.  Bags

The replacement of aging stormwater pipes crossing Lincoln Avenue at 4th Avenue will impact traffic in that area from Monday, October 14th through Thursday, October 17th. Only one westbound lane on Lincoln will be open from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm each day from October 14th through October 17th.  No northbound or southbound traffic will

The Yakima City Council is asking volunteers interested in serving on the City of Yakima Planning Commission, the Public Facilities Board, and as a youth member on the Parks and Recreation Commission to submit applications to the City Clerk’s office. The Planning Commission, the Public Facilities Board, and the Parks and Recreation Commission (youth member)

Annual street maintenance work by City of Yakima Streets Division crews will impact daytime traffic at the intersection of 34th Avenue and Englewood Avenue from Wednesday, October 2nd through Friday, October 4th. The 34th Avenue and Englewood intersection will be closed to through traffic from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm each day on Wednesday, October

Tuesday, October 15th marks the end of the irrigation season for the vast majority of residential and business customers in Yakima.  That’s the day that the systems operated by the City of Yakima’s Water/Irrigation Division will be shut off until next spring. The few other irrigation systems that operate independently from the City systems will

Earlier this year, the Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, developed an idea to harness the creativity of Central Washington artists to help invigorate windows of empty downtown storefronts by displaying their work as part of a new project called, “Windows Alive!”.  Based on similar projects that have proven

Work on the City of Yakima’s ongoing grind and overlay project will impact traffic from September 23rd through September 27th on 16th Avenue and 40th Avenue as well as roads in the surrounding areas. Beginning on the evening of Monday, September 23rd and lasting through the morning of Friday, September 27th, significant activity along 40th