John Woodersen stands by as Clyde the blue spruce (named by his late wife Sandy) is placed at the Millennium Plaza by Yakima Parks & Recreation workers where the tree will serve as the 2013 Yakima Community Christmas Tree.

As temperatures dip into the teens in Yakima, Extreme winter weather shelters provide a warm alternative for area homeless.

The headstone of Yakima’s only Medal of Honor recipient, Staff Sergeant Jack James Pendleton, sits off from the military section at Tahoma Cemetery. S Sgt. Pendleton was honored this weekend with a Street named for him in Downtown Yakima.

David Greene admires the official Capitol Christmas Tree making its way to Washington DC as our state’s gift to the nation.