Moxee News

The residents of Sun Country Estates in Moxee got quite a scare today. Squirrels dug through the ground in-between two canals causing an overflow of water.

A couple of churches are hosting a luau in Yakima's Franklin Park on Sunday afternoon.

Yakima is set to ring in the fourth with a bang, and deputy fire marshal Ron Melcher is on a mission as Independence Day approaches.

Bryan Rogers of Yakima and his niece, Mimi Rogers, 10, search out ripe blueberries at Blueberry Hill u-pick blueberry farm in Moxee Saturday, June 27, 2009.

If you drove past Ahtanum Youth Park Sunday, you probably heard some of our own American Idol contestants! Twenty-six finalists in three categories competed for the grand prize: $1,000. Several contestants were fresh from the "Yakima's Got Talent" competition.

The state Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a Yakima man in a home invasion case in which the victims died of natural causes before testifying in court.

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State Rep. David Taylor, R-Moxee, has raised $4,550 so far in his race to retain his 15th District seat - $4,550 more than either of his two Democratic challengers, according to the Public Disclosure Commission filings.

Vidal is wanted for a felony warrant for Escape from Community Custody. He has an original charge of Felony Violation of Protection Order.

My week as the Herald's political reporter has been consumed largely with keeping track of the hundreds of people throughout the Mid-Columbia who have decided to seek public office this year.

These editorials appear in the June 10, 2009, Yakima Herald-Republic. Officials with the city of Moxee should be grateful they received help funding a much needed road project through the federal stimulus bill.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- By noon on the first day of this year's election filing period, Yakima County had itself a contested race - for a seat on the Port of Sunnyside board.

Eric Burge puts on his graduation garb shortly before the East Valley High School graduation ceremony at the SunDome in Yakima, Wash.

New state Rep. David Taylor, R-Moxee, announced Thursday that he'll hold three town hall meetings later this month in far-flung areas of the expansive 15th Legislative District he represents.

Just in time for high school graduations, extra DUI patrols will be on duty Saturday night throughout Yakima County.

A familiar face joined the race for the Sunnyside City Council today and a Democrat filed to challenge a Republican state House incumbent, highlighting the second-to-last day of this year's election filing period.

Chad Crossley files for an open Zillah City Council seat in the 2009 election Monday afternoon, June 1, 2009 at the Yakima County Courthouse.

Yakima County sheriff's detectives are investigating whether a home invasion robbery late Monday in Moxee may be related to a similar incident that happened earlier in Yakima.

The first federal stimulus-funded road project in Yakima County could begin by June 15.

Two men were charged Monday in connection with a series of kidnapping and rapes that took place last month in the Yakima area.