Sunnyside News

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- Two people were airlifted to a Seattle hospital after a pickup and van collided Saturday evening about 10 miles north of Sunnyside on State Route 241.

Grapes from one of Washington's original wine regions won best of show Saturday night at the 31st annual Tri-Cities Wine Festival.

A gang member who escaped from the Sunnyside jail three years ago and was among the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted Fugitives is back in the United States after being caught in Mexico.

PROSSER, Wash. - A 20-year-old Grandview woman was killed in an accident on Interstate 82 near Prosser early this morning when a pickup crossed over into the wrong lane of traffic and drove into her car.

Police are searching for a woman who robbed a bank in Sunnyside at gunpoint this morning.

Sunnyside police arrested two suspected car prowlers after residents called 911 about a vehicle pulling in and out of driveways in the area, authorities said.

Incumbents did not fare well Tuesday night. A single vote separated candidates in one City Council race, while challengers appeared to have the edge in two other races.

Washington State Patrol troopers patrolling Highway 97 south of Toppenish stopped the driver of a 2000 Toyota Camry for speeding and confiscated nearly 15 pounds of pot and $7,000 in cash.

Utility rates would increase and the city would hire three new police officers under the proposed 2010 budget City Council members saw for the first time Monday night.

Sunnyside police are still looking for a man who led them on a dangerous high speed chase.

The city of Yakima has pulled the plug on a proposed deal with two local farms that drew public opposition for its use of treated human waste as fertilizer.

Police here are looking a driver who led them on a wild chase Thursday night that resembled a scene from the "Dukes of Hazzard." Police say the Augustine Jaime Avalos fled a routine traffic stop in a 1990 Honda Accord and sped through town and the surrounding country side, blowing stop signs, sliding through turns and even once leaving the road ...

Nearly a year after a Wapato youth was fatally shot less than a block from home, authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 19-year old man they believe was the shooter.

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. - A routine traffic stop Tuesday night ended with three people in jail facing drug charges.

A room packed with soccer players, many of the wearing their jerseys, greeted Sunnyside City Council members at Monday's meeting.

YAKIMA, Wash.- Yakima County had six homicides in the last 30 days, five of them were in the City of Yakima.

Jillian Ross is the new Interim Pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Yakima. She most recently worked as a chaplain for Lower Valley Hospice in Sunnyside.

A federal judge has dismissed a $25 million civil rights lawsuit against the city of Sunnyside by City Hall critic Tom Paul.

Yakima County's gang problem is well-documented. One potential solution frequently brought up are after-school programs.

Happy birthday, Shop Talk. One year ago today, we launched the Shop Talk blog . And boy has it been a busy year - we covered the closure of several big retailers, the opening of several new restaurants and everything in between.