Wapato News

For the second time, a federal jury has deadlocked in the case of a Granger man accused of robbing a Wapato bank of thousands of dollars.

For the second time, a federal jury has deadlocked in the case of a Granger man accused of robbing a Wapato bank of thousands of dollars.

Starting Monday, July 21, WSDOT and our contractor will close a portion of US 97 between Toppenish and Wapato to do railroad crossing safety improvements.

Two people were injured when an alleged drunken driver careened into the parking lot of a convenience store, the Washington State Patrol said.

Voters looking for information on legislative and Yakima County Commission candidates will have two opportunities this week.

We aren't feeling much outrage over the embarrassing photos of Miss Washington that surfaced last week.

Katsumi Taki offers free apricots to shoppers on the opening day of Yakima's farmer's market Sunday , July 18, 1999.

A Wapato company that manufactures Fiberglas and plastic products for military and mass transit uses is expanding and expects to add 100 jobs over the next three years.

A stretch of U.S. Highway 97 between Toppenish and Wapato will be closed for four days beginning Monday while crews make safety improvements at a railroad crossing.

Alleged bank robber Geoffrey Losinger is taken into custody by Yakima Police Department officer Jim Wolcott on Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

An alleged bank robber is taken to a patrol car by Yakima police Officer Jim Wolcott and Detective Kasey Hampton after his arrest near the Washington State Lottery office on Fifth Avenue on Tuesday.

The first witnesses testified this morning in the trial of a Wapato man accused of illegally buying Yakima County road signs in an undercover sting that was meant to target the area's problem with metal theft.

Several residents are being assisted by the American Red Cross after a fire Saturday destroyed two homes on Dogwood Lane outside of Wapato, firefighters said.

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday morning near Rimrock Retreat on U.S. Highway 12, west of Yakima, the Washington State Patrol said.

Which business? C) Douglas Auto Wrecking 2. Which Yakima business is planning an expansion that will nearly double the size of its operation on South First Street? A) Western Materials 3. State wildlife ...

A family is without a home tonight and the men believed to have started the fire are no where to be found.

A fire destroys a mobile home and house in Wapato Saturday. It happened at about 1pm on Dogwood Lane.

WENATCHEE &#8212 A Wenatchee man suspected of throwing dead roosters into his neighbor's yard is facing felony animal cruelty charges for cockfighting.

Dick Weissman likes to joke that he's the only person who plays the banjo "quietly and slowly." Not that all his music is like that.

Kevin Bouchey is out to a huge fundraising lead over incumbent Ron Gamache and two other candidates in what is becoming a contentious race for a Yakima County Commission seat.