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CMI Orchards' Rochelle Bohm Discusses New Initiative and Expansive Portfolio in Lead-Up to 2024 Organic Produce Summit
WENATCHEE, WA - If you are still reeling from the groundbreaking initiative CMI Orchards announced just a few months ago in partnership with Royal Family Farming, now’s your chance to really dig in. The Soil Center, an initiative seeking to make lengthy strides in regenerative ag, will be front and center for the grower at the rapidly approaching Organic Produce Summit (OPS).
Sunnyside Lions Club 4th July Celebration
SUNNYSIDE- The Sunnyside Lions Club and the City of Sunnyside will be honoring our Veterans with a special observance celebration. 6:00 pm Gates Open at Sunnyside High School Football Field Clem Senn Stadium – Free Admission / Donations accepted by the Sunnyside Lion’s Club. 8:00pm Special Guest Speaker. 8:30pm:...
Seattle surgeon to pay $5 million due to manipulating online consumer ratings
WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Attorney General’s (AG) Office announced Tuesday, July 2nd, that a plastic surgeon must pay $1.5 million in restitution to 21,000 Washingtonians. Allure is also required to remove any misleading or false information about the plastic surgery practice from its website, including...
Dangerous heat & a First Alert High Impact Fire Day for Friday. Worsening conditions into next week.
NWS Pendleton has issued a Heat Advisory for the eastern slopes of the Cascades from 12 PM Friday - 10 PM Thursday. NWS Pendleton has also issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Kittitas/Yakima valleys, Lower Columbia Basin, and foothills of the Blues. This also runs from 12 PM Friday - 10 PM Thursday.
4th July Carnival and Community Celebration at Yakima State Fair Park
YAKIMA- Carnival hours: July 4th, Noon to 11pm | July 5th, 2pm to 10pm | July 6th, Noon to 10pm. Ride all day carnival wrist bands are available as well as individual ride tickets and can be purchased on site. 4th of July Festivities Schedule:. 12pm: State Fair Park –...
Ferguson and Reichert hit the campaign trail on Independence Day
OLYMPIA, Wash. – For most people, the Fourth of July is a day off. For candidates for public office, it’s an opportunity to connect with voters with democracy on their minds. Washington's gubernatorial candidates made their way to Independence Day celebrations to do just that. Attorney General Bob...
Washington Woman to compete in Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest
CONEY ISLAND, N.Y. — On Wednesday, competitors in the 2024 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest weighed in, and one of them is from Washington State. Forty-one-year-old Katie Prettyman is a competitor from Marysville. She is ranked #23 in the world by Major League Eating with a personal best of 16 hot dogs and buns.
AFC Team Stuns Everybody By Landing Seahawks Superstar WR DK Metcalf In Blockbuster Trade Proposal That Would Make Them Immediate Contenders
If the Seattle Seahawks decide to proceed with a rebuild, Pro Bowl wide receiver DK Metcalf would be their top trade chip. Now, there aren’t any indicators that DK Metcalf and the Seahawks may be headed for a divorce. He is still under contract for two more years, having signed a $72 million extension in the 2022 offseason.
142nd Wing fighter jets conduct July 4th celebration flyovers in Oregon, SW Washington
PORTLAND, Ore. — The 142nd Wing will conduct Independence Day flyovers for various parades and ceremonies around Oregon and Southwest Washington. After launching from Portland Air National Guard Base, the F-15fighter jets will make their way across large swaths of the PNW, making passes 1,000 feet above the ground at 400 mph for 4th of July events.
Washington energy choice initiative supporters turn in 431,000 voter signatures
(The Center Square) – Backers of Initiative 2066 turned in more than 431,000 signatures Tuesday afternoon to the Secretary of State’s Office in Tumwater with the hope of getting the measure to protect energy choices like natural gas and propane on this November’s ballot. The Building Industry Association of Washington, Let’s Go Washington and other partners held two news […]
New WA program aims to help first-time homebuyers who faced discrimination
(The Center Square) – On Monday, Washington launched a new program aimed at offering home buying assistance to minorities who faced housing discrimination or were born into families impacted by racially restrictive covenants of the past. The Covenant Homeownership Program allows qualified homebuyers to apply through their lenders for...
WA ballot initiative would cut $848.6M of environmental programs
It takes about five minutes to cross the channel between Anacortes and Guemes Island. But the trip seems a lot longer to the people waiting in their cars to board the ferry that takes them across. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, traffic backed up on both sides of the channel,...
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