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Meet the founder of The Farmer’s Pantry, and pickle a peck of peppers
PEOPLE SEE Samantha Alvarez’s jars of pickled vegetables and ask how big her garden is. “I don’t think you can call it a garden,” she replies. Her last name is one hint. The business she founded, The Farmer’s Pantry, got its start with produce from Alvarez Organic Farms, a family-run farmers market mainstay in Mabton, Yakima County. Alvarez makes remarkable small-batch pickles from Alvarez crops such as asparagus, jalapeños and garlic scapes.
Yakima County sheriff's detectives investigating homicide near Grandview
Yakima County sheriff’s detectives are investigating a homicide near Grandview. Sheriff’s deputies were called for a man who had been shot in the 10 block of Bridgeview Road south of Grandview around 2:40 a.m., YSO Sgt. Jason Pepper said. Grandview police secured the scene, and deputies found a man in his mid-30s who was dead in a truck, Pepper said.
Firefighters Battle Blazes in Ahtanum Creek and South Fork Tieton
Firefighters up and down the valley were busy with wildfires Thursday and they're busy again today. Early Thursday Firefighters responded to the Ahtanum Creek Fire in the 22,000 block of Ahtanum. Firefighters were able to keep the fire small at less than an acre. FIREFIGHTERS ARE BUSY WITH THE SOUTH...
Kinkajou found abandoned and wandering Washington state road
A small raccoon-like mammal known as a "kinkajou" was rescued earlier this week after being found climbing a dusty Washington road pole. The nocturnal critters are indigenous to the rainforest and were once made popular as an exotic pet by Paris Hilton. The rescued kinkajou was seen peeking around a...
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