Ahtanum News

YAKIMA, Wash. -- The state will reduce services at Ahtanum Meadows and Snow Cabin campgrounds in Yakima County in November due to budget cuts, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

Authorities are warning Central Washington residents to follow fireworks rules as the summer heat dries out forests and lowland brush.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- If you saw smoke billowing on the south side of Ahtanum Ridge this morning, don't worry, it was a controlled burn intended to reduce the danger of wildland fires.

An inmate who walked away from the state's West Valley work-release center is back behind bars thanks to help from the Yakima County Violent Crime Task Force.

A Spokane county man only had six months left on a prison term, now he's facing felony charges after escaping a work release program.

A main road near the Yakima Airport will be closed again. Union Gap will close off South 16th Avenue between Washington and Ahtanum next Tuesday.

The state's budget crisis will pay off for some criminals. A new law expands a program to release sick prisoners and save the state some cash.

As morning breaks, a pair of ducks flies past as the moon sinks toward Ahtanum Ridge.

Complicating the equation of Grains + Water + Yeast + Hops = Beer is the variety of the ingredients.

More than $15 million has been included in the proposed House capital budget for construction and soil cleanup projects at schools in the 14th District, Rep.

Austin Glass prays before the first of weekly worship sessions geared towards young people begins at North Town Coffeehouse on Wednesday, March 18, 2009.

Yakima's housing market tends to buck the national trend construction, was booming up until last year.

A guard at Washington's prison for elderly and infirm inmates is suing the state on claims of sexual harassment and assault.

Inmates at Yakima's state prison raised $201 for a local charity and got a break from prison chow on Super Bowl Sunday.

Sean Trigg spends his days relying on assistance from others. Getting out of bed, getting dressed, picking up a dropped book - all are impossible for the 41-year-old Leavenworth man to do on his own because ...

It was a big day for residents of Ahtanum View Corrections Center in Yakima. The 120 inmates presented 'Children's Wishes And Dreams', a local charity, with a check for hundreds of dollars.

Police are asking motorists to use caution as freezing fog that's causing slick roads is expected to linger in the Yakima Valley until early next week.

Jim and Alberta Holder wait for a Union Gap bus at a Yakima Transit bus stop on South First Street near Miner's Drive-In Wednesday, Dec.

Fire destroys a home in West Valley Wednesday night. A family of three is now homeless.