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“There's a real need for legal services because immigration is so complicated”

ROD ANTONE/Yakima Herald-Republic Translator Zuni Ontiveros, left, and Holly Smith, right, a Seattle University law student, assist Guadalupe Hernandez of Yakima at Vida Nueva Church. via Yakima Herald-Republic

“More competition is harder, but if we market well, we should be okay”

New wineries are sprouting up all over the Yakima Valley. That's more than 30 in the last four years, which amounts to a 41-percent increase. via KNDO - Yakima

“Our goal is to get them through high school”

When Veronica Rodriguez gave birth to her daughter five months ago, bringing a new life into the world didn't necessarily mean the 18-year-old Davis High School senior would have to forgo completing her own ... via Yakima Herald-Republic

“There are a lot more people this time.”

Could it be, as local Democrats would have us believe, that the "big blue wave has finally hit"? Yakima County party leaders Saturday pointed to record turnout at their convention and FDR Dinner as further ... via Yakima Herald-Republic

“He sets the bar and then coaches people up and over it”

They are often considered to be the quiet leaders of our communities. Some of them have risen to the status of more formal leaders, but for the 17 men and women being honored at the 10th annual One World, One ... via Yakima Herald-Republic

AG Rob McKenna released his findings in a startling report this afternoon highlighting reasons our state's high gas prices. via KNDO

“You kind of have to check whatever beliefs you have at the door, and be impartial, and it's very important for me to be courteous to the people who come before me”

When defendants come before him in Yakima County District Court, Ralph Thompson Jr. via Yakima Herald-Republic

“Over the last 100 years, we have converted a lot of their historic habitat to agriculture, highways and houses. The remaining habitat has been degraded in quality and the sage grouse”

Washington state will spend more than $1.1 million to buy development rights on land near the proposed high-end Vineyards Resort near Konnowac Pass in the Rattlesnake Hills, southeast of Yakima. via Yakima Herald-Republic

After peeking into cribs for 30 years, two scientists will share what they've learned with Yakima audiences on May 1. It's a day-long focus on how babies learn, sponsored by Circle of Success. via Yakima Herald-Republic

“We will be able to fund up to 40-thousand-dollars for recruits to start their own business when after they are done serving or buy a house”

Central Washington is one of five places in the country where the Army is trying new incentives to help boost new recruitments. via KNDO - Yakima

“When I first stared doing less realistic work and more abstract work, he was there, saying, 'Oh, I just love it -- don't stop -- keep going forward.'”

KRIS HOLLAND/Yakima Herald-Republic The Daniel DeSiga and Friends exhibition featured DeSiga's new mixed media works titled Plexipoly at the show's opening night at Central Washington University's Sarah ... via Yakima Herald-Republic

“Now, as a musician, there's no reason to be there”

Original: BRIAN FITZGERALD/YHR Aging signs from past occupants still adorn the door to the former vanilla ice cream cooler in Ellensburg's Darigold building, now a haven for musicians and visual artists who ... via Yakima Herald-Republic

“This is what we suspected all along.”

Vice President Dick Cheney, speaks at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Thursday, April 10, 2008, in Washington. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“In the old days, if we lost five to 10 percent, we were whining and crying”

Washington beekeepers say a devastating new pathogen is killing their bees in droves, just one year after many were relieved that they had avoided a mysterious colony collapse disorder that silenced hives all ... via The Columbian

“Cowiche Canyon with the trail is such a jewel. It is one of the most beautiful places for hiking”

ANDY SAWYER/Yakima Herald-Republic The county has ordered work to stop on a dig by the owner of Evans Fruit Co. via Yakima Herald-Republic

“Certainly those numbers are encouraging”

That snow you see still covering the Cascade foothills shows this is not a normal year. via The Seattle Times

From flower bookmarks and free trees to marimba music, the Yakima Area Arboretum will be a happening place this weekend. via Yakima Herald-Republic

Local developer Cottonwood Partners wants to create an 85-lot residential subdivision on South 64th Avenue. via Yakima Herald-Republic

“The true motivation is a revenue source. It's got nothing to do with safety.”

Going against a statewide trend, the Yakima City Council has quietly quashed any more talk of red-light cameras. via Yakima Herald-Republic

“Now is the time to break the silence and the cycle of sexual abuse and abuse of power in this organization.”

Priests in 40 Catholic parishes spanning Central Washington were asked to read a letter of apology from Bishop Carlos Sevilla this weekend. via Yakima Herald-Republic