Granger News

A Toppenish man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for raping a woman looking for work at a Buena orchard.

If John Adams, one of our nation's Founding Fathers, had his way, we would be celebrating our Independence Day two days earlier, on July 2. "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America," he wrote to his wife, Abigail.

OUTLOOK, Wash. - Granger and Outlook fire crews are now battling a motor home fire in the 2000 block of Van Belle Road in Outlook.

Yakima is set to ring in the fourth with a bang, and deputy fire marshal Ron Melcher is on a mission as Independence Day approaches.

A teacher from Walla Walla is being honored with the National Federation of the Blind's distinguished educator award.

To Annee Hartzell, confidence comes first, then skills. Blind children are no different.

GRANGER, Wash.- Local construction company Granite Northwest and the Department of Transportation are preparing for a $6.5 million highway project, aimed to boost the economy and improve roads.

This little town is down to only one full-time police officer and lacks a clerk treasurer in the middle of a hiring freeze.

Action News has confirmed the problem of mosquitoes in the Lower Valley is real and we've uncovered why it may not be going away.

A decade of hard work has paid off for this Sunnyside teen. Kristen VanWingerden, a 2009 Sunnyside Christian High School graduate, has been accepted as a member of the National Fraternity of Student Musicians.

A fire destroyed about 50 acres, and fire fighters believe the battle has only begun if people don't start following the law.

GRANGER, Wash.- After 26 days of striking, employees from Granger's KDNA radio agreed to a settlement.

A load of yard waste is dumped at the Terrace Heights Landfill Thursday, May 28, 2009.

The following editorial appears in the May 27, 2009, Yakima Herald-Republic. Success sometimes comes a drip at a time.

Dr. Victor DeNoble carries half a preserved human brain into an audience of Granger Middle School students during his speech to the youngsters May 26, 2009.

Roosevelt Elementary School is inviting staff, students, parents and the community at large to a retirement party Wednesday for two educators, first-grade teacher Pam Fleming and reading coach Virginia Thompson.

Electronic equipment like laptops, digital cameras and desktop computers cost taxpayers thousands of dollars, but a lot of them have gone missing, and no one knows where they have gone.

Washington state's first Spanish-language public radio station, a key source of information for the Latino community in the Yakima Valley, is struggling to stay on the air after its small staff went on strike a week ago.

One arrest led to another for Yakima County sheriff's deputies on Thursday. First, an Outlook burglary victim called shortly before noon to report seeing a man wearing clothing taken during a break-in that was reported Wednesday morning.

Granger Middle School students are putting on two dance performances today, both free and open to the public.The first is at noon and the second at 7 p.m., at the school, 501 Bailey Ave.