Granger News

Could firefighters have done more to prevent this summer's Dry Creek fire from burning down a rural landmark, power line poles and a highway bridge? Fifteenth District lawmakers want to know.

Students who need extra help in math and reading might be able to receive free tutoring through Advantage Point Learning.

Two people are dead in two separate early-morning accidents, both caused by drivers going the wrong way.

A 21-year-old Toppenish man was killed about 1:30 this morning when his car, which was traveling in the wrong lane, struck another vehicle head-on on Van Belle Road one-half mile east of Granger, the Washington State Patrol reported.

Roosevelt Elementary School in Granger invites veterans and current members of the military to join students and staff for a Veterans Day program in their honor.

From left, Lugene Hudzinski, Scott Mayes, Heidi Mayes and Dave Robertshold signs and pray at the corner of Walnut St.

Baby Wild Films of Seattle produced last March "Dairyman Blues" about large dairy operations in the Lower Yakima Valley.

Residents are invited to join a public meeting Wednesday in Granger to discuss proposals to reduce contamination of Lower Yakima Valley wells.

Six months ago: a 5-acre dirt field covered with cheat grass and tumbleweed. Six months from now: the site of the newest Mormon church in the Yakima Valley.

A municipal swimming pool, 24-hour police coverage and more participation from residents in city government are top issues for four candidates vying for the Granger City Council.

A new website for radio station KDNA 91.9 FM will launch Wednesday10/14 at noon.

A groundbreaking effort to determine why nitrates and other contaminants are polluting many Lower Yakima Valley wells is being planned by a group of government agencies.

The University of Washington's GEAR UP parent involvement program is hosting a workshop for parents next week on the importance of the PSAT, or the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test.

A Granger man faces trial on two counts of forgery in connection with allegations that he was making fake identification cards and Social Security cards.

Imagine innocently sitting in your home as bullets come flying through the walls.

GRANGER, Wash. -- A cell phone distracted a Mabton woman driving east on State Route 22 Friday night, causing her vehicle to veer off the road in a rollover and sending her to Toppenish Community Hospital, according to Washington State Patrol.

Philip Paul seemed in good spirits Sunday, smiling and chatting with police officers from the back of a squad car.

Today is the first National GEAR UP Day. It's also the 10th anniversary of the college-access program, which aims to make higher education a reality for low-income students in underserved communities throughout the country.

A criminally insane killer who strangled a woman because voices told him she was a witch has walked away from an Eastern State Hospital field trip to the Spokane Interstate Fair.

A group wanting to rid the city of gang violence called for drastic changes in laws dealing with such crime when it met with state lawmakers during a Tuesday night forum.