Parker News

Peter Verbrugge looks over cherries picked last week in his orchard in the Yakima Valley.

Washington State patrol are investigating an early morning accident on Brownstown and McDonald Road, near Harrah.

Gop disorder: Purge or binge? By KATHLEEN PARKER, Washington Post 2009-05-24 00:02:00 Sunday News It's not yet clear how the one-armed midget demographic is shaping up, but everybody else seems to be bailing on the GOP.

Residents in Parker, WA say something needs to be done about four horses that look like they're starving.

Fire and rescue crews were on the scene around 5:30 p.m. of what may be a vehicle in the Yakima River to determine whether anybody was inside, authorities said.

Lifetime TV announced the launch of its new, father-bashing reality show Deadbeat Dads last week.

Diversity as the new patriotism By KATHLEEN PARKER, Washington Post 2009-04-19 00:04:00 Sunday News Racial and ethnic diversity is the key to happiness, success in the global marketplace and, not least, an interesting life.

Farmers, fish and workers in the Yakima Valley will benefit from nearly $44 million in federal stimulus spending.

Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed will swing through town next week, stopping at Central Washington University and Yakima Valley Community College for College Civics Week.

Weird new media world By KATHLEEN PARKER, Washington Post 2009-03-15 00:04:00 Sunday News The biggest challenge facing America's struggling newspaper industry may not be the high cost of newsprint or lost ad ...

A 23-year-old Yakima man who tried to escape from a state trooper by swimming across the Yakima River made his first court appearance in the case Thursday.

Obama's pet goat By KATHLEEN PARKER, Washington Post 2009-02-15 00:02:00 Sunday News The first however-many days of Barack Obama's presidency have been a study in amateurism.

Nothing mellow about prohibition By KATHLEEN PARKER, Washington Post 2009-02-15 00:04:00 Sunday News Drink and drive and it's grrrrrrrr-eat! Smoke pot and your flakes are frosted, dude.

Many graffiti taggers say their creation is art. Some of what they call art, however, is just down right offensive.

HollyAnna Pinkham harvests dogbane from a field near Toppenish, Wash., on Jan. 5, 2009.

Another moist Pacific storm slams the Northwest bringing rain to the region throughout the day.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for parts of Kittitas County in the Ellensburg area.

Parker Heights fruit grower and packer Rob Valicoff first noticed the charge when his summer irrigation pumping bill arrived in the mail last month.

Remember Richardson's sorry role in Wen Ho Lee case George Koo Many, including Bill Richardson himself, are probably wondering why anyone would object to him serving in the Obama administration.