Toppenish News

BICKLETON, Wash. - A freak snowstorm in May gave students a surprise day off on Wednesday in the Cascades town of Bickleton.

A man was injured late Monday afternoon when he drove his truck into a Terrace Heights home on the 300 Block of Wendt Road, authorities said.

Jack Bauer is coming back. Fox executives said Monday that its drama "24" is returning next May for a limited run that will stretch into the summer.

The same jury that convicted a Monroe Reformatory inmate of aggravated murder for strangling a prison guard starts work Monday in Everett on the penalty stage of the trial to determine whether Byron Scherf will be executed.

Deputies said the SUV floating in the Yakima River near Wapato was stolen and either driven or pushed into the water.

A woman trying to shoplift a bottle of wine in Spokane smashed it over the head of Hillyard Grocery employee Jason Hill Thursday evening when he confronted her going out the door.

Troopers say 63-year-old Isidro Romero was driving his Dodge Ram pickup on a dirt driveway about 3 miles north of Moxee, on the 9500 block of Mieras Road.

Residents who pay their utility bill online will need to create an Xpress Bill Pay account.

An East Valley commercial building that's been vacant for years will soon be home to a church.

The coroner ruled the death of a 23-month-old baby suspicious. Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins completed the autopsy Tuesday morning.

A Washington state man has a hefty speeding ticket to pay after getting clocked at 130 mph on his new motorcycle in central Oregon.

Nobody was hurt when fire destroyed a White Swan home this weekend. Firefighters responded to the 300 block of North Wildwood Road to find smoke billowing out of the home.

It was a noteworthy day for the Monsignor of Yakima. It was his 80th birthday, 55th year as an ordained priest, and 25th year as a pastor at Saint Paul Cathedral.

On 05-05-13 at approximately 0335 hrs, Yakima Police received a report of a gunshot victim at 1st Street and Nob Hill.

An official with the U.S.-led international military coalition says the five troops killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan were all Americans.

Staff at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium welcomed a new resident Wednesday morning when an endangered clouded leopard gave birth to a healthy cub.

The body of Army Captain Aaron Blanchard is heading back home to Yakima. Police and the Patriot Guard plan to escort his body across town at 3:30 Friday afternoon.

The city finally has an offer on a commercial lot it's been trying to unload for years.

The Grandview School District has plans for every student to use a computer in school within the next three years.

A man extradited from Mexico to Yakima County accused of murder pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon.