Walla Walla News

After evaluating 916 wines from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho, 20 professional wine judges deemed a red blend from a Walla Walla Valley winery as the top wine of the second annual Great Northwest Wine Competition.

Antonio Saturnino Contreras, 27, led authorities on a high-speed chase that started on Highway 11 and ended in the front yard of Milton-Freewater house, according to Oregon State Police.

Washington wine is coming of age in a big way, with a tally of more than 750 wineries , top scorers in the national media, and exciting educational winemaking programs in Seattle and Walla Walla that are bringing young talent to the dynamic and ever-evolving vineyards and wineries in our state.

The Walla Walla Police Department has received a new armored vehicle from the Department of Defense.

The vehicle came from the Department of Defense and was bought by the U.S. Army for $733,000, police said.

A Weston man experienced an unknown medical emergency while driving his 1984 Chevrolet El Camino on Saturday on Highway 124 in Walla Walla, the Washington State Patrol said.

After evaluating 916 wines from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho, 20 professional wine judges deemed a red blend from a Walla Walla Valley winery as the top wine in the second annual Great Northwest Wine Competition.

Gesa Credit Union is closing out Money Smart Week by offering free document shredding events in Richland and Walla Walla Saturday, April 12. Participants can bring up to two boxes or bags of paper material per person to be securely destroyed by CIShred.

At the Walla Walla, Wash.-based designer and manufacturer of process automation systems including digital sorters, conveyors, and processing equipment, Wood supervises the company's planning and managing activities.

Good luck crashed at Wenatchee's Mission Ridge in 1944, and, I guess, that was the biggest reason for our skepticism.

Saviah Cellars in Walla Walla, Wash., won best in show at the 2014 Great Northwest Wine Competition in Hood River, Ore., for its 2011 Elephant Mountain GSM, a red blend from the Yakima Valley.

A wine grape famous in France and Spain long has been grown in Washington but has caught on as an important variety in only the past several years.

A young skier tears up the slopes snowplow style during 49 Degrees North's free week in 2009.

You'd expect to be drinking a very fine wine if you knew it had been made by a winemaker with millions of gallons of wine experience.

He flies his Cessna regularly above the Tri-Cities, capturing the lofty landscapes of the Mid-Columbia region.

Spice Cabinet Vineyard overlooks the Columbia River in the southern Horse Heaven Hills in Washington.

The company plans to build numerous one and two-story homes at the golf-course community in the coming years.

The week's TV stories ranged from major news -- David Letterman announcing he will retire from "Late Show with David Letterman" in 2015 -- to the imminent return of major shows, and yes I do mean you, "Game of Thrones."

Saviah Cellars in Walla Walla earned best in show Thursday at the second annual Great Northwest Wine Competition, winning for a red blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre from one of the top vineyards in the Rattlesnake Hills.

Jasmine Sphuler called a family friend Thursday and said her mother, Lizabeth, cut her wrists, police said.