West Valley News

Firefighters stand near a house in the 80th block of Summitview Ave. that caught fire shortly after noon.

Earlier this week the state Department of Transportation opened an alternate path around the landslide that buried a half-mile stretch of State Route 410.

Major residential development in West Valley will all but cease under a new Yakima city policy that makes it tougher for developers to get sewer hookups outside city limits.

As the job market continues to slow, construction workers have another concern. As construction plugs away at West Valley's new high school, Larry Archibald's work comes with a much heavier price tag.

West Valley's best play failed miserably, but like almost everything else the Eagles did Friday night it turned out perfectly.

Designated areas for commercial development and extension of Nob Hill Boulevard are among the highlights of the long-awaited West Valley Neighborhood Plan now available for public review.

With Halloween behind us and holiday shopping in its early stages, things seem pretty calm around here.

West Valley Church of the Nazarene will host a Fall Carnival from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Looking for some spooky funon Saturday? Here's a few things going on in our area.

Turns out "sometime" is this afternoon. The store at 6400 W. Nob Hill Blvd. will be opening between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. today, a Walgreens spokeswoman said.

Spokane High School ago after the birth of her daughter, Tatum. She is able to ride the bus to EVSD Community Connections Center teen parent program and has day care for Tatum so she is able to complete her high school education.

You don't have to be a Davis High School student to use the Davis High School library.

Worried about your eyesight, hearing or blood pressure? You can get them checked at a health screening in West Valley on Saturday.

The family of a 19-year-old Yakima man killed during a police pursuit on West Nob Hill Boulevard three years ago today has filed a damage claim with Yakima County.

Happy birthday, Shop Talk. One year ago today, we launched the Shop Talk blog . And boy has it been a busy year - we covered the closure of several big retailers, the opening of several new restaurants and everything in between.

Bumblebee 3. One special feature of the new Walmart store in West Valley is a display stocked with C) Washington wines 4. The cost calculated by area fire departments for putting out the huge fire at the former Boise Cascade mill site is A) more than $50,000 5. Central Washington University's football program hopes to continue C) the annual Battle ...

Good morning Shop Talk readers. The big news this week is the opening of the new Walmart store in West Valley .

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Now that the new Walmart supercenter store has opened in West Valley , I've had a chance to read the variety of comments posted on several stories online.

During a recent Friday afternoon at the new West Valley Walmart, cheers and loud rock music can be heard on the store floor.

* August 2002 -- Yakima City Council votes to approve the rezoning of 725 acres around South 64th Avenue and West Nob Hill Boulevard owned by Congdon Orchards, despite objections by neighborhood groups.