Zillah News

Governor Jay Inslee was in the Yakima Valley Monday evening, at a community celebration honoring the National Teacher of the Year, Jeff Charbonneau.

On Monday, Gov. Inslee announced he is appointing Jeff Charbonneau to the cabinet-level agency.

The Washington State Patrol reported that Osorio-Gomez was westbound at 3:47 p.m. when the left, rear tire on his 2004 Ford Ranger went flat.

President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan honored Jeff Charbonneau in a ceremony at the Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday.

President Obama is honoring the 2013 National Teacher of the Year, Jeff Charbonneau from Zillah, and 2013 National Principal of the Year, Trevor Greene from Toppenish, at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday.

The newly named 2013 National Teacher of the Year, who is visiting with President Obama at the White House on Tuesday with other award-winning teachers, is not a big fan of all of Obama's education policy initiatives and believes that some reformers are mischaracterizing America's public schools.

A science teacher from Zillah High School who helped transform his small school into a place where nearly every student graduates with some college credit was named as national teacher of the year.

A science teacher from Zillah High School in Washington's Yakima Valley has been named national teacher of the year.