Thanksgiving is just a week away, and I’ve been thinking it is time to go on a turkey trot. A wild turkey trot. Oh sure, I ...

For the first time in 19 years, I hunted elk during the general rifle season. Most of my elk hunting in recent years has been ...

(RNS) — Sean Rowe, the newly installed presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, knows a thing or two about austerity. As a ...

Reports from the regional game biologists say the elk populations in our region are in fairly good shape with over 10,000 elk making up the Yakima herd, and another 4,000 animals in the Colockum herd.

If your organization is hosting a bazaar, you can publicize it for free using the Yakima Herald-Republic’s online calendar at www.yakimaherald.com/calendar ...

Before you move on to the latest news from the Seahawks, would you be so kind to allow me a couple of minutes to brag about my dog? Sure, everyone is proud of their dogs. Whether the dogs are ...

Since being hired as Yakima’s airport director, Rob Hodgman has discussed the state’s future air travel needs, and Yakima’s role in helping meet them, to anyone who will listen. That ...

The association pointed people to other Halloween events planned in the community. The Yakima Herald-Republic's Halloween events listing is available here.

In return for the plea, prosecutors dropped charges of second-degree murder, drive-by shooting and possessing a stolen firearm. “It’s not what we wanted to do,” Yakima County Prosecuting ...

To the editor — Thank you, Yakima Herald-Republic, for including candidate interviews in your election coverage. It is refreshing, and eye opening, to read and consider statements that aren’t ...

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For more information, you can also contact the Yakima County Elections Office at 509-574-1340. How do you return your ballot? Washington state’s elections are vote by mail. Ballots are mailed to ...