Two men badly injured after high-speed pursuit - 
PROSSER -- A motorist and his passenger were seriously injured in a crash late Thursday night while fleeing a sheriff's deputy in the Prosser area, the Benton County Sheriff's Office said. The crash culminated a brief, high-speed chase that began at 11:30...

Yakima River Canyon road closed Sunday for bike event - 
The Yakima River Canyon road will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday for the annual Your Canyon for A Day Bike Tour. The ride is a fundraiser for Yakima County's Crimestoppers program, which offers rewards for tips in felony crimes. The 35-mile round...

Yakima's summer school budget takes a hit - 
This summer the Yakima School District will be offering summer classes at about half as many schools as in past years, but a consolidation plan should allow about the same number of students to be served. In an effort to "fine tune" the program and cut c...

Candidate pool slim for vacant House seat - 
Two days after Rep. Mary Skinner surprised both Democrats and Republicans with her retirement announcement, neither party has a clear favorite to replace her. With a June 6 filing deadline looming, nobody has declared an intent to run. The only two who ha...

A degree worth fighting for - 
TOPPENISH -- The tears always flowed during her drive. Not during classes, not during community service projects, not during work. But those 20 minutes alone from her house in Yakima to the Heritage University campus gave Ruby Aguilar just enough time to ...

Grazing lawsuit could have more bite - 
An Idaho-based conservation group has expanded its lawsuit over cattle grazing on the Whisky Dick Wildlife Area to include the recently purchased Skookumchuck abutting it to the west. Western Watersheds Project's suit accuses the Washington Department of...

New high school in Prosser wins board approval - 
PROSSER -- The Prosser School Board has opted to build a new high school to ease overcrowding instead of renovating and adding onto the existing school. That was the recommendation of a citizens' committee that's been meeting on the issue since last year....

Prep track and field -- RC's 300 game - 
YAKIMA -- For Dana Wells, there was never any question about it, a family calling made it inevitable. For Natalie Nobbs, the process took much longer but considering her athleticism she, too, seemed a natural for it. Riverside Christian's track and field...

Arena football -- Af2 investor meeting delayed - 
YAKIMA -- Arenafootball2 representatives must wait until Tuesday to pitch a local investor group on purchasing and bringing a team to Yakima. Brady Nelson, majority owner of the Spokane Shock and a member of af2's executive committee, confirmed in a text...

Golf -- Ursino feels at home while winning Blossom - 
YAKIMA -- A serious shoulder injury earlier this year which was re-aggravated just two weeks ago nearly kept Sue Ursino away from this year's Blossom Invitational at the Yakima Country Club. But in the end, the lure of the tournament, in its 56th year, an...

Regional tennis roundup -- West Valley doubles team among few bright spots - 
SPOKANE -- It was a rough day for area standouts in the Class 4A and 3A tennis regional in Spokane on Friday. West Valley sophomore Alexis Filliol, the defending 3A girls champion, was ousted in the first round and will not return to the Tri-Cities to def...

Track and field roundup -- Blanshan scorches at CWAC districts - 
QUINCY -- A week after his scintillating 10.36-second dash in the 100 meters, Selah's Brett Blanshan popped a state-leading time in the 200 and finished with three wins at Friday's CWAC district track and field meet. Blanshan won the  100 convincingly in...

Prep soccer -- Cheney beats Grandview for state semifinal berth - 
GRANDVIEW -- Grandview's season ended one game short of making a trip to Sumner for the semifinals of the Class 2A state soccer tournament. Oscar Guerrero struck first for the Greyhounds off Cesar Barriga's assist, but it was all Cheney from there as the ...

2008 WNBA team-by-team preview capsules - 

Guest commentary -- CWU thriving despite recent claims - 
Educating nearly 10,000 Central Washington University students each year is a big job. It takes scores of employees to do everything from teaching students and maintaining grounds to providing security and balancing the books. Each day brings a new challe...

05/17/08 Faith What's Happening -