Memorial Day

The WSDOT urges you to plan ahead if you are doing any traveling during the holiday weekend and have come up with a handy checklist to help you avoid headaches

Yakima’s Memorial Day parade is Saturday (May 26), starting at 10 a.m. Show your support for our fallen men and women of the military and to those you have loved and lost.

On this particular Memorial Day, I will once again shed a tear for those who died in vain. While it may not be politically correct to say it aloud, not all who fight and die do so for a noble and/or just cause. I will again think of my grandfather who stormed the beach at Normandy, France on D-Day...

Memorial Day is Monday and, while it is a time to honor and remember those who have died in service, it has also become another guise for scam artists to take from people who are currently serving or have served our nation -- especially elderly veterans.

Memorial Day travel is upon us and if you are hitting the road this three-day weekend, take a look at these gas prices around the state so you'll know where to fill up cheaply!

As we pause to give thanks, take inventory of our lives and count our blessings this Thanksgiving holiday, it's always appropriate to be aware of those around us who might be suffering or do not have their most beloved around any more.

June 14 is flag day. It is to honor Old Glory, our great nation's banner. One hundred years ago, then-President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 as "Flag Day." This year, flags will be flown at half staff at all federal buildings to remember and honor the men and woman who were killed in last weekend's massacre in Orlando, Fla.

Our armed forces are the reason why we live in a free country -- the great United States of America! We are free, and as long as our armed forces are around, we will always be free. Today (June 14) we celebrate the birth of our beloved United States Army! They are the largest of our armed forces as they serve us on the ground. June 14, 1775, is when the United States Army was formed.

We have freedom. It makes me happy to say that. However, freedom isn't always free. It comes with a price most of the time. Our United States military have fought to keep us free. We honored them on Monday, Memorial Day, at the Tahoma Cemetery. The ceremony did not leave a dry eye in the area. I started crying when the WWII veteran sang the National Anthem. There were lots of people to honor our m

Saturday's Memorial Day parade in downtown Yakima had some truly patriotic people in attendance -- from those who entered the parade to those who stood and watched. It was a sad day for me, but I was also very proud on who came to honor and pay their respects to those who have fallen.

My mom used to call it Decoration Day, and I still do. We always used to decorate the graves of our loved ones who served.

Memorial Day is coming this Monday and, while it is a time to honor those who serve and remember those who have died in war, it has also become another guise for scam artists to take from people who are serving or have served their nation -- especially elderly veterans.