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Have you recently received a package in the mail from China labeled "jewelry" or some such? Don't open it! The Washington State Department of Agriculture is warning of "mystery seeds" being sent to residents unsolicited!

The Yakima Salvation Army has been helping families hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials say they continue to see big crowds at food giveaways and the food bank. Another big crowd is expected Tuesday, July 28 when the Yakima Salvation Army holds another drive through food distribution...

While it really shouldn't come as much of a surprise these days, it still stings every time we find out another concert or event gets canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest to officially announce that they are shuttering for 2020? The Fresh Hop Ale Festival.

Before this year's cancellation, how many other times has the Central Washington State Fair been cancelled?

Spring is definitely one of my favorite seasons to enjoy while living in the Yakima Valley. In fact, I'd say it ranks somewhere right up there in the Top 4 for sure! But don't ask me to choose, because each season has its own unique qualities.

"We Are Yakima" is a fundraising mission to provide some relief of the financial burden that business owners and their employees are enduring with stay-at-home orders in place.

The Center for Food Safety is suing the USDA to stop the National Organic Program from allowing hydroponically grown produce from being certified organic.

New USDA data shows the minimum hourly agricultural wage rates are highest in the Pacific Northwest. For 2019, the min. hourly wage in Washington and Oregon was $15.03.

Yakima health professionals says there's no need to panic and begin hording food, toilet paper or hand cleaner.

Washington is the nation's ninth-safest state in which to work, according to the most recent data on the increase of fatal and non-fatal accidents across America as analyzed at Business.org.