Yakima News

It's been almost a week since country singer Mindy McCready tragically took her own life at the tender age of 37. The country music community was rocked to its core over the loss of this once-promising talent who was on a downward spiral in recent years with substance abuse and family issues, hitting rock bottom when her fiance died. Despite the tragedy and the devastation that has ensued, her family and her friends have revealed the funeral and memorial plans.

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Lee Brice is a busy man these days, as he's opening for Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley and planning a honeymoon. But he's found time to pick the perfect wedding destination with fiancee Sara Reeveley.

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We had a great time at the Carrie Underwood show at the Yakima Valley Sundome. Here are a few pics we snapped.

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Randy Houser was forced to miss a show in Ogden, Utah on Wednesday, but after being hospitalized and told to take a few days off, the 'Runnin' Outta Moonlight' singer is back on the road. The Ogden show has been rescheduled for April 3.

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92.9 The Bull welcomes Carrie Underwood and Hunter Hayes to the Yakima Valley Sundome this Friday Night!

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When you sing in a way that almost makes Keith Urban cry, you know you're good. Country hopeful Kree Harrison, a strong contestant on this year's 'American Idol,' has continued to wow the judges in such a way that the New Zealand-born star thinks Harrison could become America's next 'idol.'

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Meet Ashlee Arnau. She's a cheerleader at William Carey University in Hattiesburg, MS and can shoot the more spectacular half-court shot we've ever seen.

How about you? Have you ever made a half-court basket?

A guy in New Hampshire got divorced in 2003, and his wife ended up with their three-year-old basset hound, Ginger.  Ten years later, the guy decided he wanted a new dog and looked online . . . where he found Ginger at a shelter, waiting to be adopted

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There's a band called Tummy Talk who became a big deal after a video they made on YouTube went viral. In the video, three band members play "drums" on a guy who looks like a sumo wrestler. And all the 'music' is from them slapping the guy's stomach, cheeks, and other body parts

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You've heard the saying " "You are either part of the solution or part of the problem." There is a new grassroots effort to become part of the solution and they are looking for your help. Yakima Valley Community Clean Up aims to do just that, clean up Yakima. Their mission is simple: To clean up our beautiful valley. We will be setting up dates to pick up trash/debris, paint, pull weeds, and so on.

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Just for fun, can you find all of the cities in the Yakima Valley in this word search?

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As a kid I loved playing in the yard and one thing we would do is use snapdragon flowers as perishable villains for our G.I. Joe's. I'm not sure how much Grandma liked us plucking all her flowers to play with, but you could squeeze the back of the flower to make it's mouth open.

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