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Downtown Summer Nights is going to be the best night ever. Not to mention that the weather in Yakima will be amazing! The event is free, but, the band is going to rock our whole city! Too Slim & The Taildraggers will be on stage bringing the excellent rock, southern rock and blues to historic North Front Street, July 21.

If you are not a subscriber to the Yakima Herald Republic's website, then you will have to pay* to access online articles starting Tuesday. Many people have ceased ordering newspaper delivery services and many newspapers find themselves in the dilemma of trying to be profitable while maintaining a viable presence online, where most websites do not charge for access...

The installation of new sewer service to a retail business will result in daytime closures of a portion of Fair Avenue during the first three days of this week.

The first of four abandoned gas station buildings that have been a blight on the community for years was torn down on Monday.

Getty Images   Every 12 in Yakima is invited to a FAN-tastic experience in front of Yakima's Capitol Theatre, 19 S. Third St., starting at 6 p.m. this Friday (Jan. 30).

It's officially open for traffic now -- the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard underpass was dedicated today by a number of statewide and local leaders. I had the honor of hosting the ceremony that included speeches from state Sen. Curtis King and regional director Don Whitehouse, regional director of the state Department of Transportation. After the dedication ceremony, a caravan of city vehicles

Yakima City Council meetings can get heated, especially when the topic involves taxes. For some reason it's tough to have a civil conversation and debate when dealing with an issue like that. At last night's meeting, Councilman Rick Ensey made a motion to lower the utility tax by 2 percent, which would cut average household bills by about $2 a month...

Today 'Super' Sam Wilkenson was sworn in as Mayor of Yakima for the day. This little boy who beat the odds to live has stolen our hearts and shown all of us just how good we have it here in Yakima. The NICU and Children's Village are such a blessing to the valley. Super Sam and his awesome family raised over $11,000 for Children's Miracle Network and Children's Village, money that will stay right

If you can remember way back when there was a time when the Tiger Marts were successful gas stations in prime locations throughout the City of Yakima. Today (like they have for many years) sit vacant as the owner refuses to clean them up and so they can once again become productive pieces of property. The City has struggled with how to handle the properties, dealing with a number of code complain

It's that time of year when I address the issues around plowing the city streets. To me this has always been one of the annual problems that brings a lot of complaints. I can understand that with the knowledge that snow plowing needs to be done within a certain time frame...

I've been through quite a few contentious issues during my 8 years on the Yakima City Council but the legalization of Marijuana is by far one of the worst. I'm not sure if it's because people don't follow the process that local governments go through to determine how to handle these types of issues or if people who want to give their opinion and just criticize because they can't understand why we

This is what happens when the City Council, The City Manager, The Police Chief and Police Union all work together. Fighting Crime and Public Safety is our number 1 priority, and that is exactly what is being done with this