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Well, that was one for the books. Amid the unusual circumstances due to the unprecedented pandemic we've all been held captive by, the 4th of July holiday weekend has come and gone. How did you celebrate? I know of many people who just hunkered down at home - while others, like some of my famil…

Independence Day! The 4th of July! Yankee Doodle Dandy! Grill me some MEAT! Yes, it is our great nation's 244th Birthday. May I say, we don't look a day over 220, 230 tops.
This year, 2020, has been, as we all know, a very big challenge...

There is a growing and gathering danger on the streets of Yakima. Frankly, this menace seems to follow me everywhere I go. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think so. This is why I'm exposing this today. To see if, you too, have been plagued with: TAILGATERS...

Masks. Are you tired of hearing about them? Tired of talking about them? Tired of wearing them? Well, you're not alone, but this whole Covid thing isn't over yet - and the heat is on to comply with the Governor's call to 'Mask Up to Open Up'...

It's that time of year again. Time for warmer weather, barbecues, outdoor recreation, longer days and - fireworks! But, hold on - it could very well be that it's illegal where you live.
Every year, in the lead-up to the 4th of July Celebration and seemingly days afterward, the sound of exploding rock…

Welcome to Episode Four of: 'Tater Thoughts': Musings of a Golden Retriever.
From the fertile mind of Tater Tot Stephenson, the golden retriever member of the Stephenson family. (By the way, for the record, my mind is all that is fertile, following the neutering incident of 2020)...

I need to ask your patience for a moment as I do some soul searching. You see, I never thought I'd be one of those people who takes copious pictures of their plates of food - and then post them on the internet.
I mean, the occasional perfect meatloaf deserves to be seen or the brisket that came out o…

This is truly a story of a 'Good Samaritan' or, shall I say 'Good Yakimanian'? Either way, it's the unlikely happy ending that many in the Valley were only hoping for last evening.
This is an update to an article we published last evening, which was celebrating a fun, local F…

It seems that no matter who you are, where you work, what neighborhood you reside in or what you're doing during this pandemic craziness, you're either asking or interested in hearing the answer to the question: 'WTF Just happened in Yakima...

Last October, we here at Townsquare Media Yakima had the privilege of once again partnering with Children's Village for the Children's Miracle Network Radiothon. That day, you helped us soar past our fund-raising goal, to help kids and their families in the Yakima Valley...

It was almost exactly one year ago, when the last credible report of an experience with .....I'm almost embarrassed to say it out loud......Bigfoot, occurred in Yakima County. Oh, I'm not saying that I've summarily dismissed the notion of Sasquatch, it's just that there's su…

It's that time of year, when students are celebrating their accomplishments and looking forward to writing the next chapter of their stories. Many will go on to college, many will choose trade schools, while others venture out into the great unknown to find their passion...