Yakima

After court order, ICE is now deporting immigrants from both Boeing Field and Yakima Air Terminal. Approximately 400 people have been deported since May.

U.S. farms have faced worker shortages for years. Now compounding the problem: The children of farmworkers are leaving the fields, forcing farm owners to look to other countries for labor.

A family-owned apple and cherry orchard business has agreed to pay the amount to settle a lawsuit filed by the state Attorney General's Office in 2021. The workers will each get about $1,000.

Amid extreme heat, there are few federal protections for workers during hot temperatures. The Biden administration wants to change that but the rule making process is long and the heat won't wait.

It’s peak cherry season in the Northwest. The fruits are typically grown outdoors in an orchard. This business in southeast Washington is doing things a little differently.

For years, people have been dealing with foul smells, loud noises, and blowing debris from two landfills in Yakima County. Now, the Washington Department of Ecology is helping with a new cleanup plan for one of those facilities.

Three people were shot minutes apart in Yakima, Wash., at a Circle K gas station. The suspect then borrowed a phone from a bystander, who later reported hearing him confess to the killings.

A raíz de lo logrado por el expresidente Donald Trump en cuanto al acercamiento con los latinos a nivel nacional en 2020, ambos partidos comenzaron a prestarle al grupo más atención. Y a medida que se acercan las elecciones de otoño de 2022, los activistas en todo el noroeste del Pacífico están tratando de ganar una mayor parte de estos votantes.

After former President Donald Trump made gains with Latinos nationally in 2020, both parties started paying closer attention. As the 2022 fall elections inch closer, campaigners across the Pacific Northwest are trying to capture a larger share of these voters.

A hovering arctic jet stream has brought biting cold, snow, rain and hail that is concerning growers across central Washington's Yakima Valley. Freezing temperatures began early this week with another cold snap expected next week. Growers have been using wind machines and smudge pots to warm the apple, pear and cherry orchards