Heavy burden, light heart - For some, it's the scariest experience of their lives. For Tom Colton, it's a chance to put on a dress, jump into an inner tube or carry a campaign placard. Colton, who is undergoing colon cancer treatment at Washington Hematology-Oncology in Yakima, has...

Slice: It's an election year ... for West Valley singer's video - West Valley Middle School seventh-grader Kyle Hitchcock is no stranger to singing competitions. The 12-year-old is a two-time winner of Union Gap's Old Town Days Idol Contest in the junior division. Now, however, he's competing on a much bigger stage: th...

Woman suspected of two hit-and-runs early Sunday - A 22-year-old Yakima woman is expected to face two counts of hit-and-run and reckless driving charges after police found that she caused two crashes within moments of each other on Sunday morning, authorites said. The suspect was being treated Sunday at Y...