Yakima Valley

Farmworkers who believe they were discriminated against by their former employer, Cornerstone Ranches, can now seek compensation through a $1 million settlement secured by the Washington state Office of the Attorney General.

From Wenatchee, Washington, to Owyhee, Oregon, farmers and ranchers are making tough choices about water. Poor winter snowpack throughout the region is to blame. Farmers and ranchers are looking at a dry spring, summer and fall irrigation season.

Aunque la aplicación de leyes migratorias está afectando a las comunidades del centro de Washington, no está reduciendo la cosecha de otoño en el Valle de Yakima, según líderes de la industria agrícola.

While immigration enforcement is affecting Central Washington communities, it isn’t reducing Yakima Valley harvest numbers this fall, agriculture industry leaders say.

La actriz y cantante Jackie Cruz, mejor conocida por su papel como Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales en “Orange Is the New Black” de Netflix, hizo su primera visita al Valle de Yakima la semana pasada.Cruz habló con estudiantes y miembros de la comunidad sobre resiliencia, representación y cómo superar la adversidad durante un evento del Mes de la Herencia Hispana en Heritage University en Toppenish.

Actress and singer Jackie Cruz, best known for her role as Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales on Netflix's “Orange Is the New Black,” made her first visit to the Yakima Valley last week.Cruz spoke to students and community members about resilience, representation and overcoming adversity during a Hispanic Heritage Month event at Heritage University in Toppenish.

A new partnership between the Community Funding Accelerator and Yakima Valley Partners for Education plans to boost education and job opportunities for young people in south central Washington state.

Los cambios en la política de inmigración están afectando a las familias de trabajadores agrícolas del noroeste. Muchos están haciendo planes por si se ven obligados a separarse y hablando sobre cómo permanecer juntos.

The Washington state Department of Ecology has issued an “unprecedented halt” to surface water use for the Yakima Basin starting today through the end of October.

For decades, the Bassett family searched for answers for their missing family member.