Central Washington doesn't get the accolades it deserves from many travelers, but if you love the outdoors, you need to check ...

With solid progress on the Evans Canyon Fire, officials said they will lift evacuation orders and reopen the road through the Yakima Canyon on Wednesday morning. Despite challenging windstorms Monday, ...

The annual cattle drive through the Yakima River Canyon will take place Saturday, and drivers should plan ahead. The cattle drive is planned from approximately 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will take at least ...

The Federal Bureau of Land Management announced Tuesday that they have acquired several parcels of land in the Yakima River Canyon south of Ellensburg, adding to recreational space and habitat.

Ellensburg Canyon Winery owner Gary Cox packed up a truck last week and parked in the driveway, ready to leave on a moment’s notice if the Evans Canyon Fire jumped the Yakima River. Fortunately, that ...

A ranch property and popular boat launch in the Yakima River Canyon are now in public hands. The Bureau of Land Management announced this week that it has taken ownership of 647 acres in the desert ...

The Yakima River Canyon, between the central Washington cities of Ellensburg and Yakima, is a place of incredible beauty when spring wildflowers bloom. Reminiscent of Oregon's lower Deschutes River ...

YAKIMA CANYON – At first, it was a faint roar, just loud enough to wake me up. Then the roar kept building, growing louder until it filled the soundless desert canyon threaded by the Yakima River. A ...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - A rock slide has closed a road through Yakima River Canyon outside Ellensburg. Transportation officials say the closure on State Route 821 stretches 18 miles from the Roza Dam ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Fourteen years ago, a pneumonia outbreak among bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon along the Snake River killed about 300 of the animals, leaving a scene one scientist called "like a war ...

YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — A wildfire burning near Yakima has grown to an estimated 52,000 acres (81 square miles) and residents of about 900 homes are under evacuation orders. The Evans Canyon Fire, ...