heat

I'm not gonna lie, when people said it was hot here I thought they were over exaggerating. They may still be, from what I'm told this heatwave is extremely uncommon for Yakima let alone Washington State. Sadly for me, I've got a broken air conditioner and a bunch of fans, lucky for you, I've figured out five simple life hacks to stay cool during the Yakima heat...

Our neck of the woods is the only area in the state that's seeing red.

Most places around the Tri-Cities have a leash requirement but several users on Reddit jumped on and gave her some suggestions on where she could and let her pooch run free.

After the pandemic comes the heatwave and then the aliens, right?

We're all familiar with the sign along Interstate 82, which, as motorists pass by it, it is welcoming them to Yakima and identifying it as 'The Palm Springs of Washington'. Well, did you know, that Palm Springs is the Yakima of California?

Are we going to get the all-time high in the Tri-Cities next week?

7 Sure Ways to Beat the Tri-Cities Heat [VIDEO & POLL]

Doesn't take much to spark a fire in these conditions...a spark from a train, target shooting, a cigarette.

The heat has arrived, are you ready?

Our average record temps in the Tri-Cities are around 100 for the month of August so when we are complaining about the temps, be thankful that you don't live in Death Valley.

We could reach 110 by this weekend in the Columbia Basin which could be a record for us here in the Tri-Cities.

It's HOT for us.  Imagine how dangerous this can be for pets who may be living out in the elements.  A heat advisory is in effect for the lower Columbia Basin and Oregon through Thursday evening.  Triple digit heat is expected with temperatures rising as high as high as 110 degrees...