Hitting the river this summer to cool off? Make sure to check out this list before you do as we found the top 5 most dangerous rivers in Washington with the highest death tolls. Be safe and be smart while on the water!
The Benton County Sheriff's department responded to a near-drowning emergency Sunday in the Yakima River near West Richland, eventually LifeFlight was called and airlifted the woman to a nearby hospital.
According to sources, a pilot is unharmed, although pretty cold, after his paraglider aircraft crashed into the Yakima River near Prosser Wednesday morning. The aircraft he was flying likely looked like this one.
Officials were called to the area of the river near Prosser, after the plane got stuck, literally...
A local home builder/contractor Brad Rew with Gale/Rew construction has a vision to build a new campground along the Yakima River in which he owns 58 acres of land...but not so fast I mean REALLY not so fast
Yakima river floaters will finally have an official park to launch their tubes from in spring of 2017. The City of West Richland is building a river front park which will have parking and bathrooms and access to the Yakima river.
After the drought left farmers and homeowners frustrated last summer many wondered why we couldn't pull more water out of the Columbia River. A news analysis of proposed bills gives a disturbing insight into the process.