The Bureau of Reclamation will begin its annual “flip-flop” operation after August 20th to aid in successful spawning and incubation of chinook salmon eggs and to improve winter reservoir storage in the Yakima basin.
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