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Still Sliding, Just Not So Fast: What’s Up With The Rattlesnake Ridge Landslide One Year Later

By Esmy Jimenez January 21, 2019

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At this time last year, authorities in Central Washington were on high alert because of the slow-moving Rattlesnake Ridge landslide near Yakima. A year later, what’s changed? The landslide isn’t quite over – yet. But it has slowed down significantly. Read More

Small Town, Big Flavor: Union Gap Tamaleria Wins James Beard Award

By Esmy Jimenez January 22, 2018

The James Beard Foundation recently announced five nationwide winners of its prestigious awards in the America’s Classics category. One is right here in the Northwest, tucked away in the hills of Central Washington. The tamales are, well, award-winning (and delicious).Read More

Residents Near Rattlesnake Ridge Still On High Alert Of Possible Landslide

By NWPB News January 9, 2018

Crews arrange large containers along Thorpe Road near Rattlesnake Ridge south of Union Gap, Wash., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The containers will be filled with concrete barriers in an effort to keep rocks and other debris from falling onto Interstate 82. (Shawn Gust/Yakima Herald-Republic/via AP)Crews arrange large containers along Thorpe Road near Rattlesnake Ridge south of Union Gap, Wash., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The containers will be filled with concrete barriers in an effort to keep rocks and other debris from falling onto Interstate 82. (Shawn Gust/Yakima Herald-Republic/via AP)

Residents below Rattlesnake Ridge outside Union Gap are considering their next move if a slow-moving hillside in Yakima County collapses during the next several weeks.Read More

Residents Weigh Options, Officials Scramble To Prep For Rattlesnake Ridge Landslide

By Anna King January 4, 2018

There are about 50 residents in 15 houses and trailer homes on a crescent of land wedged in a depression between Interstate 82 and the hillside that’s cracking near them. According to measurements taken since October by the state and its consultant, the land above this community and Interstate 82 is starting to move more rapidly.Read More

Landslide Threat South Of Yakima Leads To Evacuations Near Rattlesnake Ridge

By Anna King January 3, 2018

Officials in Yakima County are strongly urging residents living below a shifting mountainside near Union Gap to evacuate. A huge crack that appeared on Rattlesnake Ridge last year is beginning to widen. Read More