Yakama Nation is suing state - The Yakama Nation and several cigarette retailers and distributors on the reservation have sued the state of Washington over cigarette taxes, the latest move in a long-running dispute over treaty rights. The lawsuit, which seeks to block the state from t...

Man's hobby finds a home at museum - One man's junk became another man's hobby and, eventually, the Yakima Valley Museum's treasure. Arnold Thomas, 93, has donated to the museum a 1925 Chevrolet one-ton pickup he spent as many as 20 years restoring. "It's a dandy," said his son, Chawley Th...

Schweppe has ringside seat - Yakima's Al Schweppe hadn't even heard John McCain's nomination speech yet on Thursday, and already he believed he'd witnessed history at the Republican National Convention. Like pundits across the country, Schweppe was impressed with Alaska Gov. Sarah P...