2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (11+ words) Audit questions $37M in child care payments in Washington'Yakima Herald-Republic...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (647+ words) But the cloud is not weightless at all. Behind every digital activity lies a vast physical infrastructure of data centers, servers, cables and energy networks that run nonstop. These facilities power the modern internet, and they consume enormous amounts of…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1202+ words) On a Saturday morning in late February, The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" played on the Yakima Police Department's main radio frequency. The song interrupted the department's radio traffic for about three minutes, prompting a dispatcher to say "open mic…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (607+ words) OLYMPIA " Tax breaks for data center operators could soon be stripped from Washington state law. On Saturday, the House Finance Committee voted 8 to 6 to approve Senate Bill 6231. The bill next awaits a House floor vote. As it stands, data center…...

1+ mon, 11+ min ago  (88+ words) LA Times Crossword answers: March 4, 2026Yakima Herald-Republic There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. A staycation in the Yakima Valley with a spa visit, hike and brews Roundabouts and bike…...

1+ mon, 11+ min ago  (72+ words) LA Times Crossword: March 4, 2026Yakima Herald-Republic There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. Roundabouts and bike lanes planned on West Powerhouse Road Passing income tax might have to wait, Gov....

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (709+ words) Facilities like QTS Data Centers Hillsboro 3 Data Center in Hillsboro, Ore., need massive amounts of electricity, which taxes regional power grids. OLYMPIA " Big technology companies scored a win in Olympia on Monday, as a sweeping bill to regulate data centers…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (979+ words) With data centers expected to become the largest source of electricity demand in the Pacific Northwest, Washington legislators are pressing ahead with a bill aimed at protecting the grid and offsetting potential rate increases for utility ratepayers. House Bill 2515 passed…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (382+ words) Washington Broadband: A Legacy of Community and Innovation From Dial-Up Beginnings to High-Speed Internet Forbes Mercy, the founder of Washington Broadband, has been a pivotal figure in providing internet access to the Yakima Valley since the earliest days of the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (919+ words) A data center in Quincy, Grant County. (Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times, 2023) Staring down a dwindling energy supply and cracks in the grid's reliability, Washington lawmakers aim to reel in the largely unregulated industry sucking up much of the region's…...