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Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

On the 1.3-million-acre Yakama Reservation, there are numerous cases of Indigenous women and men who have gone missing, have been found murdered and have died mysteriously. And many with ties to the reservation have disappeared or died outside it. #MMIP coverage from Tammy Ayer at yakimaherald.com.

The property includes 13 raised beds filled with plants from desert regions including Arizona and South Africa, along with two greenhouses packed with succulents and cactuses. Story by @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com. Photos by Evan Abell.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

For decades, classic cars have brought polished chrome and summer nostalgia as they've rolled through Yakima, Washington. But for many local car enthusiasts, the vehicles are only part of the story. Coverage from @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at @yakimaherald.bsky.social.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor for yakimaherald.com.

Yakima’s FIFA World Cup fan zone matches will feature either the United States or Mexico. Read my story for the @yakimaherald.bsky.social

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

Meet Alex Martinez, who operates a tattoo shop and mobile studio in Yakima, WA. A Q&A with @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

The smell of smoking meat hangs in the air as you step out of your car, a signal of the work taking place inside Snyder’s German Sausage Haus in Yakima, where the day begins early and hardly ever stops. Story by @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social, Explore editor at yakimaherald.com.

Some of the 3D printed whistles included a phone number for the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network. The deportation defense hotline can be used to support Washington residents regardless of immigration status, according to WAISN. Coverage from @sararae-yhr.bsky.social / yakimaherald.com.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of Explore Editor @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Oliver is a golden retriever with "goofy energy," while Copper and Aries are rescue dogs who keep things on an even keel at their owner's interior design studio. Story from Explore Editor @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

My tradition involved Nacho, my late Australian Shepherd. A feature by @sararae-yhr.bsky.social of the Yakima Herald-Republic.

I’m the cute, lovable villain—the one you kind of root for. Think of me as the Lock, Shock, and Barrel in your "Nightmare Before Christmas.” - find out what I’m talking about in my weekly Explore newsletter for the Yakima Herald. Signup here: www.yakimaherald.com/newsletters/

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

“I’m very connected to Yakima still because me and my mom would visit almost monthly through all those years,” Vasquez said. “All my family is still there, my aunts, uncles, cousins, everybody … I have a lot of friends there still.” Story by @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Check out my guide for the Yakima Herald-Republic with just a few of the events this weekend in the Yakima Valley www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/y...

"For Lopez, lowriding is much more than custom paint and hydraulics. It’s heritage," @sararae-yhr.bsky.social writes for the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Renée Lopez’s portrait of the Dueñas Car Club, an all-female lowrider collective from Sunnyvale, California, is part of the exhibit and emphasizes how powerful women’s roles are in lowrider culture. Coverage from @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Summer isn't over yet. You've still got time for one more PNW road trip — like this one, described by @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

The Walla Walla Valley was third. Coverage from @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

So much to do this weekend, including Yakima Pride Festival!

The Wapato High School graduate is originally from Mexico and moved to Wapato on her own during her freshman year. Parrales moved in with a relative to start a new life. Story by @sararae-yhr.bsky.social‬ of the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social‬ at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

After 17 years with students in another Lower Valley town, this story means the world.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social‬ at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

“A lot of people are going to read our stories, and it's going to be a lot different than theirs," said Kevin Reyes, 18. "We have a unique story in all of us.” Coverage from @sararae-yhr.bsky.social‬ at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

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Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

The festival includes more than 100 vendors, dancing horses, a carnival, live entertainment, traditional music and food stands, @sararae-yhr.bsky.social reports for the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Get off the beaten track and explore these under-the-radar places in the Yakima Valley with your guide, @sararae-yhr.bsky.social of the Yakima Herald-Republic.

There are lots of cool things to see and do in the Yakima Valley — and then there's the really good stuff that runs under the radar. Just ask @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic. She'll tell you where to find it.

Your guide to weekend events in the Yakima Valley, courtesy of @sararae-yhr.bsky.social at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

The Fruitvale Community Market in Yakima is open three days a week. Last summer, it served about 750 households on the days it was open, a number that's now grown to 1,300 households. Coverage from Questen Inghram at the Yakima Herald-Republic.

"Unfortunately, despite our continued compliance and environmental safety record, we are facing regulatory challenges that have made continued operation legally untenable in the short term," Caton said on its website. Coverage from Questen Inghram at the Yakima Herald-Republic.