SUNNYSIDE -- When Charles Egley applied for a business license to hold adult entertainment in downtown Sunnyside, City Council members all but brought the city to a screeching halt, imposing a moratorium and rewriting laws.

Michael Spencer testified that he fatally shot his girlfriend by accident, and a Yakima County jury found him innocent. But some of the jurors question whether a lesser charge should have been an alternative.

* Toddler and Preschool Art Studio: 10 a.m. to noon. Drop-in open studio for children age 5 and under. Cost: $5 per child. Red Art Gallery, 30 N. Third St., Yakima. 469-2766.

TOPPENISH, Wash.--The intersection of U.S. Highway 97 and Fort Road is considered one of the most dangerous intersections in Yakima County. Now, the Department of Transportation is installing new traffic lights and adding two new lanes. The intersection has seen 26 accidents in the last four years. "Every day between 11:30 and 1:15 it is jam-packed with cars," said Pearlanna Justice. "It's ...