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Police Investigating Friday Night Homicide
Yakima Police are investigating the Friday night shooting death of a 33-year-old man -- the ninth homicide reported in the city this year.
According to Saturday news release prepared by Capt. Jeff Schneider, officers received a report of shots fired near West Peach Street and Cornell Avenue at about 10:40 p
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Selah Community Days Parade Takes It to a Whole ‘Nother Level [PHOTOS]
After a military chopper flyover to get things started, you wouldn't have thought Saturday's (May 20) Selah Community Days parade could go much higher.
But you'd have thought wrong.
Tell Us Why Your Dad Should Be ‘Dad of the Year’ and He Could Be Grand Marshal in Union Gap’s Parade
You know all those ties your dad has received for Father's Day over the years? Well, this might be an occasion for him to actually WEAR one of them.
The city of Union Gap and Prestige Motors are looking for a grand marshal for this year's Old Town Father's Day Parade -- and they're counting on you to help them decide whose dad will get to ride in the fancy car and wave to everybody.
There is, howe
Yakima Authorities Arrest Suspect in 14-Year-Old’s Killing
Authorities have arrested a suspect in Monday's killing of 14-year-old Kabin Smith of Yakima.
According to a Yakima Police news release issued late Friday afternoon by Capt. Jeff Schneider, YPD and members of the Yakima County Violent Offenders Task force took the suspect, 23-year-old Luiz Barrera of Yakima, into custody at about 3:30 Friday afternoon...
Fatal Early Morning House Fire; One Dead and One Hospitalized
YAKIMA, Wash. – One person is dead and another is hospitalized this morning after a fire at a home off Birchfield Road this morning.
An investigation has begun, but most details remain scant this morning. The fire was reported at 5:54 a.m. at 1603 ...
Yakima’s Homeless Might Have a New Place to Stay
Yakima's homeless could soon be able stay on an acre of land just east of town.
The Yakima City Council approved a new location Tuesday for a homeless encampment. The city-owned site is a one-acre lot east of Interstate 82 and next to the Yakima waste water treatment facility...
Selah Moves Forward With Plans for New All-Inclusive Park
SELAH -- An arsenic-fouled field could soon be an all-inclusive park.
The Selah City Council has agreed to add more than half a million dollars in reserve funds to a $359,000 matching grant to complete the park off Merinda Drive. The money would be used to replace the soil and make the park accessible for children with disabilities...
Teens Charged With Arson in Connection With Yakima House Fire
YAKIMA -- Two teenagers have been charged with first-degree arson in connection with an October fire that destroyed a home where 11 people were living.
Joshua Bena, 19, and Benjamin Apple, 18, appeared Wednesday in Yakima County Superior Court and were released on their own recognizance pending their March 21 arraignment...
Yakima Police Investigating Sunday Night Homicide
Yakima Police are looking for suspects involved in a Sunday night shooting that claimed the life of a 23-year-old Cowiche man.
Ice, Accidents Close I-82 From Union Gap to Sunnyside
Black ice made driving treacherous throughout Central Washington early this morning (Feb. 15), causing two separate semitruck accidents south of Toppenish and resulting in the closure of both directions of Interstate 82 for 13 miles.
The wrecks -- the first in the westbound lanes at Milepost 48 near Toppenish, the second in the eastbound lanes at Milepost 53 near Zillah -- brought the freeway to a