Lance Tormey

Yakima fire officials are warning home owners to be careful with outside fireplaces that could cause a big fire. Yakima City Codes Manager Joe Caruso says the commercially made outdoor fireplaces are allowed in the city but he says be careful and don't place them to close to the house.

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Fire crews in Yakima County worked throughout the night to put out the remaining hot spots from a large brush fire in Union Gap reported Monday afternoon. The Union Gap Fire Chief says the blaze along the 3000 Block of Goodman Road started shortly before 2 p

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The owners of Yakima's Miners Drive In will be the Grand Marshals in this year's Yakima Sunfair Parade set for Saturday, September 21st. Lee and Lois Miner of Yakima are second generation owners of the famous Miners Burgers Restaurant in Union Gap

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Hundreds of people discovered a lot of fun in downtown Union Gap during Old Town Days Saturday and Sunday. The event included a civil war reenactment and a parade on Saturday morning. This year, organizers moved the event to Fullbright park and combined it with the reenactment

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Starting Today Yakima's downtown will see a bicycle patrol unit. Chief Dominic Rizzi is hoping the patrols will help people feel safe while in the downtown area. Two officers everyday on 10 hour shifts will cruise all over the downtown area beginning this morning. They will work closely with downtown crews to help people feel safer while walking, shopping or dining in downtown Yakima.

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Officials with the Washington State Fruit Commission say the cherry harvest is shaping up plump this year.

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The city of Yakima will open its new Youth and Family Development Center later this month at the former Police Athletic League building on North 4th Street. City officials say it is the first step in an ongoing effort to steer young kids away from gang life

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Yakima Police have found the car but the driver is still missing after a hit and run crash at 3rd Street and Maple Wednesday night that left a Yakima man with serious injuries. Capt. Rod Light says 53-year-old James Dale Henderson was crossing the street at the intersection when he was hit

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The East Valley School District is pulling together to help one of it's own.

Multiple fundraisers for science teacher Randy Henry have been organized after he lost his wife and his home in a tragic fire last Thursday

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Yakima County Prosecutors have decided they will not file a motion to close hearings to the media in the Kevin Harper case...the man who authorities originally charged in the Goggin murder case. prosecutors had said the new evidence could hurt Kevin Harper's right to a fair trial

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