Lance Tormey

The familiar sights, smells and people returned to Downtown Yakima. "Come to get the good food, the vegetables and take home for breakfast and lunch and listen to the music, this is a wonderful place," said Caroline Arnold of Yakima. "We've been here since the beginning, and every year it's great," said Nathalyn Dagdagan with Dagdagan Fruit and Produce.

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Fresh fruit and produce and live music. Just some of the many things featured at the Yakima Farmers Market that opens in downtown Yakima on Sunday, Mothers Day. The market is located at 3rd Street and Yakima avenue

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City leaders in Yakima are getting ready to implement the Gang Free Initiative, a program they hope will help reduce the number of gang members on the streets.

It is no secret, the gang problem is pretty bad in Yakima

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A 28-year-old man was shot in the arm in an incident at a home in the 13 hundred block of Garfield avenue just after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night.

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Yakima Police say two men involved in a fatal fight at a Yakima home were not related as authorities first thought.

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A State Senator did not call authorities after his wife had reportedly discovered his teenage son sexually abusing a younger child.

The Seattle Times reports Brian Hatfield’s son pleaded guilty in Lewis County juvenile court this week to a series of charges related to child molestation and rape

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Political signs could start showing up in Yakima and around the state next week. That's because the filing week for the August 6 Primary Election starts Monday, May 13 and ends Friday, May 17.

Yakima County Elections Manager Kathy Fisher says since it's an odd year election there's a long list of positions up for grabs

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A Yakima company is getting ready to launch a new brandy made from locally grown fruit. The Glacier Basin Distillery is set to open in Yakima next week.

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The Yakima City Council wants to share the cost of parades and big events downtown but it did not take action on a proposed policy during the council meeting on Tuesday night. Currently the city pays for security and traffic management for all approved events, but under a new proposal those costs would now be shared or paid in full by the event organizers not the city. Cit

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It is the first in a series of meetings to talk about the future of downtown Yakima and it is set for tomorrow night at the Howard Johnson Hotel. The meeting, which will begin at 6:30 p.m., will give a chance for Yak