Lance Tormey

Thousands of people will visit the valley this weekend for a variety of sports tournaments. John Cooper President and CEO of the Yakima Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau says the largest event is the 27th annual Boys Best in the West AAU Basketball Tournament being held at local school gymnasiums

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Thousands of people from throughout Central Washington participated in the annual May Day march in Yakima on Wednesday. Yakima Police say the crowd was much larger than last year estimated at between 15 hundred and 5 thousand people

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After years of being in a financial slump, the Yakima County now has some extra money for departments. The county has an extra $1.5 million that they didn't expect to have at the end of 2012. Commissioners said the extra money came from huge increases in sales tax revenue and income from election services

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The City of Yakima is looking for ideas about downtown and you are invited to bring your ideas to a community workshop later this month at the Howard Johnson. City Economic and Development Director Sean Hawkins says it is your chance to tell city leaders what you want in downtown Yakima

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The spring storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass yesterday, delays construction activities today and tonight. 

Because of the winter-like weather, the Washington State Department of Transportation and construction crews will not be conducting rolling slowdowns today and have cancelled the rock blasting closure planned for tonight

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A suspect wanted in a Parkland, Washington armed robbery has been arrested in Yakima...County Sheriff's deputies say a 21-year-old man turned himself into the Yakima County Sheriff's department on Monday afternoon saying his involvement in the march robbery of Cascade Custom Jewelers in Parkland, Washington was quote "weighing" on him. Aft

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One policy bill that could make a comeback during the Special Session is the state's DREAM Act.

A spokesperson for OneAmerica, a pro-immigration reform group said the bill is referenced in the House Budget, which essentially keeps it alive

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After meeting the President of the United States and making multiple appearances on national news programs, a Zillah science teacher is back in the classroom.

Jeff Charbonneau got a big welcome back from his students Monday

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A man died in a snowmobile crash Sunday on Mount Adams.

The Yakima County Sheriff's Office says a 35-year-old from the Goldendale area was snowmobiling with a group of friends in the area of Bird Creek Meadows on Mt. Ada

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Work has started at Yakima's Franklin Park as volunteers from Yakima Rotary Clubs build a new playground and picnic shelter and continue to work on a new pavilion for summer concerts.

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