• The Yakima County Coroner's Office has identified the body found in a canal outside of Outlook this week.The coroner determined that 33-year-old Jose Ramirez-Soto drowned while trying to escape from his Chevy Silverado pickup when it fell into the canal. A toxicology report has been sent to the state lab.

    Ramirez-Soto was reported missing in Sunnyside last April.

  • Someone walking along State Route 97 near Wapato was struck and killed by a car at about 9 p.m. Thursday.Washington State Patrol troopers say the person, who has not been identified, died at the scene at State Route 97 and South Wapato Road just south of Wapato.

    Troopers say the person was struck by a car driven by a 61-year-old man from Toppenish who was not injured. Troopers say he was not cited for the crash.

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