Yakima News

This list is constantly being updated, so keep checking back for new Easter Egg Hunts in the Yakima Valley!

Kidde is Recalling 450,000 Smoke Alarms - Be Aware!!

The measure signed into law by the Governor this week allows in-person voter registration to happen on the same day of the election.

Keep the ban, toughen the law and if you still feel the need to address the few who desire pit bulls, take councilwoman Kay Funk's recommendation and let the people vote on it.

Yakima City Council member Carmen Mendez says she's disappointed the council voted Tuesday against an ordinance that would have repealed the city Pit Bull ban. Mendez, who voted for the repeal Tuesday says she wants the ban repealed to keep the city out of court after being threatened with a la…

Safe Yakima Valley is putting on a job fair this Monday in Yakima aimed at high school students.
Their goal is to place 100 kids with part-time jobs over the summer.

Work on the project will take place from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm each day from March 21st through March 30th.

As a result of the project, Plath Avenue will be closed between 16th Avenue and 18th Avenue from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on March 22nd. Traffic on 16th Avenue will not be affected by the project.

The Yakima City Council struggled to find its way procedurally and philosophically Tuesday night, but eventually voted 5 to 2 to keep the city's 31-year-old pit bull ban in place while city staffers work up a stronger version of the Yakima's dangerous dog ordinance.

Caruso said the City has been working with owners of the dangerous buildings to get them boarded up and secure. The recent effort is making a difference.