Yakima News

KNDO reports that the judge ruled a 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a man to death outside the Yakima Transit Center last October to be tried as an adult.

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Yakima has a new tool to help fight the gang problem.  Yakima's Gang Free Initiative has partnered with the 211 system which is operated by Yakima's People for People.  Right now 211 is an information line which acts as a clearinghouse for information about Yakima and Yakima County

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Robinson Cano hit a three-run home run and Mark Teixeira followed with a solo shot as part of New York's six-run third inning Thursday night,  That was all the New York Yankees needed in a 6-1 win over the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field

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ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) - Food and yard wastes and sewer biosolids from Seattle could be composted at an industrial-size operation east of Ellensburg.

Representatives of PacificClean Environmental of Spokane said Tuesday they have asked Kittitas County to consider leasing 120 acres at the Ryegrass Facility, a 640-acre county-owned section that includes a construction debris landfill and a septic pumpout drying operation

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The Yakima Fire Department says it will no longer send fire trucks on every call for emergency medical services and Woody Woodcock says that is good news for Yakima. Woodcock is the President of Advance Life Systems Ambulance in Yakima who says allowing dispatchers to determine if a call can be handled by an ambulance is good news for everyone

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Last month Yakima City officials held meetings to hear your ideas about downtown Yakima. Next month some of those ideas will be in the form of conceptual drawings for you to vote on. Community and Economic Development Director Sean Hawkins says all the ideas have been put together in a package to present to the public

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Whether you love doughnuts, or hate your pancreas, Friday, June 7 is National Doughnut Day! Celebrate by getting a free doughnut from Krispy Kreme, or getting a "free" doughnut from Dunkin' Donuts if you buy a drink. If that's a little too tame for you, let these epic doughnuts inspire you to search for a doughnut so good, it's actually worth paying for.

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This past week at the Yakima City Council meeting, Sara Bristol brought up the idea of banning smoking in city parks. It's an interesting proposition and one I think most families would agree with. Other cities around the country have enacted similar bans. So as we wait for this issue to come back to the city council, what do you think?

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We all know why the chicken crossed the road, right?  Wait...do we?  No?  Well, what about the fish?  Why did the salmon cross the road? Could it even get across?  The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has asked the same question and has come up with a program for you help.

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A Terrace Heights woman died in an early morning house fire at 2810 Pilot Lane. The East Valley Fire Department says the fire started about 1 a.m. while a husband and wife were at home.  The husband, Randy Henry, escaped the house, thinking she was behind him

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