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Update on the bomb threat near the Selah Civic Center.

Family and friends are mourning the loss of a U.S. Army soldier born and raised in Selah, who was killed in action earlier this week.

Capt. Aaron Blanchard graduated from Selah High School in 1999 and grew up in the Yakima Valley

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A widespread power outage in Selah that left more than 6,000 people without electricity Monday is being blamed on birds. Pacific Power said a power failure at the same substation three weeks ago was also caused by birds

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It was a long day for many with thousands from Selah in the dark on Monday. Power was out for most of the day. Officials from Pacific Power say more than 6,000 customers lost power after a substation was damaged by birds late Monday morning

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A 19 year old man from Yakima is in the county jail today after being arrested following a crash Sunday that injured a passenger. Gage Van Wyk is being held on 25,000 dollars bail. State Patrol troopers say he lost control of a vehicle that rolled on North Wenas road

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Yakima County Sheriff Ken Irwin Tuesday awarded the medal of valor to Deputy Jason Conger for actions Conger took in a 2011 shooting in the Selah area.  Irwin says Conger was one of a number of authorities who responded to the shooting at a home on Speyers road

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Yakima County voters turned down a sales tax proposal but gave a thumbs up to funding for the Selah pool in Tuesdays primary election the sales tax proposal failed 53 to 47 percent , it would have would have funded security upgrades at the Yakima County jail

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It's always nice to hear about communities coming together in time of needs. A Selah couple are feeling feeling thankful from all the support given by friends, family and strangers. Gerta and Verner Woelk's home and most their possessions were destroyed in a fire on July 8th. The

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The Department of Transportation hopes to have SR 821 open by late Thursday.

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Verner Woelk and his wife are happy to be alive today. The couple, who are residents of Selah,  lost their home and all their belongings in a fire that started Sunday night after the lightning storm

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