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The Union Gap City Council, searching for ways to save money has authorized its city manager to enter into contract negotiations with the Yakima County District Court officials to transfer operation of the Union Gap Municipal Court to Yakima County

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AP-Former Union Gap Mayor Jim Lemon has resigned from the city council and accepted a $38,000 settlement. In a resignation letter to the council Monday, Lemon said he was leaving to avoid confusion over the city's form of government

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John Munzanreder, 43, was officially charged yesterday with first-degree murder in last Thursday's fatal shooting of his wife Cynthia outside a Union Gap theater. His alleged accomplice and co-worker Juan Ibanez Cortes was also charged with first-degree murder and a charge of alien in possession of a firearm

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Two suspects arrested in last Thursday's shooting of 45-year-old Cynthia Kelley-Munzanreder at a Union Gap movie theater appeared in court on Tuesday. One of the suspects is her husband John Munzanreder. His suspected accomplice is Juan Ibanez Cort

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Union Gap Police have arrested two people in connection with last Thursday's fatal shooting of 45-year-old Cynthia Kelley-Munzanreder. One of the suspects is reportedly her husband, or a relative.

John Munzanreder is being held in the Yakima County jail on a first-degree murder charge

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The Union Gap city council made an effort towards a fresh start in the city on Monday night by hiring a new city manager. The Council chose Rodney Otterness as the new manager. Otterness comes from Minnesota where he was a city administrator for seven years

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Union Gap Police detectives continue to investigate last Thursday's shooting outside a movie theater in which a 45-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries. Union Gap Police Sgt. Chase Kellog calls it an isolated shooting

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A man accused of slashing the throats of two people at a Union Gap home Sunday morning made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. Emery Brasker faces charges of first degree attempted murder and assault

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Two people are expected to survive life threatening slash wounds after an argument at a Union Gap home Sunday morning. Police say a woman was cut by her boyfriend's brother when the two got into an argument

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Former Union Gap Mayor, Jim Lemon, could still face criminal charges for an alleged fight with a city employee.

Action News learned Union Gap police submitted a case to Yakima County prosecutors for review. Officer

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