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West Valley triple murder suspect Tracey Culton appeared in court on Thursday. The court decided a big jury pool will be needed to find an impartial panel. Yakima County plans to send more than a thousand questionnaires to create a jury pool of 300...

A convicted felon from Yakima with an extensive rap sheet got out of jail for a day and has not been back seen since. He is suspected of committing new crimes. Jacob Lucey, 29, has nearly a dozen convictions under his belt. Yakima police say more are on the way...

A plan to save money by letting criminals out early might not save any money at all. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports, the cost is triple what Yakima County originally expected. The Law and Justice Committee learned the proposed pre-trial program would need $700,000 for start-up costs...

A charge of second degree murder was filed Monday against the second suspect accused in last week's deadly downtown shooting. Prosecutors charged 23-year-old Irving Alvarez with second degree murder. He also faces weapons charges. Police say Alvarez and 15-year-old Daniel Perez Jr...

Election Day is one week away. With so many issues on the ballot county elections officials say you voters should do it soon. The sooner voters hand in ballots into the county auditors, the earlier it will get counted after polls close. County Elections Manager Kathy Fisher says she expects 80 to 85 percent of the 105 ballots sent out to be returned by the evening of November 6th Voters can mail b

People who are not registered to vote still have time. People can register to vote in person until the end of business day on Monday, Oct. 29 for the general election.  Individuals can visit the County Auditors office in the Yakima County Courthouse to fill out the paperwork...

YAKIMA COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE -- On October 10, 2012, the Yakima County Prosecutor’s Office entered into a plea agreement with Kevin Harper, under which he entered pleas to charges of First Degree Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Second Degree Possession of Stolen Property...

Kevin Harper's defense attorney made a surprising announcement, moments into a Tuesday status hearing for a special prosecutor's investigation. "We have been extended an offer," said defense attorney Pete Mazzone. "We were hammering it out last night...

Monday afternoon, four men were handed heavy sentences for shooting up a mobile home in Outlook with seven people inside. Armando Lopez looked to be in good spirits, despite a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole...

Yakima city leaders faced the reality of contracting up to 20 more public defenders and spending a million more of your tax-payer dollars; all to meet a mandate that limits public defenders caseloads to 400 a year. But city leaders have a new plan to cut those costs dramatically...