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Citizens of Yakima County, as well as visitors, can now send a text message to alert 911 emergency service.

YAKIMA (AP) — Officials have identified a body found in the Yakima River in southern Washington as a 25-year-old man who had been missing for several months. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports Skyler Pourier's body was found Sunday. He is believed to have died around the time he was reported missing in September...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — State investigators are looking into the access of Yakima County computers by County Clerk Janelle Riddle's private attorney. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports  that according to the state Administrative Office of the Courts, Riddle allowed her attorney Joseph Thomas into the courthouse after normal business hours on March 19 despite county commissioners telling her not to...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Yakima county is planning to let low-risk defendants await trial outside of jail. The Yakima Herald reports that the Yakima County criminal justice system will begin its pretrial release program in February. Th ...

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A judge has kept bail at $1 million for a suspect in the death of a woman whose body was found along a roadway with gunshot wounds in Yakima County. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that 33-year-old Raven Cutler appeared in court Monday on a first-degree murder charge...

Despite a disappointing voter turnout and months of legal wrangling over district lines, officials from the Yakima County auditor's office report that a Yakima city vote seems to have settled six City Council vacancies. A seventh -- between Carmen Méndez and Kelly Rosenow for District 3 -- was just 48 votes apart...

The Yakima County Public Services Planning Division will host two open houses on March 18 and 19 to take comments on the county’s update and validation of the Visioning Goals, the foundation of the County’s comprehensive land-use plan.

Want to learn how to compost in your backyard? Yakima County Solid Waste will be presenting a free Backyard Composting class on Saturday, March 28th.

The Yakima County Commissioners meet at 10:00 this morning at Yakima City Hall to talk about the 2015 budget. Part of that budget includes the possibility of hiring new deputies for the Yakima County Sheriff's Office. Currently 54 deputies patrol the county but officials say they could use more...

Here are primary election results from many legislative districts as well as county and other offices. 13th Legislative District Senator Judith (Judy) Warnick: 16,953 (86.54 percent) Mohammad Said: 2,636 (13.46) 13th Legislative District Representative, Position 1 Dannette (Dani) Bolyard: 6,091 (35...