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Yakima Police continue to investigate Monday's  gang related shooting that left a 24 year old man with a gunshot wound to his chest. Police say Omar Lopez was shot during a gang fight outside a home at Nob Hill and South 6th Avenue. 5 people were

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The Yakima Police Department is bragging about one of the most successful programs it has to combat the growth of gangs. It’s the Gang Resistance Education And Training, or GREAT program.  The department currently teaches students in Wilson, Lewis and Clark Washington and Franklin middle schools, reaching a total of over 525 students with GREAT’s anti-gang message

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It's back to the drawing board for police and firefighters here in Yakima after the city rejected their latest contract proposal. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports the unions will meet with the city to try to find an agreement

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It was a long night for City Council Tuesday. A number of items were on their agenda, and one is sure to start the pot boiling. The council rejected the latest contract proposal for both police and fire

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A man who was convicted and served time in 2010 for 2 counts of child molestation and for possession of child pornography is now living in the 11 hundred block of South 12th avenue in Yakima. 40 year old Daniel Hammer, a level two offender is being is checked by the Yakima Police department but it's up to you to know where Hammer lives and it's up to you to protect your kids

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Dominic Rizzi, Jr., who was born and raised in Chicago and has spent more than 25 years moving up the chain of command in that city’s police department, has been chosen by Interim City Manager Michael Morales to be Yakima’s next chief of police

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The City of Yakima is starting the process of hiring 12 new police officers at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The Yakima Police department gave city officials an update on the hiring process. Interim Police Chief Greg Copeland tel

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A bank robbery suspect is facing charges after being arrested at the Chase Bank branch on East Yakima Avenue Thursday afternoon. Police say the man, identified as 48 year old Steve Chandler demanded cash from a teller. But apparently it wasn't enough. So he threw the bank bag back on

Trained eyes are getting credit for a child pornography arrest that started in "the cloud" and ended here in Yakima county. Microsoft's Skydrive lets users freely store pictures, videos and documents and can be accessed from pretty much anywhere. Detect

There is finally an end to a near six year ordeal for one local family. Tuesday evening the city council unanimously voted to approve a $350,000 settlement to the lone survivor in a deadly police pursuit in 2006

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