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Union Gap City Hall Moves Out
Mold has forced the Union Gap City Hall building to shut down. Starting next week, the city's operations will be organized out of three different buildings. Our news partner, KIMA Action News, reports most of the activity involving the public will be held out of the fire station...

Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter
Jurors in Yakima County Superior Court found Ivan Izazaga guilty of manslaughter on April 25. Their decision came after more than a day of deliberations.
Investigators say Izazaga was an accomplice in an ambush style shooting that killed 24-year-old Yecenia Guerrero, a teacher's aide, in a restaurant's parking lot...

Sixth Person Arrested In Granger Murder
Police have arrested 42-year-old Richard Perales in connection to the Granger murder case. They said he failed to notify police about Marcus Torres' location after the murder of Jose Correa.
Deputies say Torres hid in a hole in the back of Perales' house after the killing...

CWU ROTC Takes Top Honors
Central Washington University’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Ranger team finished 13th overall at the 46th Annual Sandhurst Competition at West Point April 20, and 21. This marks the highest finish ever for an ROTC team in the history of the competition...

Good News On The Home Front
Yakima County home foreclosures are down almost 67 percent from January to March of 2011 vs. 2012. The statewide figures also fell 19 percent.
In other metro areas across the country, filings are going up. Many lenders have delayed processing foreclosures...

Looking For A New Career?
Heritage University is hosting a job fair today. The 2012 Career Expo starts at 11:00 a.m. and lasts until 3:00 p.m. To share information about career opportunities at their companies, 23 employers will be on hand. Among the participating businesses are: AFLAC, American West Bank, Ace Hardware, Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health, the Department of Social and Health Services, Farmer’s I

Flood Warnings Continue
Flood warnings continue for the Naches and Yakima rivers. Minor flooding is happening on the Yakima River near Parker which is now at a flood stage of 10 feet. The river is expected to go below flood stage Thursday evening.
The Naches River is already over the banks near Naches and some minor flooding is being reported...

Sales Tax Revenue Is Up In Yakima
City leaders would like to thank you for opening up your checkbooks and spreading your green around. For the first time in months, sales tax revenue is up, and that means the services that benefit you may soon be as well.
"It's been a really good year,” said Northtown owner, Dave Thompkins, “we had a good Christmas, and the first of the year was slow, but since it's really picked up...
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New Greening Of The Yakima Speedway
A new set of trees are on the way to block the Yakima Speedway from passing traffic. The trees have been gone since last October. The city originally planted the trees along I-82 because drivers stopped to watch the races. However, the trees became a traffic hazard because limbs fell onto the interstate and were damaging sewage lines...

Final Interviews For Yakima’s City Manager Start Thursday
The City of Yakima will soon have a new city manager. Interviews with four finalists start Thursday, and City Mayor, Micah Cawley says finding a new city manager is one of the most important jobs of the city council.
One of the four candidates in line for the position of Yakima's city manager has dropped out...