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Looking For A New Or Better Career?
Job seekers from throughout the Yakima Valley are invited to participate in the 2012 Career Expo at Heritage University on Thursday, April 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Twenty-three employers will be on hand to share information about career opportunities at their companies...
Suspects In Lower Valley Murder Appear In Court
Two days after the arrests of Daisy Valencia and James Long, authorties now have five suspects in connection to a murder in Granger earlier this month. The five are accused of being involved in the deadly beating that killed Jose Manuel Correa...
Dying Man Set To Be Released From Jail
Richard Roberson has only months to live after doctors diagnosed him with a failing liver. Yakima County authorities will release him as a result of this illness. Roberson was accused of killing his girlfriend of five years.
In a bail hearing Thursday, a doctor described the extent of Roberson's failing heath that includes internal bleeding and mandatory regular stomach pumping...
10 Confirmed Cases Of Whooping Cough In Central WA
Whooping cough continues to be a problem in Eastern and Central Washington. There are now 10 confirmed and 13 probable cases of pertussis this year in Kittitas County. The most recent confirmed case was a student at Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary...
Tuesday’s Shooting Linked to Sunnyside Murder
New developments in the murder of a Sunnyside man show a connection to an officer-involved shooting Tuesday. Two people are now in custody for first-degree murder. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports investigators say at least one more suspect is still wanted by authorities...
Irrigation System Is Completed Under Budget
A major project to rebuild the City of Yakima's oldest and largest irrigation system has been completed on schedule and under budget.
During this past winter, private contractors replaced several thousand feet of pipe in the city's General Irrigation System, which is commonly known as "System 308...
Senator Sam Reed Heading Back To College
Before he retires in January, Secretary of State Sam Reed plans to go back to college. Many colleges, actually. Reed is ready to start his annual tour of college campuses statewide, encouraging students to vote and become more engaged in their communities...
Yakima City Names Police Chief
It’s official. Dominic Rizzi, Jr., Yakima's next police chief, will be officially sworn in during a ceremony on Monday, May 7. The ceremony will begin in the Muster Room at the Yakima Police Department at 10:00 a.m.
Dominic Rizzi, Jr...
Sunnyside Police Searching For Shooting Suspect
Sunnyside police are actively searching for a 27-year-old man after he escaped a shooting that involved an officer on Tuesday. Police say they stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation in the 300 block of South 11th Street. Marcus Anthony Torres got out of the car and pointed a gun at officers...
Bonds In West Valley and Sunnyside Passing
Two measures in front of voters on Tuesday are passing today in West Valley. The measure to allow the district a two-year maintenance and operations levy is supported by 51 percent of voters. More ballots are expected to be counted Wednesday evening...