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Fatal Stabbing In Yakima On Tuesday
A 31 year old man is dead today after being stabbed in a fight in Southeast Yakima Tuesday. Authorities say the fight in the 5 hundred block of East Walnut was first spotted by a police officer driving in the area. Two men were fighting in the Eastbound lanes of East Walnut...
A Busy Weekend For Politics In Yakima
If you like politics you'll want to be in Yakima this weekend. While Democrats hold presidential caucuses. The Republicans will attend their local convention which is set for Saturday at Davis High School. Democrats on Sunday will meet to hold presidential caucuses in more than 20 locations in the valley...
Yakima County Commissioners Approved Measure For Primary Ballot
The Yakima County Commissioners Tuesday approved a measure for the primary ballot August 7th. The measure calls for a tenth of a cent sales tax increase that would raise 2.8 million dollars a year. The money would pay for increased security measures at the county jail, cover current expenses and pay for 515 million dollars in annual bond repayment costs...
Number Of Fires Up In Yakima
Fire destroyed two homes here in Yakima since Friday. One yesterday in West Valley marked 33 since the beginning of the year.
The fire department says the number of fires in the city is up slightly from last year. They say more than 30 fires in three months is a large amount for a city this size...
The Field Narrows For Yakima City Manager
The city narrowed down it's selection for city manager Tuesday during an executive session.
Four finalists have been selected for the position that was left vacant after the former city manager resigned.
Our news partner KIMA Action News reports the candidate pool is down half of what it was last month and council says it's satisfied with it's pool of finalists...
Still Searching For The Cause Of Yesterdays’ House Fire
Investigators are still searching for the cause of a fire at a home in the 800 block of South 80th Avenue. It was reported at about 330 yesterday afternoon. When firefighters arrived the home was engulfed in flames. It took just minutes before the fire was under control...
Yakima County Commissioners Looking For Support Of Sales Tax
The Yakima County Commissioners are hoping voters support a proposed tenth of a cent sales tax increase to pay for security needs at the Yakima County jail. Commissioner Mike Leita says if approved the 2.8 million dollars a year would not only pay for security upgrades but would also pay expenses and 515 thousand dollars in annual bond payments over the next 10 years...
Gang Related Shooting Send One To Hospital
The first major gang related shooting of the Spring was reported in Yakima Monday afternoon. A 24 year old man was shot in the chest and is recovering at a Yakima hospital today. Police were called to a fight at a home at West Nob Hill and South 6th Avenue just after 3 yesterday afternoon...
Yakima Getting Help From Walmart’s Fighting Hunger Together Program
Walmart has announced a hunger effort that will generate more than 42 million meals and provide $2M in donations nationwide between now and April 30th. Yakima has been selected as one of 200 communities where unemployment rates are the highest, according to the Department of Labor...
What Is Going On At Yakima Schools
ALL-DISTRICT MUSIC FESTIVALS THIS WEEK! . . . Get into the spirit of spring and attend the All-District Band Festival on Wednesday, April 11, 7 p.m. in the Franklin Middle School gymnasium and/or the All-District Orchestra Festival on Thursday, April 12, 7 p...