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No injuries were reported. No arrests have been made.

The parade will travel west on Yakima Avenue to 6th Avenue where marchers will turn south. The parade will end about a half-block east of the VFW - Post 379 building, located at 118 S. 5th Avenue. The parade is expected to end at 12:30 p.m.

Officials at Popeye's have since cleand and disinfected the restaurant.
If you were in the restaurant during that time district officials say make sure you have been vaccinated against Hepatitis A or get the vaccination soon.

The ballots will be counted every afternoon until the election is certified and the counting is officially over on November 26.

The woman is sitting in the Yakima County jail on charges of suspicion of first-degree assault, drive-by shooting and malicious prosecution. Bail has been set at $75,000.
Police say the shooting was gang related.

Scan your bathroom cabinets and gather unused toiletries from your last vacation, freebies from the dentist’s office or a few extra items from a bulk warehouse purchase. Donations of new, full- and sample-size toiletry items, such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, razors, deodorant, lotion, toot…

Along with race, sex, and ethnicity, the measure allows consideration of age, disability and honorable discharge or military status.

Ballots had to be postmarked or deposited in local drop boxes by 8 p.m. Tuesday. That means final results might not be known for days.

Opponents say the city is likely to face legal challenges from the American Civil Liberties Union which has vowed to defend the current voting system.

Four different districts in Yakima were voting in Yakima City Council races on Tuesday, November 5.