The Morning News with Dave and Lance

A new study reported in the UK Telegraph finds those irresistible "puppy dog eyes" are a product of evolution and they are indeed intended to manipulate us.

Yakima residents had a chance last week to view designs of a proposed pool planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

Yakima Fire Department firefighters battled flames in a detached garage Tuesday in the 1000 block of 9th Avenue.

Get your sensible shoes and your donation pledges and get ready for the American Cancer Society's 24 hour Relay For Life .

If your commute takes you down 48th Avenue you'll have to find a new route until next month.

The opioid crisis is killing Americans. In fact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids.

More than a dozen units of the Sunshine Motel on North First Street were damaged in a fire Monday leaving more than 25 people without a place to stay.

Pay to swim in one of the city pools and you'll get a special Yakima Transit bus pass at no cost starting this Thursday, June 20th and continuing each Thursday through August 25th,

Tonight the Liberty Caucus of Yakima presents a candidate's forum from 7 to 8:30 pm.at Jack-Son's Sports Bar & Clubhouse Lounge, 432 S 48th Ave.

Hundreds of people visited The Yakima Farmers Market and Downtown Yakima Farmers Market on Sunday, Fathers Day 2019. Like Mothers Day the markets offered special drinks and food items at special prices for local dads.

The Yakima Valley Special Investigation Unit is busy today with an investigation of a officer involved fatal shooting in Toppenish on Saturday.

A major effort to fight violent crime in Yakima kicked off on Friday. A news release from the Yakima Police Department says officers are joining forces with a dozen local state, and federal law enforcement agencies for what’s being called Operation Invictus.

Their packages start at $100, which will get you a 15-minute "namestorming" session via phone, while the $350 package features a 15-minute consultation that leads to a list of 10 suggested first names and 10 suggested middle names for the baby.

Today is Flag Day, celebrating the anniversary of the adoption of our flag by the Continental Congress on June 14th, 1777.

The P-51 Mustang was an integral part of the Allied Victory in Europe during WWII and now the Mustang and more of the amazing America's War birds are coming to Yakima.

"Education in America has stagnated, as efforts to raise education levels during the last 50 years have gone nowhere."

A mutual aid agreement between Yakima and West valley meant West Valley automatically responded and West Valley sent two brush trucks and a water truck to what he said was a second alarm fire.

A call from their kids topped the list of 47% of dads when asked what they wanted most for Father's Day.

Franklin Pool has lessons as well as recreational swim sessions Monday through Friday from 12:30 pm to 6:30 pm and from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

And it's back - Downtown Summer Nights Concert Series returns to Historic North Front Street this Thursday, June 13th.