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All total, Jim Curtice says the county saw 94 overdose deaths last year nearly tying with 2021 when a record 95 overdose deaths were reported in the valley.

Three people were injured in a shooting in the Fred Meyer parking lot at 40th Avenue and Fruitvale Boulevard early Saturday morning (11/16).

The fire investigation continues Today.

Fire investigators are searching for the cause. No injuries were reported.

Drivers can expect delays in the project area. Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the work is completed."

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Yakima Police Department at (509) 575-6200 or by calling 9-1-1. Tips can be also be reported to Yakima County Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-248-9980.

More than a hundred homes in the Regal Mobile Home Park on Fruitvale have been boiling water and using bottled water because e coli was found in two wells the residents use.

One of the fires caused $50,000 in damage to a Mexican restaurant on Fruitvale Blvd.

Traffic on 16th Avenue between Fruitvale Boulevard and River Road will be interrupted from Wednesday, Feb. 13 through Friday, Feb. 15 while a project is underway to install an industrial waste-water line. Crews from TTC Construction, a Yakima-based contracting firm, will be working in the northbound lane of 16th Avenue from 6:30 a...