naches river

Yakima County has been declared a federal disaster area eight times in the last 50 years. In 1996, you may recall, the Yakima River flooded thanks to heavy snowmelt and a big ice dam giving way. Could we see such heavy run-off and potential flooding this year...

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Several campgrounds along the Naches River in central Washington were evacuated Sunday evening as a wildfire burned in thick forest about 25 miles west of Yakima. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Robin DeMario said Monday that about 100 people at Camp Roganunda, a Christian camping facility, and others at two federal campgrounds were told to leave the area...

An autopsy has confirmed that 51-year-old David Nagle, whose body was discovered in the Naches River near North 16th Avenue, died as the result of accidental drowning.

A husband and wife from Burbank were killed Saturday night after their truck went off the Little Naches Road near Highway 410 and overturned into the Naches River. State Patrol Troopers say 44-year-old William Retterer Jr. and his wife 43-year-old Sherri Retterer were driving along the Little Naches Road about 30 miles northwest of Naches when their pickup truck left the road and went into the Nac

The Yakima Fire Department responded to a report of a person in the river Tuesday night.

A 24-year-old man from Tacoma died in the Naches River Tuesday afternoon after entering the water at north 16th Avenue. Authorities say the man was with his brother and girlfriend when he decided to pull off the road and take a swim. He never returned to the vehicle and police were called...

Flood warnings continue for the Naches River. The National Weather Service says the flood stage is 16 feet, but the river is currently at 16.4 feet. Minor flooding is being reported and the river is expected to begin receding later today...

A 26-year-old man was rescued May 13 after he was caught hanging on a cable over the Naches River. Yakima County Sheriff's deputies say member of the Yakima Search and Rescue Water Response Team along with members of the tech rescue team had to rig a pulley system and a rescue line to get to the man...