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The pandemic has caught homeless service providers in a crosscurrent: demand is high, but their ability to provide services is constricted.

They need help from the community. If you'd like to donate food or clothing contact Dave Hanson at daveh@socyakima.com or (509) 901-6680.

The Council is expected to appoint members to the ad-hoc committee in mid-February.

City and county leaders say the property Northeast of the city sewage treatment plant and close to the Yakima Greenway pathway is the best area and that they'll use landscaping and rules to mitigate impacts to the area from homelessness.

Executive Director Mike Johnson says For more than 50 years they've required people to hear a Christian message before receiving food or shelter. But he says he's decided to remove that mandate.

Yakima attorney Rob Case filed the appeal Monday on behalf of 12 property owners near the building at 1702 Englewood Avenue.

Director Andy Ferguson says they're determined to keep the area safe through an upcoming neighborhood meeting and neighborhood patrols.

BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — The Bellevue City Council has narrowly approved the area's first permanent homeless shelter for men, but it's taking 45 days to continue to research other possible locations due to concerns from upset neighbors. KING-TV reports that homeless advocates and nearby residents turned out it force for the 4-3 vote Monday...

The American Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter for West Valley residents affected by the flooding at 72nd Avenue between Mead Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard in Yakima. The shelter opened Tuesday afternoon at the Church of Christ, 100 N. 72nd Ave.

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office said Thursday they recovered more than 200 items that were fraudulently taken from a Taylor Bridge Fire donation center. Our news partner KIMA Action News reports the county's Pro-Act Unit recovered the items following a report they received from the Community Closet's volunteer manager, officials said...