A story in the Yakima Herald Republic says the Yakima Police Department wrote 68 citations for street racing and 64 citations for reckless driving between January 2020 and May 2021.
It's been a tough week or so concerning continued gang violence in Yakima, and it's got many of us uneasy and a bit scared. Now a new Google Map plots out the turf of some of Yakima's gangs.
I know violence can strike anywhere, but some areas of Yakima might be best avoided if you don't need to go that way.
Before I moved to Yakima I heard how violent and nasty it was. Once I moved here I found that it was actually quite pleasant and, with all the rolling hills and trees, more attractive than I had been led to believe. I was also told that the violence has subsided greatly from what it was 15-20 years ago...
The weather has taken a turn, not just for the better but for the incredible. Record warm temperatures pulls us all outside including those with evil intent. In the past couple of week Yakima has seen a number of homicides, Union Gap had a fatal shooting and a couple of drive by shootings were reported in the lower valley...