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Yakima County Prosecutor Jim Haggerty says he is reviewing misdemeanor marijuana possession cases in the wake of voters legalizing the recreational use of the drug. Haggerty says he will make a decision on the cases before the law takes effect on Dec...

It was the plea deal that shocked Yakima; a year and a half after three people were found brutally beaten to death it their West Valley home, prosecutors decided they did not have the evidence to convict their prime suspect Kevin Harper...

Prosecutors are looking to try 15-year-old murder suspect Daniel Perez as an adult. Daniel Perez was formally charged with second degree murder on Friday in a juvenile courtroom. Trying him as an adult will ultimately be decided by a judge...

Last week was a stunning week for family and friends of the Goggin family, who were brutally murdered in their West Valley home last year. It was a stunning week after learning that a plea bargain meant murder charges were dropped against the main suspect...

Despite a plea bargain agreement that allowed 30-year-old Kevin Harper to escape murder charges, an investigation in the case continues. Yakima County Chief Deputy Stew Graham told KIT News the murders continue to be investigated and two new detectives have been assigned to the case...