YAKIMA: Commercial flights will resume but control tower is out, officials say
UPDATE, 4:45 p.m. — Commercial flights will resume Friday evening at the Yakima Airport, but officials said…
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Yakima PD: 19-year-old driver dies after crashing into airport control tower
UPDATE, 4:45 p.m. — The 19-year-old driver accused of crashing his car into the Yakima Airport control tower has died, according to a Facebook post from…
Sunnyside teen allegedly picked up by mom after shooting four children & one adult in gang assault, per court docs
YAKIMA, Wash. — The 13-year-old defendant accused of five felony assault charges for firing into the crowd at a Cinco de Mayo Festival in Sunnyside made a preliminary court appearance where bail was set at half a million dollars. KAPP-KVEW…
FBI Task Force operation in Yakima County leads to seven indictments
YAKAMA, Wash. — Following several years of operating in Yakima County, the work of an FBI Task Force has led a federal Grand Jury to indict seven separate people across the region for breaking federal law. Many of those individuals…
‘I protected my children’: Moses Lake mom relives day her car was nearly stolen with her kids inside
MOSES LAKE, Wash. – A Moses Lake family went through the unimaginable on May 3. Mother Kendra Brown went to pick up her four-year-old daughter from school when the Moses Lake Police Department (MLPD) says violent felon Salvador Harguindeguy tried stealing her car. Her two-year-old and five-month-old were still strapped in. She had attended to her five-month-old who’d been crying…
Wapato resident fatally stabbed by men who knocked on door, demanded money
WAPATO, Wash. — Yakima County investigators have launched a homicide investigation after a 51-year-old man was stabbed in front of his own home by two men who police believe were threatening him for money. According to the Yakima County Sheriff's…
Four people hospitalized in Kennewick following major crash on Clearwater Ave
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Four people who were involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the 4800-block of W Clearwater Ave were sent to the hospital as police and first responders worked to clear debris from the busy roadway. According to a…
Naches native & former Kansas goalie killed + husband charged, per police
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A former University of Kansas soccer goalie from Naches, WA has been killed and her husband has been charged with first-degree murder in her death, police said. Officers found Regan Noelle Gibbs, 25, fatally wounded Monday…
13-year-old Sunnyside gang member booked for Cinco de Mayo shooting
YAKIMA, Wash. — Following weeks of investigation, the Sunnyside Police Department announced that a 13-year-old documented gang member has been arrested and booked into juvie for allegedly firing into the crowd at a Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 6.…
GoFundMe campaign raises funds for Grant County man's funeral following tragic crash
QUINCY, Wash. — In mourning the loss of a beloved father and husband who passed in a vehicle collision in Grant County, a family has turned to its community to ask for help covering the costs of his funeral. On…
Eastern Washington drug trafficker forced into retirement after third conviction
YAKIMA, Wash. — A 53-year-old man from Ephrata has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that spanned Eastern Washington and put dangerous narcotics back into the community. According…
Missing woman and her two dogs were stranded in remote stretch of Kennewick for days
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Three days after her car broke down in an isolated stretch of Benton County, a woman and her two pet dogs were saved once a mountain bicyclist heard her cries for help. According to the Kennewick…
Accused felon taken into custody in Richland following SWAT operation
RICHLAND, Wash. — Following a SWAT operation on a residential road in Richland, a male suspect wanted for numerous felonies was successfully brought into custody. According to Richland Police Department officials at the scene of the incident, a male suspect…
Bones recovered in remote Yakima County linked to man who went missing in 2018
YAKIMA, Wash. — After bones were recovered by Search & Rescue crews in a secluded region of Yakima County in the middle of last year, DNA analysis confirmed the remains belonged to a man who was reported missing back in…
Teenager punched Kennewick police officer in the face after lurking on private property
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Reports of a suspicious person trespassing in someone's backyard came to a head when the teenage suspect struck a Kennewick police officer's face on Monday morning. According to a social media alert from the Kennewick Police Department,…
"Shoot Me!" Accused Finley prowler taunted Benton Co. deputies before arrest
FINLEY, Wash. — Deputies brought an unruly man accused of prowling at a property in rural Benton County into custody on Monday afternoon. Authorities say he repeatedly exited his vehicle and told BCSO officials to shoot him before slowly riding…
Union Gap Police: Domestic violence murder suspect in custody for allegedly forcing victim from car & fleeing
UPDATE on May 18, 2022: Union Gap police arrested a 37-year-old man accused of fatally pushing a woman out of his car following a domestic violence altercation on Monday afternoon. According to a press release issued by the Union Gap…
Benton City shooting that injured one man lands suspect behind bars with another at large
BENTON CITY, Wash. — One victim survived a gunshot wound suffered early on Saturday morning, and though one suspect has already…
Body of missing Moses Lake woman recovered in Walla Walla County
MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The body of a missing woman from Grant County has been recovered after an extended search than began in March of 2022, according to the Moses Lake Police Department. Moses Lake detectives received updated cell phone…
Driver fled after hitting Wapato pedestrian on US-97
TOPPENISH, Wash. — State Troopers and law enforcement are looking for a driver who hit a senior citizen from Wapato at the side of US-97 in Yakima County on Saturday night. Authorities say the driver fled the scene of the…
Yakima shooting suspect admits to involvement of another homicide
YAKIMA, Wash. — After bringing a suspect into custody for the Sunday morning shooting death of a man in Yakima, a suspect admitted to his involvement in a homicide in October 2021. According to the Yakima Police Department, authorities responded…
Kennewick car prowler caught in the parking lot of Kamiakin High School
KENNEWICK, Wash. — A male suspect was brought into custody on Monday morning after a School Resource Officer observed him prowling through cars in the student parking lot at Kamiakin High School. According to a social media alert from the…
Moses Lake felon with more than a dozen convictions gets 15+ years for drug-related crimes
SPOKANE, Wash. — A Moses Lake man with more than 13 prior felony convictions will spend the next 15 years in prison for a string of drug-related crimes and high-speed chases that prosecutors say endangered the larger community. According to…
Franklin County judge sentences six-time sex trafficking offender to 25 years in prison following intensive trial
PASCO, Wash. — Following a complicated and lengthy case, a Franklin County judge has sentenced defendant Lance Ray Horntvedt Sr. to 25 years in prison for several sex trafficking offenses between May 2015 and March 2018. According to a release…
