YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb in Yakima County, officials have been working to make testing more accessible. “It’s a benefit to the community because…
YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima-based medical transportation company is offering low-cost rides for healthcare workers wanting to get to or from an area hospital at any time, day or night. For just $1 convenience fee, anyone working at a hospital…
SEATTLE (AP) — The number of deaths in Washington because of the coronavirus has reached 1,000, the Washington State Department of Health reported Saturday. The agency added eight more deaths and listed the total number of confirmed cases at 18,288.…
SEATTLE -- Washington will not require restaurants to get customers’ contact information as initially planned as part of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee said. The Democratic governor’s office in a news release Friday said that instead, businesses…
The Sunnyside Jail inmate who tested positive for COVID-19 isn't the only person infected there, jail officials announced Friday -- and he's being released to live in Sunnyside. Yakima County Department of Corrections says Sunnyside's jail commander told the DOC…
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- An inmate at the Sunnyside Jail has tested positive for COVID-19, the Yakima Health District said in a statement Monday. The health district said it was notified of a positive case at the jail on Saturday, May…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — A new community initiative is looking to help workers in the food and beverage industry in Yakima County. We Are Yakima is a collaboration between I Heart Yakima, Bale Breaker Brewing Company, Tieton Cider Works and Gilbert…
YAKIMA, Wash. — More than 200 agricultural and food production workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Yakima County, which has the highest rate of infection in the state due to its large essential workforce. While the state released guidelines…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Community organizations have partnered up to find $11,000 dollars to help Lower Yakima Valley families impacted by COVID-19. The money will be used to give $50 food vouchers to 220 families in Mabton, Grandview and Sunnyside —…
WAPATO, Wash. — As sit-down coffee shops across the country struggle to keep going during the shutdown, Fiddle's Coffee House & Juice Bar in Wapato has turned to creative construction, building a makeshift drive thru at its front entrance. Built…
UNION GAP, Wash. -- Los Hernandez Tamales announced on Friday that they have started making their critically acclaimed asparagus and pepper jack cheese tamales. "We're ready for you, come and get your asparagus tamales. Get plenty, we got plenty, we'll…
PROSSER, Wash. -- For many years, the Winemakers Loft in Prosser has hosted a fundraiser benefiting Heartlinks Hospice and Palliative Care. This year, they're not letting a pandemic stop them from helping this local non-profit. Coyote Canyon Winery, Martinez &…
YAKIMA, Wash. — With the state plan to temporarily reopen Astria Regional Medical Center put on hold, residents are asking questions about what happens to the building in the interim. Dr. Raquel Bono — retired Navy vice admiral and director…
WAPATO, Wash. — After years of planning and preparation, Emily and Lee Fergestrom are finally opening their first winery in Wapato but due to COVID-19 restrictions, they've had to be creative in…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Virginia Mason Memorial hospital is thanking Yakima County residents for staying home, saying the rate of infection for patients getting tested for COVID-19 has decreased from 26 percent to 20 percent. “I am here today to say…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Local officials are partnering with the Washington National Guard to establish a new drive-thru testing location at State Fair Park to make it easier for high risk individuals to get tested. The site is scheduled to open…
SUNNSYIDE, Wash. -- The Sunnyside School District announced Wednesday that a staff member at Sierra Vista Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19. The last time the staff member was at the campus was on March 13. "As the number…
WAPATO, Wash. — A former Yakima police lieutenant is coming out of retirement to head up the Wapato Police Department. Nolan Wentz was appointed to the police chief position Tuesday morning, according to Wapato city officials. “We needed someone with…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Health officials reported 39 total cases of COVID-19 in Yakima County as of Monday evening, with 30 confirmed and nine presumptive positives. Yakima Health District spokesperson Lilian Bravo…
WAPATO, Wash. — A 17-year-old boy reportedly told deputies he killed a man in Wapato over the weekend because he felt the man had "disrespected his family." “[The suspect] said that [the victim] talked down to him and disrespected his…
For the next two weeks, Washington state's restaurants, bars and gyms and other facilities will be shut down or have significantly reduced services to slow the spread of COVID-19. To help those potentially affected by temporary layoffs, the Yakima County…
MONDAY, MARCH 9TH — FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH Here’s the latest on COVID-19 emergency declarations in Yakima County March 13, 2020 Here’s the latest on Yakima County school closures March 13, 2020 Students at Yakima school sent home early after positive…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Multiple municipalities in Yakima County have issued emergency proclamations in response to the continued spread of COVID-19. Declaring a state of emergency allows cities and counties to access state and federal funds made available to address…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Under an executive order by Gov. Jay Inslee, all schools in Washington state will close from March 17 to April 24 in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. At a press conference Friday, Educational Service…
