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…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Multiple agencies in Yakima County will answer questions Friday morning about the countywide response to COVID-19. A joint press conference at 10 a.m. at the Yakima Health District will include representatives from the health district, Virginia Mason…
RICHLAND, Wash. -- A local boxing gym is raising money for programs to help those living with Parkinson's Disease. Parkinson's Disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that impairs movement. Rock…
UPDATE, 8 p.m.: The Yakima County Sheriff's Office reported Monday evening that three-year-old Faith Hegge had been found safe in Yakima by deputies and members of the Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force. "Good news! Faith has been safely recovered…
GRANGER, Wash. — A routine check on a possible code violation took a turn Tuesday when a Yakima County code enforcement officer stumbled upon a…
YAKIMA VALLEY, Wash. — Four-year-old Reese Cree is a little bit adventurous; he loves basketball, dancing and playing with his siblings. “He’s into all kinds of…
YAKIMA VALLEY, Wash. — For more than a decade, Kayla Taylor and Bobby Mendoza have been the closest of friends; sharing history, potato chips…
WAPATO, Wash. — Over the years, former Wapato Mayor Juan Orozco has faced dozens of allegations claiming he mishandled city funds, abused his power…
YAKIMA VALLEY, Wash. — While many people will send loved ones flowers, gifts or even singing telegrams this Valentine's Day, some Yakima Valley residents…
YAKIMA, Wash. —The Yakima Health District reported Wednesday that Yakima County has now seen its first death in connection with a hepatitis A outbreak that began last fall. Since the outbreak began, health officials said they've seen 35 confirmed cases…
BENTON CITY, Wash. -- To bring awareness for heart disease, Frichette Winery is hosting their 7th Annual Wine and Art Saves Hearts event on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m. Grab…
The Yakima Health District is warning residents not to believe claims on social media that coronavirus has spread to Yakima County. "There are false reports circulating on social media regarding cases of Novel Coronavirus ... in Yakima County," the health…
TOPPENISH, Wash. — A 30-year-old man was arrested after police say he carjacked a man at gunpoint last month. Javier Diaz, 30, was booked into the Yakima County jail Tuesday on suspicion of first-degree robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm…
TOPPENISH, Wash. — A 26-year-old-man was arrested Monday night after police say he shot two men following a confrontation near West First Avenue and Shearer Lane in Toppenish. Witnesses told police Christian Stanley Gonzalez confronted a man about “causing problems…
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. -- The Sunnyside Police Department says it will begin issuing tickets to drivers who leave their cars to warm up…
YAKIMA, Wash. — With less than a week's notice, the state nurses' union says more than a hundred nurses in Yakima are without a job and a community has begun to lose much-needed health services — including the only open…
GOLDENDALE, Wash. — Authorities say a missing Yakama woman found dead in Klickitat County died of blunt force injuries from a fall. While a manner of death is still pending, investigators do not suspect foul play was involved, according to…
