Union Gap restaurant celebrates 75th anniversary
UNION GAP, Wash. — Local businesses have struggled during the pandemic, but many are holding strong, including a Union Gap restaurant that is celebrating 75 years in business. Jean's Cottage…
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Jury selection begins in second trial for Yakima murder suspect
YAKIMA, Wash. — Jury selection continues this week in the second trial for a 21-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing 55-year-old Michael Ochoa in Yakima in 2018. Anthony Gregory Mallory was on trial for second-degree murder last month, but court…
Yakima police investigate two knife attacks Tuesday morning
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima police are investigating two knife attacks that happened Tuesday morning just a few hours and a less than two miles apart. Police responded about 4:45 a.m. to reports of a 21-year-old man bleeding from the head…
Tri-Cities: Prepare for possible sub-freezing temperatures Tuesday morning
TRI-CITIES, Wash. — The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning residents of Southern Washington and Northern Oregon about possible sub-freezing temperatures in the early morning of Tuesday, April 20. EVENING NEWS FORECAST FROM JEFF JACOBS: Freeze warning for most overnight…
Yakima Valley Memorial offers COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Sunnyside Senior Center
SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — Are you or a loved one looking to be vaccinated in the greater Yakima region? Later this week, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Sunnyside Senior Center. According to a release…
Child hit, killed in Yakima neighborhood
YAKIMA, Wash. — In what has been described as a tragic accident, a driver hit and killed a young child on Sunday, police in Yakima reported. The Yakima Police Department said shortly after 2 p.m. that it was investigating an “accidental”…
Yakima police say crowd encouraged man with machete to attack officers
YAKIMA, Wash. — A 32-year-old man accused of attacking a bicyclist with a machete outside Home Depot in Yakima was taken into custody Wednesday after…
New shelter spaces open at Camp Hope in Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. — Camp Hope is moving residents into new temporary housing spaces that will more than double capacity at its Yakima homeless shelter. The shelter's outdoor,…
Man, woman killed in fiery crash in Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima County Sheriff's Office says a man and woman have died after their car rolled over and caught fire late Wednesday night near the Terrace Heights Landfill. The Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 11:45…
Man arrested in Yakima after threatening others with a machete, police say
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Police Department says a man was arrested Wednesday evening after he was threatening others with a machete at Home Depot. Police responded to the Home Depot at 2115 S 1st St. around 7:39 p.m. Wednesday.…
American Medical Response celebrates 60 years in Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. — American Medical Response is celebrating 60 years of providing medical transportation services in Yakima County. "Our dedicated teams have served Yakima County through the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, the floods of 1995, numerous winter…
Blowing Dust Advisory with gusts up to 40 MPH -Kristin
UPDATE: The blowing dust is beginning to impact visibility on some local roadways. Washington State Patrol Trooper John Bryant is urging caution in the…
Toppenish fire causes major damage after spreading from outbuilding, vehicles to home
YAKIMA, Wash. — A residential structure fire spread across the property of a Toppenish homeowner over the weekend, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage while forcing residents out of their homes. According to a release issued by Yakima…
Healthy Washington update: South Central counties remain in Phase 3
OLYMPIA, Wash. — In an update to the 'Healthy Washington' advisory from Governor Jay Inslee and the Washington Department of Health (DOH), three counties were moved back to Phase 2 of re-opening. None of the counties that previously constituted the…
Working Past COVID: Tri-Cities, Yakima Mayors look back
TRI-CITIES, Wash. – A little over a year ago, COVID-19 cases were being reported in Benton, Franklin and Yakima County. For Kennewick Mayor Don Britain, the news of the…
Wapato man arrested after allegedly stabbing two victims in Yakima
YAKIMA, Wash. — A Wapato man is being charged with two counts of assault after allegedly stabbing two victims in Yakima on Friday, according to police. Deputies and officers from the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office, Wapato Police Department and the…
Yakima County may have to go back to Phase 2
YAKIMA, Wash. — The State Department of Health will choose Monday which counties stay in Phase 3 and which will go back a step based on…
Working Past COVID: Yakima first responders look back
YAKIMA, Wash. — First responders are used to facing danger — at a fire scene, high speed chase or gang-related shooting — but when the pandemic hit, they…
Missing Yakima girls returned to parents, who found them on Snapchat
YAKIMA, Wash. — Two young girls, one age 11 and the other 13, were located and recovered at an apartment complex near Kiwanis Park. Local law enforcement was able to recover them after the girls' parents found them by using…
Man sentenced to over 15 years in killing of Yakima teen
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison in the killing of a Yakima teenager. Nathaniel Garcia entered an Alford plea to charges of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault this week in…
Yakima boy with autism celebrates birthday with last-minute car parade
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima community turned out in force Wednesday evening on short notice to help a boy with autism celebrate his 13th birthday with…
Yakima Council candidate pleads innocent to assault
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Yakima City Council candidate has pleaded innocent to assault and malicious mischief in an incident in which he’s accused of pointing a gun at people and breaking a window. Garth McKinney, 28, entered his plea…
Pair of young girls from Yakima missing; police ask for help
UPDATE on Friday, April 9, 2021: Missing Yakima girls returned to parents, who found them on Snapchat YAKIMA, Wash. — Local authorities are looking for two young girls who were reported missing out of Yakima late on Wednesday evening. According…
Free food giveaway Saturday at Yakima church
YAKIMA, Wash. — Nonprofits, farms and churches across the region have teamed up with the federal Farmers to Families Food Box Program to combat food insecurity during the pandemic. This month, the organizations are holding a drive-up food distribution event…
