YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima-based business with an international reach is looking to help out local healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing much-needed mask-making supplies. Kwik Lok — one of the world’s leading suppliers of bag closures for…
YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima-based fruit company is going the extra mile to protect its approximately 350 packing warehouse workers from COVID-19 — and help their family members in the process. "We are encouraging employees that are in that at-risk…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Health District announced Friday that there was an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Good Samaritan Health Care Center in Yakima. Health officials said at least 16 residents and staff have tested positive for the virus…
YAKIMA, Wash. — During these trying times, many Yakima residents are trying to cheer each other up in any way they can. That's true for visitors at Kissel Park, who left encouraging messages in chalk on the pathway around the…
TOPPENISH, Wash. -- A Toppenish gas station was adverting regular gasoline at $1.95 per gallon on Thursday. The Yakamart gas station, located on Fort Road down the street from Legends Casino, posted a photo on its Facebook page of the…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- The final inmate who escaped from the Yakima County jail on Monday was captured on Friday. Fernando Castaneda-Sandoval, 31, surrendered to law enforcement outside Wapato around noon, Chief Deputy US Marshal Gavin Duffy said, adding that…
YAKIMA, Wash. - A 60-year-old man is behind bars after shooting his gun in Yakima, leading to a police standoff. According to the Yakima Police Department, just before 9 p.m. on Thursday night, the man, believed to have mental health…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- The Yakima Health District announced Thursday that a person in their 30s has died from the coronavirus in Yakima County.…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- Hundreds of coronavirus test kits and 10,000 N-95 masks arrived Thursday in Yakima County along with other critical supplies, according to Yakima Valley Emergency Management. The Yakima Health District will distribute 1,200 test kits to hospitals…
Only one of the 14 inmates who escaped from the Yakima County jail on Monday is still on the run. Authorities reported…
UPDATE - Yakima police found another escaped inmate, Hugo Amezcua, around 3 a.m. on Thursday morning. There are now three missing inmates, including 26-year-old Andrew…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Health District announced Wednesday afternoon there are 53 known cases of COVID-19 in Yakima County. That's up from 41 cases Tuesday morning. 17 patients are over the age of 60 and one is under the…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The US Marshals Service arrested one of the 14 inmates who escaped from the Yakima County jail Monday night. Tyrone Adam Mulvaney, 34, was captured Wednesday morning at an apartment in downtown Yakima thanks to a Crime…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima police say a Portland man assaulted his ex-girlfriend and tried to flee with their 3-year-old daughter on Wednesday. Carlos Ochoa, 28, is accused of entering the woman's home without permission in the 1400 block of W.…
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…
Add Ahtanum State Forest and Teanaway Community Forest to the list of places you can't go due to COVID-19. If you decide to get some fresh air and go for a hike in one those forests, in Yakima County and…
YAKIMA, Wash. — It's been 24 hours since more than a dozen inmates busted out of the Yakima County jail; eight have been captured, but the search continues for six inmates…
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, Wash. -- Six inmates who escaped the Yakima County jail Monday night are still on the run. Now, US Marshals Service is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office said 14…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima County jail officials say 14 inmates were able to break open a fire door and…
YAKIMA, Wash. – The Yakima Health District has reported its first COVID-19 death in the county, and the number of cases have also increased. The resident was an elderly person who lived at a long-term care facility. Their gender and…
UPDATE: 14 inmates broke fire door to escape Yakima County jail, sparked by fears of COVID-19, officials say --- YAKIMA, Wash. — Officials say multiple inmates at the Yakima County jail escaped about 7:10 p.m. Monday. https://www.facebook.com/KAPPKVEW/posts/10159634381409746 Eight of the…
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…
YAKIMA, Wash. - At least 32 people are believed to be infected with COVID-19 in Yakima County, according to the Yakima Health District's latest findings. All of these people are currently recovering at home, according to the health district. Of…
