YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- The operators of eight gyms in Yakima County face fines totaling more than $77,000 for opening in violation of Gov. Inslee's Safe Start order, the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) said Wednesday. Most of…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- The school year fast-approaching with no end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight, leading several school districts in the Yakima Valley to opt for remote learning this fall. These school districts that have announced plans to…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima police are asking for the community's help in finding a woman who's been missing since July 12. Police say Savannah Savala, 34, travels between Yakima and Puyallup, and she was was last seen around the casinos…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Two indoor pools in Yakima are reopening after months of being closed due to COVID-19 restrictions: Lions Pool and the YMCA & Yakima Rotary Aquatic Center. The change comes after an announcement from the Yakima Health District…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A Toppenish man is presumed to have died by drowning after he jumped off a cliff and into the Yakima River. Kittitas County deputies say Brian George, 53, went missing after jumping from the "smiley face" rock…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Police Department needs help finding a missing man. Police say Cesar Marquez-Martinez, 44, has black hair and and brown eyes. He's 6-feet tall and weighs about 230 pounds. No other information was released about Marquez-Martinez…
YAKIMA, Wash. --- The Yakima Police Department is asking for help to locate 16-year-old Pricillia Ozuna. Missing from Yakima since July 23, the runaway juvenile is 5'5" with brown hair and eyes. If you have any information call the police…
YAKIMA, Wash. --- After only having one flight between Yakima and Seattle since May, Alaska Airlines has resumed its second flight. An increase of passengers at Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field (YKM) is the reason for bringing the flight back. The…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A 15-year veteran of the Yakima County Department of Corrections has passed away after being hospitalized with the coronavirus. The Director of the Department of Corrections, Ed Campbell, released a statement Saturday afternoon saying Officer Dan Oaks…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Parks and Recreation is reaching out to the community with a new initiative they hope will make life during the pandemic a little more 'bear-able.' The…
SELAH, Wash. — As people across the country held demonstrations for World Day Against the Trafficking of Persons on Thursday, dozens gathered locally in Selah to raise awareness about human…
YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima sports complex is setting up a drive-in movie theater in its parking lot to bring entertainment to people wanting to get…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- Health officials reported 68 new coronavirus cases in Yakima County on Friday. There were no additional deaths to report. The total case count for Yakima County is at 10,436 and the death toll is at 196.…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Health officials on Thursday announced 43 new cases of COVID-19 in Yakima County, a relatively low increase compared to the daily triple-digit spikes that persisted for weeks. Unfortunately, two more county residents have died of complications from…
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — There are fewer detainees flying in and out of Washington state on flights chartered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Yakima this year compared to last year, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported. From January through July…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Health officials reported 70 new coronavirus cases and one death in Yakima County Wednesday, and announced that more activities will soon be permitted in Phase 1.5. The case count rose to 10,325 and the death toll is…
YAKIMA, Wash. — The City of Yakima is asking for residents' help in determining the city's housing needs in the near future through an online survey. City officials are in the process of developing a housing action plan, a blueprint…
YAKIMA, Wash. - Yakima beer lovers have a new way to give back during the pandemic. Single Hill Brewing is teaming up with Yakima Chief Hops to create the 'Peacekeeper Hazy IPA' in support of tribal nonprofit Peacekeeper Society, provides…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Health officials in Yakima County are advising the public to avoid going outside in extreme temperatures after a heat advisory was issued for central and eastern Washington. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Yakima Health District said Tuesday that 60 more Yakima County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. The county-wide case count is at 10,255. In addition, two more deaths related to COVID-19 were also reported in Yakima…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — Yakima County has surpassed 10,000 cases of the coronavirus, but health officials say overall transmission is on the decline. According to a report from the Institute for Disease Management, the number of new COVID-19 cases and…
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Health officials said Monday that 250 more people in Yakima County have tested positive for COVID-19 and seven more have died of the viral disease over a three-day period. From Saturday to Monday, an average of about…
SPOKANE, Wash. — The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Washington, Oregon, and North Idaho; even parts of Montana are about to feel the heat this week. The advisory covers the entirety of Central and Eastern Washington,…
The Washington State Department of Agriculture reported that they received multiple messages about people receiving seeds in the mail from China that they did not order. In a Facebook post Friday, the department said that "unsolicited seeds could be invasive,…
