Yakima City Council votes againsts a ban on billboards at last night's meeting. A proposal to ban more billboards from being placed around the city failed by 5 to 2. The city placed a moratorium on new billboards for past…
Congressional candidate Dan Newhouse holds a press conference with campaign supporters. Other representatives such as Norm Johnson and Curtis King showed their support for Newhouse -- who is currently running for the 4th congressional district seat, following Doc Hastings retirement…
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) says yesterday's pipe found in a trash can at Legends Casino in Toppenish did not contain any explosive material. Workers discovered what looked like a pipe bomb around 10 a.m. and…
SEATTLE (AP) -- Washington state's unemployment rate is holding steady at 6.4 percent and remaining at the lowest point in more than five years.The state Employment Security Department said Wednesday that the unemployment rate held firm from January to February…
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Washington State has fired men's basketball coach Ken Bone after five seasons during which he was unable to sustain the success of his predecessor Tony Bennett.Washington State athletic director Bill Moos announced the firing Tuesday. Bone…
The Yakima County Sheriff's Office, along with tribal police, the ATF and the FBI investigating a suspicious device that forced the evacuation this morning of Legends Casino in Toppenish. Employees and patrons were evacuated after a suspicious device was found…
The Yakima School District Board of Directors has concluded its annual evaluation of the Superintendent's performance. This year's evaluation affirmed the Board's confidence in Superintendent Beraza's leadership of the Yakima School District. Improved student achievement across the district, especially in…
A public memorial service for Officer Derek "Chip" Hansen will be held this Friday at 11 a.m. at the Grandview Church of the Nazarane, 500 North Elm Street in Grandview. Hansen died on March 8th from injuries he obtained during…
The Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatal incident on Interstate 82 near Zillah last night. According to the WSP, 44 year old Stephanie Lesko of Goldendale exited the vehicle she was a passenger in as the driver pulled over…
Sally Beauty is reporting that a security breach discovered on March 5 affected fewer than 25,000 a credit and debit card accounts. The seller of beauty supplies is pursuing its investigation with a forensics firm and says that it's working…
Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, a former bishop of the Yakima Diocese who had planned to come to Yakima this week for two public events, has canceled his visit after developing an infection. "Our prayers are with the cardinal," said…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Energy Secretary Ernie Moniz met with Gov. Jay Inslee to present a draft cleanup plan for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.But Inslee said Monday the draft fell short of what the state expected.Inslee and Moniz met at…
A fire destroys a bedroom and its contents at an apartment unit in Yakima this morning. When firefighters arrived at the 600 block of North 6th Street around 8 this morning they found the bedroom fully involved in fire. They…
Yakima Police arrest a man who was allegedly involved in an officer involved shooting Friday. Officers served a search warrant for Gary Gallagher Friday in the area of South 10th Street and East Chestnut Avenue. Officers approached his vehicle, but…
Yakima authorities are praising a good samaritan for aiding in the rescue of a man who had driven into the Yakima River. It happened yesterday evening near the 1700 block of Donald Wapato Road in Wapato. Art Gonzalez of Sunnyside…
Yakima Police officers responded to the area of South 10th Street and East Chestnut Avenue just after 5 p.m. Friday to assist Department of Corrections (DOC) officers with serving an arrest warrant on 45-year-old Jack Gallagher who was reportedly in…
225 vendors are set up and ready to go for the Central Washington Home & Garden Show. People walking through the SunDome will see everything from fixer-uppers, to outside landscaping projects. The event is put by the Central Washington Home…
Two men accused of shooting and killing a woman outside a union gap theater last year are back in court this morning. A judge set July as a tentative trial date for John Munzanreder and Juan Ibanez-Cortes -- Munzanreder is…
Workers at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital stage an informational picket this afternoon.Union members from SEIU are expressing concerns about working conditions for employees; they say the amount of work, and lack of employees is hampering the quality care they want…
Officials are investigating a line-of-duty death after a former Wapato police officer dies this past weekend. Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins says officer Derek Hansen died Sunday after he collapsed at his home. An autopsy report shows Hansen died from…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington's House of Representatives has passed a bill to allow sales of marijuana concentrates like hash oil at state-licensed pot shops.The measure also tweaks Washington's legal marijuana law to allow marijuana processors to sell to other…
The Yakima County area sees a slight turn in unemployment numbers -- and a big increase in a certain job area. Overall, the county saw unemployment decrease from 8.1%, to about 7% between 2012 and 2013. However, the county saw…
A sex abuse lawsuit against the Diocese of Yakima continues today in U.S. District Court. A judge heard testimony from social workers and foster family of the plaintiff, who goes by John Doe. Doe's attorneys are accusing the diocese of…
The candidate pool for Yakima County Sheriff continues to grow. Ellensburg police captain Jim Keightley announces he will run for the position -- he has served in the Ellensburg Police Department for 3 years, and over 25 years with the…
