Crews conduct swift-water rescues on Yakima, Columbia rivers
Crews were busy Wednesday with two separate swift-water river rescue operations.
Cyclist killed by hit-and-run driver was a nursing director at Yakima Valley College
Authorities have identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a motorist in Yakima on Sunday morning.
Yakima formalizes team to improve domestic violence response
A team created to improve the response to domestic violence incidents in Yakima was made official Tuesday by the Yakima City Council.
Super Bowl MVP, Yakima native Cooper Kupp gets contract extension from Rams
Super Bowl MVP, and Yakima, Washington local, Cooper Kupp agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams on Wednesday.
AMBER Alert canceled, 1-year-old baby found safe after car stolen in Yakima
Yakima Police canceled an AMBER Alert Sunday morning after a car was stolen with a child still inside. Authorities say the child was found safe.
Cherry farmers in Washington question if crop will survive unseasonably cold weather
How much of Washington’s cherry crop will survive this unseasonably wintry start to spring? It’s the half a billion-dollar question farmers are asking as large portions of traditional harvest in the state literally hang in the balance between ripening and disaster.
Teen shot outside Yakima high school dies; police arrest his 15-year-old cousin
A 16-year-old shot in an altercation near a high school in Yakima on Tuesday has died, according to police, and his 15-year-old cousin was arrested.
WA legislators honor Super Bowl MVP, Yakima native Cooper Kupp
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver and Yakima native Cooper Kupp has been honored by the Washington State House of Representatives.
Lawsuit says new majority Latino district in Yakima a ‘facade’
A Latino civil rights organization and others filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday that says new political maps in Washington approved by a bipartisan redistricting panel intentionally dilute Hispanic voters’ influence.
Yakama Nation approves school district use of Warrior image
Yakama Nation officials said this week they will allow a rural school district in central Washington to continue the use of the Wahluke Warrior image while a plan for respectful usage is developed.
'Overlooked and not spoken about:' Taking a deeper look at missing and murdered Indigenous people in WA
Not seen, not heard and not found: Flyers and photos of the missing are just some of the many native people who disappeared in Washington state.
Over 50 staff, inmates positive for COVID-19 at Yakima County jail
The Yakima Health District has reported that staff members and people in custody have contracted COVID-19 in the latest outbreak inside the Yakima County Jail.
Washington state apple crop estimate lowered 5.3%
Washington State Tree Fruit Association officials have lowered their 2021 estimate of the statewide apple harvest by 5.3%.
Search underway for missing Seattle firefighter near Yakima
A search crew with the Yakima and Kittitas county sheriff’s offices are looking for a missing Seattle firefighter near Yakima.
AMBER Alert canceled after Yakima baby found safe
An AMBER Alert that was issued for a baby out of Yakima early Wednesday morning has been canceled.
Driver pleads guilty to killing 17-year-old field worker
A man who ran over and killed a 17-year-old girl working in a Lower Valley field on the Yakama reservation pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in U.S. District Court.
Invasive fungus that harms bats is spreading in Washington
An invasive fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats continues to spread in Washington, with the fungus detected in late spring near Rimrock Lake.
Over a dozen wildfires burn in Washington State
Evacuations in place due to both the Schneider Springs Fire and Twenty-Five Mile Fire.
Arrest made in killing amid uproar over state police reforms
Police in Washington said Tuesday they have made an arrest in a teenager’s fatal shooting last month, after their initial response to the case highlighted questions about the state’s sweeping new police reform laws.
Gang member sentenced to 88 years in prison for 2017 killing
A 41-year-old gang member was sentenced Monday to more than 88 years in prison for shooting a Wapato woman in 2017 and attempting to have a witness killed.