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Crews conduct swift-water rescues on Yakima, Columbia rivers

June 23, 2022 GMT

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Crews were busy Wednesday with two separate swift-water river rescue operations.

Emergency crews pulled a man from the Yakima River after he fell from his raft near a diversion dam west of the Horn Rapids area in Richland, the Tri-City Herald reported.

Cyclist killed by hit-and-run driver was a nursing director

June 14, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a motorist in Yakima on Sunday morning.

Wendy Baker, 66, of Yakima was riding her bicycle on Summitview Road when she was hit and killed by a maroon SUV, Yakima County Sheriff’s deputies reported.

Yakima formalizes team to improve domestic violence response

June 9, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A team created to improve the response to domestic violence incidents in Yakima was made official Tuesday by the Yakima City Council.

Man gets nearly 5 years in 2019 DUI crash that killed 4

June 5, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Wapato man to nearly five years in prison for a 2019 driving under the influence crash that killed four citizens of the Yakama Nation.

Leland James Finley, 28, had pleaded guilty to four counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury in connection with the May 2019 crash on the Yakama Nation Reservation.

Permit approved for large solar power farm in Yakima County

May 25, 2022 GMT

MOXEE, Wash. (AP) — Plentiful sunshine, a nudge from the state of Washington, and even a few sheep will help a large solar power farm in eastern Yakima County begin operation sometime in 2024.

Power outage at Yakima airport halts commercial flights

May 20, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Commercial flights into the Yakima airport were temporarily shut down after a car crashed into the control tower early Friday morning.

The Yakima Police Department said a driver was speeding on Washington Avenue at about 2:30 a.m.

Experts warn that drought will impact Northwest this summer

May 19, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Drought is expected to impact much of the Pacific Northwest this summer, including areas in eastern Washington, southern Oregon and southern Idaho, according to climatology and water officials.

5 people shot at Cinco de Mayo festival in central WA

May 9, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — One adult and four juveniles were shot in a gang-related incident in central Washington Friday at the City of Sunnyside Cinco de Mayo festival, the Sunnyside Police Department said.

Treatment to eradicate invasive Japanese beetle to start

April 29, 2022 GMT

GRANDVIEW, Wash. (AP) — The Washington State Department of Agriculture plans to start treatments to eradicate an invasive Japanese beetle infestation on May 2 in central Washington.

The agency plans to treat around 2,000 acres (809 hectares) in Grandview and surrounding areas of Yakima and Benton counties, State agriculture officials said Thursday in a news release.

Soldier killed, 2 hurt at Washington state training center

April 26, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A soldier was killed and two others were hurt during an exercise at the Yakima Training Center in central Washington state, Army officials said.

Yakima growers worry about cold snap impact on fruit crop

April 15, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A hovering arctic jet stream has brought biting cold, snow, rain and hail that is concerning growers across central Washington's Yakima Valley.

Teen shot outside high school dies, 15-year-old arrested

March 16, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A 16-year-old shot in an altercation near a high school in Yakima, Washington, Tuesday afternoon has died, according to police.

The 16-year-old died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and a 15-year-old boy was arrested, the Yakima Herald-Republic reported.

Police: Two teens shot outside school in Yakima, Washington

March 15, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say two teens were hurt in a shooting outside a high school in Yakima, Washington.

Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray said an 18-year-old is in serious condition and a 16-year-old is in critical condition after shots were fired in a parking lot altercation around 3 p.m.

Jury returns guilty verdict in White Swan mass killings

March 10, 2022 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday found James Dean Cloud guilty of several counts of first-degree murder, kidnapping and carjacking in a 2019 mass homicide that shook the Yakama Reservation.

Deputy prosecutor pleads not guilty in sex assault case

March 8, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Yakima County deputy prosecutor is accused of sexually assaulting a former intimate partner multiple times.

Alvin Lee Guzman, Jr. pleaded not guilty Monday to four counts of fourth-degree assault and two counts of indecent liberties — all domestic violence-related and with an allegation of sexual motivation, news outlets reported.

Man pleads not guilty in death of officer killed by deputy

March 3, 2022 GMT

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Washington man who was being chased when a deputy mistakenly shot and killed off-duty police officer Donald Sahota has pleaded not guilty multiple charges including murder.

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Yakima newspaper will publish print editions 3 days a week

February 1, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Yakima Herald-Republic will reduce its print publication schedule to three days a week starting April 1, managers of the central Washington newspaper announced Tuesday.

The Herald-Republic will publish print editions only on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, although it will publish electronically every day of the week.

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Guns stolen in Fish & Wildlife office break-in, man arrested

January 25, 2022 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with stealing 15 to 20 firearms from a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife building in Yakima earlier this month, police said.

The Yakima Police Department said in a news release Tuesday that police arrested a 29-year-old man Monday and booked him into Yakima County Jail.

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District moves to fire vice principal, teacher after probe

January 21, 2022 GMT

TOPPENISH, Wash. (AP) — The Toppenish School District has served notices to a high school vice principal and a teacher that they will be fired after an investigation for alleged inappropriate behavior with a high school student, according to a district official and documents obtained by the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Lawsuit says new majority Latino district in WA a ‘facade’

By CHRIS GRYGIELJanuary 20, 2022 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A Latino civil rights organization and others filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday that says new political maps in Washington state approved by a bipartisan redistricting panel intentionally dilute Hispanic voters' influence.

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Inslee deploys National Guard to assist hospitals, testing

By RACHEL LA CORTEJanuary 14, 2022 GMT

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is deploying 100 members of the state National Guard to hospitals across the state to set up testing sites and to assist in non-medical tasks amid staff shortages due to an omicron-fueled spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

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Washington to pay $4M settlement in foster abuse case

December 23, 2021 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington has agreed to a $4 million settlement for two former foster children who were abused and sexually assaulted.

The record-breaking settlement comes out of a sex abuse lawsuit for the two sisters, who were four and two when they were sexually assaulted, KOMO-TV reported.

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Adna 65, Toutle Lake 23

Bellevue Christian 39, Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 20

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Cascade Christian 38, Eatonville 32

Cedar Park Christian (Bothell) 46, Cascade (Everett) 40

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Yakama Nation approves school district use of Warrior image

December 2, 2021 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — 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.

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Bellingham 35, Friday Harbor 15

Cascade Christian Academy 63, Waterville-Mansfield 18

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Over 50 positive for COVID-19 at Yakima County jail

November 24, 2021 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — 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.

KIMA-TV reports health officials said they were notified Friday that staff and inmates had tested positive.

Police: Corrections officer assaulted during jail cell check

November 12, 2021 GMT

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A corrections officer in Yakima is in critical but stable condition at a hospital after an assault by a man in custody during a routine jail cell check, police said.

On Thursday afternoon, a Yakima police corrections officer was assaulted by a 37-year-old man in custody at the Yakima Municipal Jail, Yakima Police said in a news release.