Yakima County, WA

They have already presided over trials and numerous hearings, but Yakima County Superior Court’s two newest judges were formally welcomed to the court Friday. Judges Elisabeth Tutsch and Jeff Swan were helped into their black judge’s robes by family as their fellow judges, friends and many of Yakima County’s lawyers looked on during their investiture ceremony at the county courthouse.

UPDATE, 4:45 p.m. — The 19-year-old driver accused of crashing his car into the Yakima Airport control tower has died, according to a Facebook post from the Yakima Police Department. UPDATE, 9:30 a.m. — Authorities report a 19-year-old man accused of crashing his car into the power boxes and control tower Friday morning at the Yakima Airport has been transported to...

UPDATE, 4:45 p.m. — Commercial flights will resume Friday evening at the Yakima Airport, but officials said the air traffic control tower will stay closed due to the damage it sustained during the morning’s fatal accident. According to a news release, FAA inspectors determined the tower could not be occupied as its structural support beams are compromised. “Even though the...

A 51-year-old man died after he was stabbed in front of his home in Wapato. Yakima County Sheriff's Deputies and Wapato Police were called to the 200 block of West C Street last Thursday at about 9 pm. Upon arrival, they found Daniel Torres-Nateras had been stabbed. He collapsed on the floor.

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima County jail has adopted a new policy restricting inmates accused of domestic violence from using the text messaging app on their jail-issued tablets. The new policy is a response to concerns voiced in the fall by police officers and other members of the Yakima...

YAKAMA, Wash. — Following several years of operating in Yakima County, the work of an FBI Task Force has led a federal Grand Jury to indict seven separate people across the region for breaking federal law. Many of those individuals are indicted for actions on the Yakama Nation Reservation...

A 13-year-old central Washington boy is accused of shooting five people during a Cinco de Mayo festival. The teen is being held at the Yakima County Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of five counts of first-degree assault in connection with the May 6 incident in Sunnyside, The Yakima Herald-Republic reported. His bail was set at $500,000.

WAPATO, Wash. -- The Yakima County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of 51-year-old Daniel Torres-Nateras as a homicide, after they say he was stabbed at his own home in Wapato. On the evening of Thursday, May 12th, Sheriff's Deputies and Wapato Police responded to the 200 block of West...

Five people were shot during the annual Cinco de Mayo festival in Sunnyside and ever since police have been investigating the crime. On Wednesday Sunnyside Police announced the arrest of a 13-year-old boy in connection with the gang related shooting. The teen is being held in the Yakima County Juvenile Justice Center on five counts of first-degree assault. His bail has been set at $500,000. The shooting forced officials to cancel the three day celebration earlier this month.

An FBI task force comprised of local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement officers is working to reduce violence in Yakima County and on the Yakama Reservation by targeting the biggest drivers of violent crime: drug traffickers and gang members. “When you take them out of the community, it’s like...

SUNNYSIDE, Wash. (TCD) -- A 13-year-old male was taken into custody this week for allegedly opening fire at a rival gang during a local Cinco de Mayo festival. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the juvenile was recently booked into the Yakima County Juvenile Justice Center on five counts of first-degree assault. The boy, whose name was not released, is reportedly a member of the Sureño gang.