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Violent prison gang accused of running cockfighting ring in eastern Washington
YAKIMA, Wash. — A violent prison gang is at the center of a federal bust in eastern Washington. At a news conference in Yakima on Thursday, agents announced 34 people from across the country are facing criminal conspiracy charges related to drugs, guns, money laundering, trying to kill witnesses and cockfighting.
Chilly start to the day!
It will be a frosty start to the day with start time temperatures at freezing or close to freezing for most and a freeze warning in place for the lower Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley through 9am Thursday. Pop-up showers are expected to continue into tomorrow evening, with day time highs checking in pretty close to our average at 56 degrees.
Pair of vehicles catch fire in front of White Swan High School
WHITE SWAN, Wash. - A pair of vehicles caught fire in the parking lot of White Swan High School on Wednesday, according to Yakima County Fire District 5 Captain Mark Hovis. A fire started in a pickup truck in the lot at 5:11 p.m. which then reportedly spread to a passenger car parked next to it.
Two citizen led petitions come up short of required signatures, Yakima officials say
YAKIMA, WA-- Petitioners in Yakima are still pushing to bring back city advisory committees that were changed. Back on March 5th, Yakima City Council voted to remove the Community Integration and Sustainable Yakima committees while moving the Tree Board, Historic Preservation Commission and Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory to sub-committees of the city's Planning Commission.
Care-A-Van making two stops in Yakima for vaccinations & wellness services
Care-A-Van, the mobile health clinic that serves people across Washington state will be in Yakima both April 18th and Saturday April 20th, for two opportunities for local residents to receive vaccines and health monitoring services. The first clinic on Thursday, April 18, will be at 331 North First Street and...
Shooting incident in Yakima believed to be gang-related
YAKIMA- A Yakima shooting has left one person with injuries to their legs... In what is believed to be a gang-related incident. The Yakima Police Department tells KIMA Action News that on Saturday, April 13, just after 12-30 PM, a shooting left an 18-years-old male with gunshot wounds to his legs, sustained while sitting in his vehicle near South 80th Avenue, between West Nob Hill Boulevard and Wide Hollow Road.
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