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Police Week Memorial Service set for Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima on May 16
YAKIMA, Wash.-The community is invited to the Yakima Police Department's 2024 Police Week Memorial Service in Sarg Hubbard Park at 4 p.m. on May 16. The ceremony will pay tribute to officers lost in 2023 and all officers who have given their lives to keep local communities safe, according to a YPD social media post.
Yakima woman booked for vehicular assault after injuring a pedestrian
YAKIMA, Wash.-- An injury incident near the Calvary and Tahoma Cemetaries has one woman arrested and a pedestrian left with serious injuries. 53-year-old Heather Lea Marquez was arrested and booked into Yakima County Department of Corrections, for vehicular assault and reckless endangerment. She is accused of hitting an 18-year-old male...
Organic walnuts sold in several Washington stores linked to E. coli infections
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - Several stores across Washington and other states across the western U.S. and Texas were reported by the Department of Health, FDA and CDC to be selling organic walnut halves and pieces possibly contaminated with E. coli. A news release from the DOH reports that six people in...
Yakima County leaders voice support for Airport as passenger volume slowly improves
YAKIMA, WA-- Yakima's air terminal needs a spark. That is according to a graph from airport staff showing passenger volume in Yakima is at half of the rate before COVID. The graph includes the first three months that the additional flights in and out of Sea-Tac returned which did lead to a slight increase in passenger volume.
Breezy sunshine across Eastern Washington and Oregon for the start of May
A deep upper low is slowly drifting east by southeast across the region through the entire week after stalling offshore to our northwest. A ridge to the southwest is pushing hard against these incoming lows keeping the pressure gradient tight and elevating wind speeds into the 15-25 mph range with gusts 25-35 mph and in some places, like the Kittitas Valley and Columbia River Gorge, gusts will be above 35 mph.
Hundreds march in Yakima on International Workers Day demanding better labor protections
YAKIMA, WA-- Hundreds in Yakima gathered Wednesday evening on International Workers Day to demand better protections for workers in our area and across the country. This march began at the Henry Beauchamp Center as people walked along Nob Hill boulevard and south first before making their way back to the starting point.
Clothing store rue21 files for bankruptcy, will close all stores, including Yakima and Kennewick locations
WILMINGTON, Del. - The apparel company rue21, with stores in both Union Gap and Kennewick, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, May 2 and will now seek to shut down all 540 of its stores. Based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, rue21 filed for bankruptcy in the District of Delaware...
OIC of Washington hosting youth job fair in Yakima on May 13
YAKIMA, Wash.-OIC of Washington is hosting a job fair for young job seekers aged 16-21 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Henry Beauchamp Community Center on May 13. The job fair was previously scheduled for May 9, but was rescheduled due to “unforeseen circumstances,” according to OIC.
Expect traffic delays on Nob Hill Boulevard through late summer due to road project
YAKIMA, Wash. — Drivers can expect traffic delays on Nob Hill Boulevard through late summer as construction crews work to grind off the old, deteriorated asphalt and replace it with new asphalt.
Asher Niles Makes it to Semi-Finals of MasterChef Junior
Yakima, Wash. — Asher Niles the 9-year-old Yakima chef continues to compete in the MasterChef Junior kitchen, with a chance to reach the semifinals. In front of a packed watch party at tailgater's bar and grill in Selah, Asher and the remaining four contestants had to elevate a dish they cooked in the first episode.
Was killer who prompted Amber Alert grooming his victim in sixth grade? What a Washington investigation found
Angelica Santos was in the sixth grade when she started telling friends she had a secret boyfriend. She said it was Elias Huizar — a 34-year-old Yakima policeman working as a school resource officer at her middle school. Within the next five years, Huizar lost his police job, got...
Marriage Monday: April 29
Marriage Monday highlights happy couples who are willing to share their love story! This week Wake Up NonStop Local highlights Rosie and Joaquin Tobias, Brenda and Marshal Smith, and Elouise and Wayne Sparks. You can submit your couple here.
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