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One dead after car vs. semi crash south of Toppenish, US 97 closed
TOPPENISH, Wash.-Both directions of US 97 are currently closed due to a deadly car versus semi crash. According to Trooper Chris Thorson with the Washington State Patrol, one person is dead after the crash on US 97 and LaRue Road in Yakima County that happened around noon. The closure is...
Prosecutor Eric Eisinger answers outlying questions about Elias Huizar case
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - "Nobody could predict that it would end this way," said Benton County Prosecutor Eric Eisinger following the ending of the manhunt for Elias Huizar. "I mean, this was an incredibly tragic outcome." Several unanswered questions remained following the murder of Amber Rodriguez and Angelica Santos, abduction of...
Santos family mourning as 1-year-old Roman returns
YAKIMA, Wash.- The family of 17-year-old Angelica Santos is still planning for life after losing a loved niece, friend, daughter and mother. Santos was identified on Wednesday as the deceased body found in the home of Elias Huizar. The Amber Alert issued Monday night was for Huizar and Santos’ 1-year-old...
Ex-Yakima officer Elias Huizar was investigated for relationship with minors
Before ex-Yakima Police Department officer Elias Huizar allegedly killed a woman and teenage girl with whom he had children and fled with his 1-year-old son, he faced at least two criminal investigations into his relationships with minors, records show. Huizar’s divorce from the mother of his two older children spun...
Union Gap woman facing assault charges after stabbing incident
UNION GAP- Following a more than 90-minute stand-off with Yakima County Sheriff Deputies on April 17, 2024, a woman from Union Gap appeared in the Yakima County Superior Court Monday accused of stabbing her long term boyfriend. At Monday’s hearing, bail was set at $100,000 by Judge Richard Bartheld, but...
Yakima animal rescue meets regulations after unsanitary and dangerous conditions report
YAKIMA, Wash.-- Many Action News viewers have sent us tips regarding a local animal rescue complaining of unsanitary and dangerous living conditions for the animals. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office has conducted multiple visits to the Acts of Kindness Animal Rescue. In February an animal control officer went to the...
Yakima man sentenced for 2019 crash in Harrah
HARRAH- A man from Yakima has been sentenced for a crash that killed a mail carrier near Harrah. Andrew Michael Schilperoort has been sentenced to 8-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of Howard Eugene Woods. Schilperoort ran a stop sign at the intersection...
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