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Roman Santos safely returns to Yakima
YAKIMA- Roman Santos, the one-year-old child taken by his father Elias Huizar that led to an interstate manhunt, has returned to Yakima and to the safe custody of his mother's family. Elias Huizar shot dead Roman's mother Angelica Santos on April 22, before heading to Wiley Elementary School in West...
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...
Authorities confirm 2nd victim of ex-Washington officer was 17-year-old with whom he had a baby
WEST RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday confirmed that a body found at the home of a former Washington state police officer who killed his ex-wife before fleeing to Oregon, where he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was that of a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a baby. Elias Huizar, 39, a former police officer in Yakima, went on the run Monday afternoon after killing two people, including his ex-wife, Amber Rodriguez, 31, whom he shot eight times outside a West Richland elementary school in front of their 9-year-old son and other witnesses, police said. Rodriguez had recently obtained a protection order against Huizar. Police said they found the other victim at Huizar’s home Monday. On Wednesday, they confirmed that victim was Angelica M. Santos, 17, whom Huizar had met several years ago in his role as a middle school resource officer in Yakima, court records show. He impregnated her when she was 15, according to a court filing by Rodriguez. Their 1-year-old baby was found safe Tuesday in the vehicle Huizar was driving when he exchanged gunfire with pursuing Oregon State Police troopers and then took his own life.
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...
USPS moves forward with changes to mail processing in Yakima
YAKIMA- Despite concerns raised by County Commissioners and the public, the United States Postal Service has confirmed that the Yakima Post Office on Washington Avenue will become a local mail processing center, with mail from Yakima being processed in Spokane. The USPS are adding a new autonomous robotic sorter and...
A hazy day in the Tri-Cities with unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups
Air quality this morning in the Tri-Cities is moderate to unhealthy for sensitive groups. Anyone with respiratory issues should be mindful of going outside in the morning hours today as smoke from the Finley warehouse fire will linger in the eastern half of the Tri-Cities. Wednesday night will have a decent cold front push through the region dropping Thursday and Friday’s highs back to the mid and upper 60s. As the cold front creeps into the region, we will see some breezy to gusty winds through the second half of the week. Gusts will be strongest in the Kittitas Valley and the Columbia River Gorge with speeds of 25-35 MPH. This will help push the smoke further to the east away from the Tri-Cities through the afternoon. Evening lows will be in the upper 30s and low 40s. The smell of smoke and the hazy skies will likely persist through the weekend. Temps will take a step back into the upper 60s with a chance of stray showers Thursday evening into Friday morning behind the cold front.
Three charged with animal cruelty in Yakima
Three people have now been charged with animal cruelty after the Yakima County Sheriff's office found starving dogs on their property. Norma Jean Lister, David Ross Schuster and Rachel Stein have all been charged with 10 counts of first-degree animal cruelty and a single count of animal cruelty in the second degree.
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