CRIME & SAFETY

All seven teens who escaped from the Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie on Sunday are now back in custody including one from Yakima. Clark County Sheriff's Deputies found 4 of the seven escapees on Sunday night. Three others were taken into custody on Sunday afternoon. *******************. 16-year-old Jessy...

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - The Yakima teen who shot and killed a teen and hurt another in the parking lot of Zaepfel Stadium in Yakima in 2022 has broken out of his detention facility and is on the run. Authorities said Jessy J.L. Krikorian Jr., 16, was in the Echo Glen...

YAKIMA, Wash.- The Yakima Fire Department responded to three separate fires in the span of about three hours over the night of May 28. The first fire was on the fourth floor of the Sun Tower Retirement Home and fire crews quickly put out a small cooking fire in the room of one of the residents.

KING COUNTY, Wash. --UPDATE. May 29. The White 2018 Chevy Equinox taken during the escape of May 28 has been found. According to the King County Sheriff's Office the car was recovered in Vancouver, Washington. Three escapees remain on the run. Anyone with any information is asked to call 911 or the King County Sheriff's Office non-emergency dispatch number at 206-296-3311.

TOPPENISH, Wash. — A car crash on North Track Road and SR 22 sent two people to the hospital Saturday afternoon. According to a press release from the Washington State Patrol, one car was eastbound on North Track Road while the other car was driving westbound on SR 22. The first car drove into the westbound lanes without stopping at the stop sign, hitting the second car.

YAKIMA, Wash.- Yakima Police have made an arrest in a shooting that left one man dead on April 25th.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- A suspect was arrested early Wednesday morning for the murder of a 53-year-old man in Yakima, according to the Yakima Police Department (YPD). Around 2 a.m., police say they responded to a Crimestoppers tip. They arrested 33-year-old Charles Reedy, who was wanted for the murder of a...

Yakima Police are investigating a gang related shooting that injured 3 people on Wednesday night and now authorities are concerned about more gang shootings. Officers were called to the shooting in the 1400 block of Swan Avenue near McGuinness Park. When they arrived they found 2 males who had been shot and were told a third victim was taken to a hospital in a private vehicle. Police say all three were treated for non-life threatening gunshot wounds. No arrests have been made as the investigation continues. But that shooting may have triggered another future shooting.

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Yakima Police Department, Washington State Patrol and the Yakima Sheriff’s Office are currently on scene of a shooting in Yakima near Swan Ave. Witnesses said they heard at least 10-20 gunshots. An officer with YPD confirmed the shooting. Police currently have a perimeter near...

Yakima Police continue to investigate a shooting on Swan Ave. that sent three people to the hospital. Kennewick Police have arrested a second suspect in a recent drive-by shooting and highs should be in the 80's around the region today.

UNION GAP, Wash.- One person is in the hospital after a drive-by shooting on the 700 block of W. Valley Mall Blvd on May 22. According to Union Gap Police a 34-year-old Yakima man was shot in the neck and transported to Yakima Memorial Hospital by personal car. The man was then transported to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries and is now listed in stable, but serious condition.

One person was hospitalized after a crash near Wapato. A 58-year-old man reportedly drove through a traffic signal and hit a construction truck.

Yakima County authorities say they've been able to identify the body of a woman found near Mabton in April. The Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice says the body is that of 17-year-old Samantha Kalinchuk of Spokane. DETECTIVES ARE HOPING FOR TIPS TO MAKE AN ARREST. Officials say she was identified...

YAKIMA, Wash.- Yakima Police have made an arrest in a shooting that left one man dead on April 25th. YPD Officers found a 53-year-old man dead in an alley on the 700 block of S. 7th St around 2 a.m. According to the Yakima Police Department a Crimestoppers tip led...

Yakima Police have arrested a man wanted for the April 25 killing of a 53-year-old man in an alleyway on 7th Street. Yakima County Prosecutor Joe Brusic says 33-year-old Charles Reedy was taken into custody Tuesday on an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder among other charges. POLICE HAVEN'T...

YAKIMA--Local firefighters are not fans of cutting more firefighters. "As of right now, we are a bare minimum fire department so further cuts are just not in the books," said Ken Johnston from the Yakima Firefighters local IAFF 469. This is the fire unions response to city leaders looking into...

WAPATO, Wash.-Two cars were involved in a crash on State Route 97 on Wednesday afternoon. A 58-year-old man was driving southbound on the highway and hit a truck turning onto SR 97. The first driver drove past the traffic signal and connected with a construction truck pulling a trailer. The...

YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash.- The woman's body found in Mabton on April 30 has been identified. According to Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice the woman who was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in Mabton, was 17-year-old Samantha Kalinchuk of Spokane and the cause of death was homicide.

A reward has been increased to help find those in Yakima responsible for abusing, killing, and dumping five dogs in the Lower Valley area. The bodies were found between March 16 and May 11. THE REWARD IS NOW UP TO $10,000 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST OR ARRESTS. PETA,...

YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash.- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for killing five dogs in the Yakima Valley.