Wapato News

Empty seats on the Wapato City Council are nothing new. Last year, two of the council's seven seats remained unfilled for three months before anyone showed any interest in serving as a council member.

A jury has found a former Wapato teacher accused of raping one of his fifth-grade students guilty of two of the five charges against him.

Former Miss Washington Elyse Umemoto will compete for another crown in Las Vegas this weekend.

The Homeless Network of Yakima County has awarded Becky Morrow, site director of Noah's Ark and founder of Generating Hope in Wapato, an individual 2009 Community Compassion Award.

A former Wapato teacher accused of having sex with a student was instead the victim of jealousy between the child and her mother, the man's defense attorney told jurors Wednesday.

Jesus Vega Barcenas listens to prosecuting attorney Patti Powers in court Oct. 28, 2009.

KNDU Family Food Drive KNDU-TV - 2008 proved to be another fantastic year for the KNDU Family Food Drive.

The dog of a Richland family involved in a tragic crash Sunday has died after being hit by a car.

Jesus Vega Barcenas used to teach at Adams Elementary in Wapato. The 28-year-old accused of having sex with one of his 12-year-old students.

Family and friends are mourning the death of Audrey Ulrich, the mother of the two-year-old boy who passed away after the accident on I-82 near Wapato Monday night.

Testimony is beginning in the Yakima trial of a man accused of having sex with a fifth-grader he taught at Adams Elementary School in Wapato.

Coats For Kids Over twenty years ago both KNDO and KNDU started an annual public service campaign to aid local children who needed warm coats for the winter.

WAPATO, Wash. - A 24-year-old Yakima woman was killed early this morning in a two-car crash 10 miles west of Wapato, the Washington State Patrol reported.

Nearly a year after a Wapato youth was fatally shot less than a block from home, authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a 19-year old man they believe was the shooter.

A second person has died from Sunday's fatal accident that happened near Wapato.

A woman and her 2-year-old son were killed in a one-car crash on I-82 near Wapato.

Continuing coverage on Douglas Towing and Auto Wrecking, the company was at the heart of a heated debate that's been going on for years between Yakima County commissioners and Wapato homeowners.

Police said Friday they have arrested three people in connection with the shooting death last November of 16-year-old Ricky Cabrera of Wapato.

Almost a year after 16-year-old Ricardo Cabrera died during a shooting on North Track Road, the Yakima Sheriff's Office takes three people into custody.

Meet Ralph and Phyllis Eaton. They have a Dodge van with the license plate 854-RJL. In August the Shelton couple got a collection notice from Evergreen Financial Services telling them they owe $258 for a parking ticket written in Wapato, Wash.