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3 hrs ago | KNDU

Classmate: Hasan said terror fight a war on Islam

A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a "war against Islam." Dr.

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7 hrs ago | KNDU

Pa. prostitution case tossed over gov't-funded sex

An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man's trouble.

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11 hrs ago | KIMA

More People Abusing Prescription Drugs in Yakima

It's a nationwide epidemic, and prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Yakima.

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15 hrs ago | Yakima Herald-Republic

The skies are limited at Yakima airport

Last month, Horizon Air officials visited Yakima to promote its service to and from Seattle in hopes of boosting passenger levels.

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20 hrs ago | KNDO-TV

Yakima School District works to prevent the spread of H1N1

With the winter flu season approaching we wanted to know what the Yakima School District is doing to prevent the spread of H1N1 or swine flu.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

KNDO - Yakima

Volunteers needed, or Yakima's homeless shelters won't open

For the past three years Yakima's homeless have had a place to sleep when temperatures dip below freezing, but extreme weather shelters may shut down without more volunteers.

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KNDO-TV

Citizens' Academy hopes to help YPD keep Yakima safe

The police department is looking to fill more spots in its Citizens Academy, a program that helps the public learn more about how YPD operates and what they can do to keep their community safe.

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KNDO - Yakima

Ex-teacher found guilty on lesser rape charges

A jury has found a former Wapato teacher accused of raping 1 of his fifth-grade students guilty of 2 of the five charges against him.

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KNDU

Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt

Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Texas.

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KNDO-TV

Why are Hispanics under-represented in Yakima

YAKIMA, Wash.- The look of Yakima is changing every year. Hispanics now make up nearly 60 percent of the students in our local schools and 48 percent of the general population in Yakima County.

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KNDO - Yakima

Tourism in the Yakima Valley

What's working to boost the economy in the Yakima Valley? A recent study says tourism is providing a big boost.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

KNDO

Gang related shooting locks down two Yakima schools

A drive-by shooting leaves one injured and locks down two Yakima schools. Officers have two people in custody, they found the men hiding in the bathroom of a home near where the shooting took place.

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Yakima Herald-Republic

Yakima Valley Farm Workers buys land in Terrace Heights

The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic has purchased 3.39 acres near the new medical college in Terrace Heights with an eye toward building a new clinic in the next several years.

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KNDU

FBI says arrest made in slaying of New Mexico nun

The FBI says it has made an arrest in the slaying of a nun who worked on a New Mexico Indian reservation.

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KNDU

Dodgers' Padilla shot by instructor in Nicaragua

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla is recovering from a bullet wound in his leg after a target shooting instructor accidentally shot him.

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Yakima Herald-Republic

A good night for conservatives in Yakima County

Incumbents are out in Sunnyside, conservatives are in on the Yakima City Council, Latino candidates fared poorly countywide against non-Latino candidates, a handful of races are way too close to call, and a candidate who withdrew more than a month ago won big in Toppenish.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

KNDO-TV

Yakima's Weight Watchers members donate food to needy

KNDO's Family Food Drive is only a month away, but donations are already headed Northwest Harvest's way.

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KNDU

School district can fire teacher involved in student sex case

Attorneys and the East Valley School District say they have enough probable cause to terminate Michelle Taylor.

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KNDO - Yakima

Teen wounded in Yakima gang shooting

A thick sweat shirt may have offered some protection to the victim of a gang shooting in Yakima.

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GISCafe

Yakima Police Increase Transparency and Trust

November 03, 2009 - Yakima Police Department in Washington has gone live with CrimeMapping.com, a nationwide service that allows residents to map out and report on crime activity near any address.

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