Yakima News

A man and woman face charges of kidnapping and robbery from an incident early Tuesday morning.

In this undated photo, the Columbia River flows next to the Hanford Atomic Plant in Richland, Wash.

Six people are in jail connected to a violent robbery and Amber Alert here in Yakima.

A man accused of a hit-and-run in Yakima last week turned himself in and admitted to the crime.

Two Yakima parents are in jail after a three-month-old was assaulted earlier this month in Yakima.

It's been almost two weeks since a deadly fire in Terrace Heights . Randy Henry lost his wife despite trying desperately to save her.

If you drive down Yakima Avenue a lot, you may see some parking changes soon. A proposed ordinance would change the parking time limit between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue.

The department says this is an unusual time to detect the virus because they don't usually see it pop up until July or August.

On Tuesday, the Yakima County Violent Crimes Task Force assisted the Selah Police Department in arresting Christopher M. Tasker II for the kidnapping.

A federal judge has ruled that a class of more than 650 farm workers should have had information about wages and other job conditions disclosed to them by the company that hired them.

Video shows Justin Bieber running into a photographer with his white Ferrari in Hollywood, but police say there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening.

Action News crime tracker learned Yakima car thefts have jumped significantly in the last two years.

West Nile virus has turned up in two samples of mosquitoes collected in Yakima County.

On 6-15-13 at 3:45pm, Yakima Police Officers responded to the 700blk of S. 7th Ave. regarding a robbery that occurred in the 1000blk of S. 9th Ave between the hrs of 12:30-1:00am.

More officers in the gang unit are having a direct effect on crime in Yakima. YPD said veteran officers can now be more proactive to prevent trouble.

"It's even during the day, I had a neighbor down the block from us, she was robbed in broad daylight.

The intersection of 40th Avenue and Tieton Drive will be closed from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am on both Monday, June 17th and Tuesday, June 18th in order to accommodate the installation of a new wastewater line.

The department says this is an unusual time to detect the virus because they don't usually see it pop up until July or August.

Ruben Ornelas, 33, of Yakima, was sentenced Thursday after being convicted of distribution of methamphetamine.

Police are looking for suspects in connection with several home burglaries on Nob Hill Boulevard in Yakima.