Yakima Valley Special Investigations Unit investigate an Officer involved shooting incident in Yakima

Yakima Wa- Detectives with the Yakima Valley Special Investigations Unit (YVSIU) are investigating an Officer involved Shooting incident that occurred in the city of Yakima. A 30 year-old Yakima man is in serious condition at Seattle Harborview for gunshot wounds following the incident, which occurred on 05/30/22 at approximately 2357 hrs. Yakima Police Officers located … Continued

Work on Nelson Dam Project to Result in Temporary Road Closures

Work continues on the Nelson Dam removal and replacement project and will result in temporary road closures during the next two weeks. Work includes pouring concrete for a new fish screen structure, requiring temporary closure of South Naches Road at Powerhouse Road on the following dates: Wednesday, June 1st, from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm … Continued

Sidewalk Repairs to Impact 3rd Avenue Traffic

A sidewalk repair project will impact traffic on a section of 3rd Avenue during the next two weeks. The project involves sidewalks on 3rd Avenue from West Pine Street to Peach Street beginning next Tuesday, May 31st, through Thursday, June 9th. Intermittent lane closures will occur during project work hours of 6:00 am to 4:00 … Continued

City Plans Closures for Memorial Day

Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed on Monday, May 30th, in observance of Memorial Day. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation offices. Business offices for the police and fire departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. Yakima Transit will not provide bus service Monday. … Continued

Commercial Flights at Yakima Airport to Resume

Commercial flights will resume this evening at the Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field, but the air traffic control tower at the airport is closed because of damage it sustained during a motor vehicle accident early Friday morning. FAA inspectors have determined the control tower cannot be occupied at this time because structural support beams inside it … Continued

Work on Nelson Dam Project to Result in Temporary Road Closures

Work continues on the Nelson Dam removal and replacement project and will result in temporary road closures next week. Work scheduled to continue next week includes pouring concrete for a new fish screen structure. The work requires temporary closure of South Naches Road at Powerhouse Road. This closure will start at 6:00 am and end … Continued

Yakima Airport Operations Impacted by Traffic Accident

Commercial flights at Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field are temporarily canceled due to a motor vehicle accident early this morning, Friday, May 20th, that resulted in serious injuries to the driver and passenger. At about 3:00 am this morning, the driver of a vehicle traveling at an extremely high rate of speed eastbound on Washington Avenue … Continued

Harman Center Marks Anniversary With Open House

The City of Yakima Harman Center will celebrate its 18th anniversary with an open house from 1:30 pm to 3:45 pm this Friday, May 20th. “We will provide tours of the center and talk about all of fun things we have going on,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. Cake and punch will be served. … Continued

Yakima Airport Receives FAA Grant

Click the following link for a news release issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announcing the first round of 2022 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants – FAA Invests Millions to Build Safer, More Accessible Airports Across the U.S. | Federal Aviation Administration Among the grant recipients is Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field. The local airport will receive … Continued

Yakima City Council May 17th Regular Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 17th. Action taken by the Council included: Approving an agreement with the Millennium Foundation to install mosaic art at Miller Park; Authorizing grant agreement acceptance from the Department of Commerce through the Community Law Enforcement Partnership Program to implement the “Community Action Days” program; … Continued