Just after 9:00 pm on Thursday, November 1st, Yakima police officers responded to an alarm from a business in the 300 block of South 3rd Street.   When officers arrived on scene, a cashier at the business told them that a lone armed suspect had entered the store, pointed a gun at the cashier, and demanded

Traffic on North 1st Street in the area of G Street will be impacted for most of each day on November 1st and November 2nd while Columbia Basin Railroad crews make repairs to train tracks that cross North 1st Street. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am on Thursday, November 1st and Friday,

For many years, the historic Barge-Chestnut neighborhood has been a popular destination for Trick-or-Treaters – up to 1000 or more show up each Halloween.  In recent years, the City of Yakima, the Yakima Police Department, and the Barge-Chestnut Neighborhood Association have partnered in an effort to ensure the safety of ghouls and goblins, princesses and

Yakima police are asking for the community’s help in preventing suspicious fires by providing information about people who loiter around businesses and other commercial buildings after hours. This past summer, nearly 30 suspicious fires occurred in Yakima over the span of about six weeks, a number fire and police officials say was unusually high.  The

  Traffic on Yakima Avenue near the Yakima Avenue and 6th Avenue intersection will be impacted for most of the day on October 26th while City of Yakima Street Division crews make repairs to trolley tracks. The project will begin at 7:30 am on Friday, October 26th and should be completed by about 3:00 pm

A 40-year-old Yakima man was injured late in the evening on Tuesday, October 23rd when the motorcycle he was riding struck a car near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and 3rd Avenue. Brian Sampson was riding his motorcycle in a westbound lane of Lincoln Avenue when Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) officers suspect he ran a

The Yakima City Council is seeking volunteers interested in serving on City of Yakima boards, committees, and commissions. The Arts Commission and Community Review Board each have one available position.  The Historic Preservation Commission and the Board of Appeals currently have two available openings.  The Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee will have one vacancy and two term expirations. 

A stormwater project involving the installation of one new catch basin and 90 linear feet of storm drain pipe will impact traffic on a section of Modesto Way from Tuesday, October 23rd through Thursday, October 25th. Work on the project will take place from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm each day. While the project is

The City of Yakima has agreed to settle a complaint filed earlier this year that contended the City violated the state Open Public Meetings Act (“OPMA”) because it did not provide proper public notice of a Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”) luncheon this past May at which Yakima City Council members spoke.  Under the

A company that is offering water quality testing services in Yakima is not licensed to conduct business in Yakima.  Door hangers containing a logo with the words “Quality Water Department Water Update” in it have recently been hung at homes throughout the city.  Some Yakima community members have contacted the City’s Utilities Services Division asking