Downtown Streets Transform Into Hoops Courts

More than 1,900 players and as many as 12,000 spectators will fill Downtown Yakima streets this weekend for the 13th Annual Hot Shots 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. The tournament will feature a total of 481, the second most entries in the event’s history. To accommodate the nearly 40 courts and a large vendor area,


News Conference to Celebrate Yakima Community’s Generosity

A news conference will be held on Friday, August 28th at 2:00 pm at the Yakima Convention Center to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of donations from the local community during a City of Yakima-led supply drive this week for crews fighting the Okanogan Complex fires in North Central Washington. The news conference will be attended


Donations for Okanogan Complex Firefighters Coming From Far and Wide

Since the City of Yakima launched a donation campaign on Monday to gather items to assist crews battling the Okanogan Complex wildfires, the generosity of the Yakima community has been on full display. Donations from local residents and businesses have been pouring in to the two Yakima fire stations where they are being accepted. Members


Community Supply Drive for Okanogan Firefighters Ends Friday at Noon

Donations of specific items that firefighters battling the massive Okanogan Complex of fires need have been pouring in to two Yakima fire stations since a supply drive was launched yesterday by the City of Yakima. Spearheaded by the Yakima City Council, the supply drive will continue until this Friday, August 28th at noon. Donations of


Yakima Council Asking for Donations for Okanogan Complex Firefighters

Earlier today it was announced that the Okanogan Complex of wildfires has earned the inauspicious distinction as the largest in Washington state history. Nearly 1,300 people are battling the five fires that make up the complex, the 9 Mile, Beaver Lake, Twisp River, Lime Belt, and Tunk Block fires, which have consumed more than 400


Utility Work to Close a Portion of West Chestnut Avenue

Repairs to a water line will result in the closure of West Chestnut Avenue between South 16th Avenue and South 17th Avenue on Wednesday, August 19th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Because of heavy traffic volumes, drivers can expect delays in and around the project area.


August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

Articles in the August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include, Franklin Pool Season Extended to September 20th – Yakima Wastewater Treatment Plant Achieves Perfect Compliance.  Click on the link below to see the full August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-newsletter. August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter


Road Improvement Project Will Close Section of Pacific Avenue

Beginning on Monday, August 17th, the section of Pacific Avenue between 6th Street and 3rd Street will be closed to traffic for about two weeks while a road improvement project is underway. The project includes grinding and overlaying the road surface along the section of Pacific Avenue. The project is expected to be completed by