Water line work will result in temporary water outages and traffic restrictions on South 1st Street between Walnut Street and East Pine Street starting Monday, January 24th through Thursday, January, 27th. Work on the project will begin each day at around 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. City of Yakima water customers in the … Continued

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 18th. Action taken by the Council included: Receiving a presentation from Yakima Valley Trolleys Appointing Councilmember Holly Cousens to serve on the Yakima Greenway Board of Directors Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with Single Track Alliance of Yakima for development and construction of a … Continued

A project to repair an aging sewer line will impact traffic on a section of North 16th Avenue through this Friday, January 21st. Traffic on North 16th Avenue is limited to one lane in each direction between Jerome Avenue and Cherry Avenue for the project. Work began Monday, January 17th, and was originally expected to … Continued

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, January 18th, 2022. Agenda items for the January 18th regular meeting include: Presentation from Yakima Valley Trolleys Presentation and resolution regarding development of a bicycle pump track at Randall Park 2022 State Legislature session briefing Click the following link for the … Continued

Water line work will result in the closure of 2nd Street between Yakima Avenue and Staff Sgt Pendleton Way on Tuesday, January 18th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. Due to heavy traffic volumes on 2nd Street, drivers can expect delays and should use alternate routes if … Continued

A project to repair an aging sewer line will impact traffic on a section of North 16th Avenue next week. Traffic on North 16th Avenue will be limited to one lane in each direction between Jerome Avenue and Cherry Avenue starting Monday, January 17th, through Wednesday, January 19th. Traffic restrictions will be in place during … Continued

Many City of Yakima facilities will be closed Monday, January 17th for Martin Luther King Jr. 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 and the … Continued

The stepmother of a 4-year-old boy who died from strangulation Wednesday evening has been charged with 2nd degree murder in the death of the boy. On January 12th, at about 11:00 pm, Yakima police responded to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital after hospital staff called 9-1-1 to report that there was an unresponsive child enroute to … Continued

Yakima police are asking for the community’s help locating a suspect in a murder that took place in October of last year. On November 18th, 2021, a 2nd degree murder arrest warrant was issued for 17-year-old Solomon DeAlba for his alleged participation in the murder of Joey Cantu. On October 30, 2021 at about 5:30 … Continued

On Tuesday, January 11 at about 10:40pm, Yakima police responded to a 9-1-1 call about a male having been shot at the Yakima Inn hotel (1022 N 1st Street). When officers arrived, they found 38-year-old Clayton Peter Brown, Jr. deceased in a room in the hotel. Brown died from a gunshot wound to the head. … Continued