The annual Hot Shots 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament scheduled for this weekend in Downtown Yakima has been canceled due to poor air quality. “It just wasn’t healthy with all the smoke in the air,” said Rich Austin, Director of Sports Development for the Yakima Valley Sports Commission. “Even with possible improvements in air quality, … Continued

Last week, City of Yakima officials urged community members to provide any information they might have about recent suspicious fires in Yakima.  Now, community members have even more incentive to share relevant information about the fires – cash rewards. Both Yakima County Crime Stoppers and the Arson Alarm Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Renton, … Continued

The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an air quality alert for the Yakima area that is in effect until 12:00 pm on Thursday, August 23rd. The alert was issued this morning, Monday, August 20th and covers seven counties. It states the unhealthy air is due to large wildfires burning in the region. In … Continued

Tonight’s installment of Yakima Parks & Recreation’s Outdoor Summer Cinema Series has been canceled due to poor air quality resulting from smoke generated by Northwest wildfires. “The Lion King” was scheduled to be shown tonight (Sunday, August 19th) beginning at about 8:30 pm at Chesterley Park.  However, due to an Air Quality Alert issued by … Continued

The City of Yakima is asking community members for help in addressing a recent increase in the number of suspicious fires that have occurred in various areas of the city. Since July 1st, 26 fires have occurred in Yakima that are suspected of being the result of arson, a number fire officials say is unusually … Continued

The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, August 21st in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the August 21st regular meeting include: Recognizing Yakima Police Explorers. Holding a public hearing regarding the public records fee schedule. Considering repealing an ordinance … Continued

Water line repairs will result in the closure of Walnut Street between 6th Street and 7th Street from Wednesday, August 15th to Friday, August 17th.  Work on the project will take place from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm each day until completed. Detours around the construction site will be available, but because of heavy traffic … Continued

A project to repair sidewalk sections will impact traffic on a portion of 40th Avenue on Thursday, August 16th.  Work on the project will take place from 6:00 am until 3:30. As a result of the project, the outside, southbound lane of 40th Avenue between Arlington Street and Nob Hill Boulevard will be closed until … Continued

The City of Yakima and Yakima County are approaching the final stages of the addendum to the 2007 Upper Yakima River Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP), a long-range plan undertaken in response to the 2016 and 2017 Cowiche Creek flood overflows into the City of Yakima. Click Upper Yakima CFHMP 2018 Cowiche Addendum – Joint … Continued