Yakima News

Action News crime tracker learned Yakima car thefts have jumped significantly in the last two years.

West Nile virus has turned up in two samples of mosquitoes collected in Yakima County.

On 6-15-13 at 3:45pm, Yakima Police Officers responded to the 700blk of S. 7th Ave. regarding a robbery that occurred in the 1000blk of S. 9th Ave between the hrs of 12:30-1:00am.

More officers in the gang unit are having a direct effect on crime in Yakima. YPD said veteran officers can now be more proactive to prevent trouble.

"It's even during the day, I had a neighbor down the block from us, she was robbed in broad daylight.

The intersection of 40th Avenue and Tieton Drive will be closed from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am on both Monday, June 17th and Tuesday, June 18th in order to accommodate the installation of a new wastewater line.

The department says this is an unusual time to detect the virus because they don't usually see it pop up until July or August.

Ruben Ornelas, 33, of Yakima, was sentenced Thursday after being convicted of distribution of methamphetamine.

Police are looking for suspects in connection with several home burglaries on Nob Hill Boulevard in Yakima.

There are new details on a Yakima man accused of child rape. Police confirm a second victim was found in the basement of Travis Padgett's home.

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car late Wednesday night, according to Yakima police.

Prosecutors in Yakima County have dropped their request to close a court hearing to vet new evidence in a triple murder case.

A man who sold counterfeit air bags from China on the Internet pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Yakima to conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods.

A couple in Yakima, Wash., pleaded not guilty this week to charges of stalking and attacking a real estate agent in a vacant house.

A Washington man was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for advertising child pornography in Alaska, according to U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler Matthew Edward Shubart, 33, from Yakima, Washington, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy M. Burgess to 15 years in prison.

Hanford High School took the top honors at the 11th annual 5th Avenue Awards, announced Tuesday night.

A rollover crash on Walnut Street in Yakima Tuesday afternoon sent one man to the hospital with serious injuries.

People with special ties to Yakima's Eisenhower High School will get one last chance to say goodbye this week.

Two suspects accused of beating and cutting the throat of a 78-year-old Yakima man pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday.

These eight people were arrested last month during an emphasis patrol on N. 1st Street.