Yakima County News

The Yakima County Sheriff's Office is alerting the public about a level 3 sex offender moving to the area.

On Wednesday morning, crews blocked off the road on 48th Avenue between Nob Hill and Viola to clear out a massive pool of water.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson visited Yakima Wednesday to learn about local efforts to curb the gang problem.

A story about a potential puppy mill in Selah has earned KIMA Action News Reporter Matt Finn a 1st place award.

Union Gap's municipal court may soon be a thing of the past. The city is looking at a new plan to transfer the operation of the municipal court to the Yakima County District Courthouse.

New charges are emerging against a former Tieton councilwoman. Staci Fordahl was once accused of stealing money from local schools.

It is a staggering number. Each year, 700 kids are put into foster care in Yakima County.

Yakima is doubling the size of its animal control department. Two new officers will be added in July to patrol the city for stray animals and handle code violations.

NBC Right Now continues to follow developments in the West Valley triple murder case.

An investigation conducted by a group of government officials in Snohomish County, Wash., has alleged that two recycling companies operating in the county committed multiple violations of the county's waste-disposal code.

A car remains trapped in some brush in the Yakima River near Union Gap. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office told KIMA they're working on removing the vehicle.

The family of a toddler who was killed last week in Selah is holding a yard sale Tuesday and Wednesday in Union Gap to pay for her funeral.

Police say Monday night, on the 1100 block of Cherry Ave., they responded to a fight going on in the basement of one home.

Yakima County Prosecutors charge a Selah man with second degree murder in the death of his girlfriend's 23 month old baby.

Pierce County prosecutors this week charged two men with robbery and kidnapping for allegedly holding up a Parkland jewelry store this year.

A suspect in a Yakima stabbing pleads not guilty to attempted second degree murder in Yakima County Court this afternoon.

The county has an extra $1.5 million that they didn't expect to have at the end of 2012.

A Sunnyside murder suspect pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of second degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Students at Pacific Northwest University raised $10,000 for the Yakima medical facility through their annual "Run For Your Life" event.

The 21 year old white male is one of two men who allegedly robbed Cascade Custom Jewelers in Parkland last month.