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Washington's 4th Congressional District Representative held a roundtable discussion on the impact of fentanyl on our communities.

The state Department of Ecology is trying to ensure new housing is cleaned up before people live there, and assist people who already live on old orchards.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is planning a prescribed fire in Chelan County next month. The Department has announced a burn on 500 acres in the Colockum Wildlife Area, which is 20 miles southeast of Wenatchee. Prescribed fires are used in wildlife areas to reduce the risk and severity of future wildfires, and improve habitat for wildlife...

The Cow Canyon Fire south of Ellensburg has burned through 4,633 acres as of August 6, with 15% currently contained.

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed in the small town of Mabton northwest of the Tri-Cities Wednesday. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office says three engines and seven cars of a BNSF container train derailed when it was hit by a semi-truck with a piece of farm equipment on it ...

Governor Jay Inslee announced Saturday a new step that he will implement to help residents of Yakima County. "In the next few days I will be issuing a proclamation mandating facial coverings in public spaces in Yakima County. This is a legal requirement, it is not just a suggestion ...

The City of Yakima released a statement Friday saying their hospitals are exceeding capacity and had patients waiting for bed space. In addition, over the past week they have also had critical staffing shortages. According to the city, there were 61 COVID-19 positive individuals hospitalized as of Friday, the highest they've seen ...

The U-S Marshal's Office is leading the effort to track down six men who escaped from the Yakima County Jail Monday night. Chief Gavin Duffy with the U-S Marshal's Office says, "These are people we have assigned to be in custody because the community feels they are too dangerous to be out amongst the community ...

An Ephrata man was  arrested as a result of "Operation Net Nanny", a multi-day operation that focused on sexual predators who targeted children in Yakima County. Our news partner, iFiberone, reports Bradley V. Tschauner, 29, was booked into Yakima County Jail Friday for first degree attempted rape of a child and second degree attempted rape of a child. Tsc...

Dubbed Operation Invictus Civitas, or Undefeatable Community, federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement arrested nearly 250 fugitives and violent offenders in Yakima County over a 15-week period. According to a press release from the U...