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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...