MISSING PERSON

The Yakima Police Department is requesting assistance in locating a missing person, 23-year-old Lyndsi Roberson, who hasn’t been seen or heard from by family. If you have any information about her whereabouts, please contact the Yakima Police Department.

NEWS RELEASE - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT ORDER VIOLATION INCIDENT

PLEASE AVOID THE AREA

Please avoid the area of W Lincoln Ave & 24th Ave and Powerhouse Rd & N 25th Ave for a tactical incident. SWAT on scene.

Updates to follow.

TRAFFIC ALERT!!🚨

There is an active brushfire in the area of I82 MP 13. Westbound and Eastbound traffic is currently closed. Please use SR821 for a detour. There is no ETA on the highway being reopened at this time. Thank you for your patience!

The satellite paints a grim picture around the PNW this morning as literally the entire state of Washington has a layer of wildfire smoke.

The highest concentration of this smoke is focused in eastern Washington and northeast Oregon where air quality is once again poor. 🫠😮‍💨

Our satellite looks cloudy and our surface looks foggy this morning...but it isn't fog - it is all wildfire smoke!

Air quality is quite bad across eastern Washington this morning and will likely remain quite bad through at least Thursday. Stay safe out there everyone!

I82 in Yakima County is a limited access highway for vehicles traveling up to 70 mph. If you’re a pedestrian please stay off the interstate and find a safer route that avoids putting yourself and drivers at risk of injury.🚷@WSDOT_East

The Hillcrest Fire in Terrace Heights that broke out early Sunday morning may not have been natural, with officials telling me that there’s some signs of firework malpractice. I’ll have more this evening at 5 p.m. on @kimatv

*** UPDATE 5:32pm: Harper has been located.

MISSING ENDANGERED JUVENILE

YPD is asking for help locating a missing 7-yr-old female named Harper. Last seen near 16th Ave & Hathaway Ave. Wearing dark blue tank top w/ butterfly image,multi colored shorts,tan boots.She's 4’ tall, 76 lbs. Any info on whereabouts should call 911

NEWS RELEASE

"Although it doesn't look like they're doing anything that would necessarily be a game changer, this is huge because we don't have the staffing to be able to do something like this as well." said Camp Hope CEO Michael Kay.
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YPD is asking for HELP in locating a 12-yr-old female named Chloe. Chloe is autistic and left her residence without her family’s knowledge. Been missing for almost an hour. Last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts,pink sandals. May be in area of Kiwanis Park/S. Fair Ave.

A new partnership between Yakima Valley College and Central Washington University is designed to make it easier for students in the Yakima Valley and across Central Washington to move from a two-year college to a four-year university.

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The Covington man accused of throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal was released from custody Thursday after his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

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Western Washington’s mountain snowpack is running below normal, and state wildland fire experts say that could mean an earlier start to wildfire season and potentially more active conditions in the months ahead.

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One of the most recognizable buildings in downtown Yakima is the Larson building, towering over the rest of Yakima.

A. E. Larson is the namesake behind the edifice and a businessman who helped build Yakima into what it is today.

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A debate over fluoridation in Yakima’s drinking water stretched into a lengthy City Council discussion before members voted 6-1 to indefinitely postpone any further conversation about potentially sending the issue back to voters.

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Hamilton may not sing show tunes, but shelter staff says the about-4-year-old dog has a knack for winning people over and is ready for a permanent home.

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Washington’s new millionaires tax is facing a fresh challenge as a conservative-leaning group begins a statewide push to repeal the law before it takes effect.

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