People are overdosing in the state everyday from fentanyl laced drugs. In Yakima the number of suspected overdose deaths stands at 26 up from 12 overdose deaths reported in February of this year. In an effort to help keep more people alive and educate communities Rep. Dan Newhouse has launched the Central Washington Fentanyl Task … [Read more…]
Yakima County authorities say they’ve been able to identify the body of a woman found near Mabton in April. The Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice says the body is that of 17-year-old Samantha Kalinchuk of Spokane. DETECTIVES ARE HOPING FOR TIPS TO MAKE AN ARREST Officials say she was identified through the use of dental … [Read more…]
Police in Union Gap are investigating a shooting reported Monday in the 700 block of West Valley Mall Blvd. When Officers arrived they learned a man had been shot and was taken to Multicare Yakima Memorial Hospital in a private vehicle. OFFICERS FOUND A VICTIM BUT THEY DIDN’T FIND A SUSPECT They found the 34-year-old … [Read more…]
Yakima Police have arrested a man wanted for the April 25 killing of a 53-year-old man in an alleyway on 7th Street. Yakima County Prosecutor Joe Brusic says 33-year-old Charles Reedy was taken into custody Tuesday on an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder among other charges. POLICE HAVEN’T RELEASED A MOTIVE IN THE … [Read more…]
Speed patrols continue in the cities of Yakima and Union Gap. Yakima Police continue to urge driver to stop for red lights and they were seeing a decrease in red light collisions over the past month. MORE DRIVERS ARE HOPING TO GET THROUGH THE YELLOW LIGHT The numbers are spiking again and that’s a concern … [Read more…]
A reward has been increased to help find those in Yakima responsible for abusing, killing, and dumping five dogs in the Lower Valley area. The bodies were found between March 16 and May 11. THE REWARD IS NOW UP TO $10,000 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST OR ARRESTS PETA, or People for the Ethical … [Read more…]
Yakima Police are investigating a gang related shooting that injured a juvenile in Yakima on Wednesday. Officers say the shooting was reported at about 7:30 pm Wednesday at Custer and Garfield Avenues after people called 911 to report shots fired. Police found a juvenile male who had been shot. POLICE SAY THE TEEN WILL SURVIVE … [Read more…]
Yakima County Prosecutor Joe Brusic says he’s close to making a charging decision in a shooting reported at Yakima’s Randall dog park in February. Last month Brusic met with Yakima Police to review facts in the the February 5 shooting. THE VICTIM SAYS HE WAS PROTECTING HIS SON 22-year-old Daniel Ortega was killed at the … [Read more…]
Fentanyl is crossing the U.S. Mexican border and local authorities say a lot of the drug is making its way into the Yakima Valley. Many people are using the drug and some are overdosing. YAKIMA SET THE BAR HIGH IN 2021 A record 98 overdose deaths kept authorities busy in Yakima County in 2021. Last … [Read more…]