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Yakima City Council heard updates about the airport, and residents spoke about LGBTQ+ Pride Month during a meeting Tuesday.

Here's who is running for council seats and school board around Yakima County this year. Filing came to a close on Friday.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress, including Rep. Dan Newhouse, reintroduced a piece of legislation this week that aims to reform immigration policy and agricultural labor.

Warner worked in the finance and budget area with Yakima County for almost 40 years and was the county's finance and budget director between 2001 and 2025, when he retired.

Communication and, critically, trust with residents have not been repaired, leading to concerns that landlord Hurst & Son is not fulfilling its agreement with the state.

The Port Orchard-based landlord agreed to voluntary corrective action with the State Attorney General’s Manufactured Housing Dispute Resolution Program, or MHDRP.

The annual event honors members of the military who did not always receive a warm homecoming when they returned to the United States after service in Southeast Asia.

A Down Payment Assistance Program, or DPA, will offer first-time home buyers up to $20,000 if they complete housing counseling sessions.

According to a separation agreement between Viren Mayani and the city, he left the job amicably and will be paid four months of severance, over $50,000.

Council members will listen to presentations on homelessness and housing, traffic calming measures, transportation projects and alternative options for downtown maintenance.

Predicting specific impacts to agriculture and the Yakima Valley economy was tough to do this week as U.S. tariff proposals — and counter-tariffs proposed by other nations — changed by

Council members swore in new Yakima Police Chief Shawn Boyle, a longtime Yakima Police Department officer who served as interim chief after his predecessor, Matt Murray, retired in June 2024.

Skillsline is helping La Salle teachers bring in lessons on what it calls durable skills – like communication, collaboration, mindfulness and critical thinking, among others.

Quality mental health resources and support for first responders can be difficult to find in Central Washington, but local firefighters and law enforcement agencies are trying to do more to

Over the past few years, though, the organization has sharpened its focus and worked to improve its services.

City staff and council members have taken a hard look at the budget in the past several months in an attempt to navigate future shortfalls in revenue.

Firefighters from across the Upper Yakima Valley put out a three-alarm structure fire in Gleed Saturday morning. The family who lived in the home is safe.

Maria Zavic Batarao remembers growing up at the Filipino Community Hall in Wapato after immigrating from the Philippines. She helped establish a folk dance group there called Batang Wapato.

Dr. Jim O’Connell has spent nearly 40 years serving homeless folks at Boston’s Health Care for the Homeless Program. This week, he brought that knowledge and experience to Yakima.

The new rules make it easier for carts to be impounded by city officials if they are on public property or with a landowner’s permission if on private property.