Jun. 18—MOSES LAKE — Evacuation notices for the Yakima Valley town of Zillah were downgraded Monday to level 1 as crews fight the Beam Road Fire, which flared up Saturday afternoon. The fire was 42% contained at 8,542 acres, and costs were estimated at $1.5 million, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. State fire […]
An approximate 8,000-acre wildfire broke out in Yakima County Saturday on a ridge north of Sunnyside and east of Zillah. It is being dubbed as the Beam Road Fire. People living in the area have been told to be ready to evacuate if needed. A Level 2 “Get Set” evacuation order was put in place […]
West Richland police believe that former Yakima Police officer Elias Huizar shot and killed a woman at William Wiley Elementary Monday afternoon. While serving a search warrant on Huizar’s home, a second homicide victim was found at the residence. Just before 3:30 p.m. the West Richland Police Department responded to Wiley Elementary School for a […]
Apr. 15—COLFAX — A 33-year-old Yakima man was arrested near Colfax on Friday night on several felonies after leading Whitman County deputies on a high-speed chase. According to a news release from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office sent Saturday evening, Christopher Cornelius was booked into the Whitman County Jail on charges of possession of a […]
Feb. 16—YAKIMA — A federal grand jury has returned an indictment in a phony bail bond scam, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Washington. Charmmorro Vijay Strothers was charged with one count of wire fraud and one count of false personation of an officer or employee of […]