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Police ID woman found dead in abandoned Yakima home

By KIMA Staff Published: May 20, 2013 at 1:57 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 3:37 PM PDT

Police have identified the woman found dead last week in a Yakima home.

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KIMA story earns 1st place in award from Society of Professional Journalists

By Robin Wojtanik Published: May 19, 2013 at 8:38 AM PDT

A story about a potential puppy mill in Selah has earned KIMA Action News Reporter Matt Finn a 1st place award.

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Beekeepers: It's a busier swarm season than most (Video)

By Ada Chong Published: May 19, 2013 at 10:42 AM PDT

Last week's heat provided a great springboard for bees. They've been out in swarms. And, beekeepers have been busy getting them off your yards.

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Tieton is building a new bike park to help local businesses

By Ada Chong Published: May 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM PDT

Tieton is building a new bike park in hopes to draw more people to their town.

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Local & Regional Police ID woman found dead in abandoned Yakima home

By KIMA Staff Published: May 20, 2013 at 1:57 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 3:37 PM PDT

Police have identified the woman found dead last week in a Yakima home.

Local & Regional KIMA story earns 1st place in award from Society of Professional Journalists

By Robin Wojtanik Published: May 19, 2013 at 8:38 AM PDT

A story about a potential puppy mill in Selah has earned KIMA Action News Reporter Matt Finn a 1st place award.

Local & Regional Beekeepers: It's a busier swarm season than most (Video)

By Ada Chong Published: May 19, 2013 at 10:42 AM PDT

Last week's heat provided a great springboard for bees. They've been out in swarms. And, beekeepers have been busy getting them off your yards.

Local & Regional Tieton is building a new bike park to help local businesses

By Ada Chong Published: May 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM PDT

Tieton is building a new bike park in hopes to draw more people to their town.

Local & Regional Climbers remember Mount St. Helens eruption 33 years later (Video)

By Lincoln Graves, KATU News Published: May 18, 2013 at 12:18 PM PDT

Saturday marks the 33rd anniversary of one of the biggest news stories ever experienced in the Pacific Northwest.

Home Will Yakima ever see the end of graffiti? Dozens volunteer to clean it up (Video)

By Matt Finn Published: May 18, 2013 at 4:55 PM PDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 6:43 PM PDT

It seems the problem is never ending.

Local & Regional GAS PRICES: what to know this traveling season (Video)

By Abby Acone Published: May 18, 2013 at 7:57 PM PDT Last Updated: May 19, 2013 at 11:18 AM PDT

Costs have surged by a dime in the last week alone. All while many of you are planning to hit the road for Memorial Day weekend.

National & World Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets

By Barbara Rodriguez, Associated Press Published: May 18, 2013 at 11:30 AM PDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 2:41 PM PDT

With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that's after taxes.

National & World Photos: Best of the West (Photo Gallery)

By The Associated Press Published: May 18, 2013 at 10:03 AM PDT

From Oregon to New Mexico, Hawaii to Montana, a look at the American West as seen through the cameras of The Associated Press.

Home Rock concert & bikers raise thousands for Yakima's CMN (Video)

By Matt Finn Published: May 18, 2013 at 4:41 PM PDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 6:45 PM PDT

It's an unusual mix, but it raised thousands of dollars for local children.

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Baby Elk 20min. old

By Slippery Published: May 17, 2013 at 11:25 AM PDT

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(New) Photos: Glitzy premieres continue at Cannes (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 3:11 PM PDT

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Antonio Banderas to play rescued 'Super Mario' miner

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 1:38 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 2:57 PM PDT

Antonio Banderas will play the charismatic miner known as "Super Mario," who in 2010 became the public face of 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 69 days.

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Taylor Swift wins big at Billboard Music Awards (Photo Gallery)

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer Published: May 19, 2013 at 10:40 PM PDT

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

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Bumbling crooks accidentally dial 911 during crime

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:50 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 12:24 PM PDT

Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone, which led police to them.

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48-hour ride breaks Ferris wheel world record

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:43 AM PDT

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

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Milwaukee backs off bra ban for historic bar

By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press Published: May 17, 2013 at 6:47 PM PDT

A historic Milwaukee bowling alley and bar almost went without the appropriate support after a city inspector decided dozens of bras hanging from its ceiling were a fire hazard.

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Coast Guard rescues teen from Oregon surf

By The Associated Press Published: May 18, 2013 at 12:14 PM PDT

A Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a teenage girl from the surf on the northwest Oregon coast.

Local & Regional FBI searches Spokane apartment in ricin letter case (Video)

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press Published: May 18, 2013 at 12:16 PM PDT Last Updated: May 18, 2013 at 6:03 PM PDT

Few details have been released in the case, and no arrests have been made. Federal investigators have been searching for the person who sent the letters, which were postmarked Tuesday in Spokane.

Local & Regional 'Stand downs' serve vets who live in woods near Forks (Video)

By Eric Johnson Published: May 18, 2013 at 12:13 PM PDT

You'll find a different breed of vets at the stand down in Forks - the ones who want to be as far away from people as possible.Some have been fighting their own "personal" wars for more than four decades.

Local & Regional Over 500 participate in Color Naches Fun Run

By Ada Chong Published: May 19, 2013 at 6:01 PM PDT

More than 500 participants showed up for the Color Naches Fun Run on Sunday.

Local & Regional Wash, Ore. among states to get money for tsunami debris cleanup

By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press Published: May 18, 2013 at 12:12 PM PDT

The five West Coast states affected by debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan are about to receive an initial $250,000 each from a $5 million gift from Japan for cleanup.

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(New) Seahawks begin workouts with distractions galore

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 5:09 PM PDT

Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks started organized team activities on Monday with very little talk about anything that took place on the field.

Sports Cleveland Indians rally to beat Mariners 10-8 (Photo Gallery)

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 1:49 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 3:06 PM PDT

Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep.

Sports (New) Jordan changing Charlotte Bobcats back to Hornets

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 5:05 PM PDT

Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is changing his team's name to the Hornets, said a person familiar with the situation.

Sports State Basketball Championship Brackets

By Tyler Slauson Published: Feb 27, 2013 at 3:56 PM PDT

Click here for the latest State Basketball Championship Brackets

Sports Super Bowl 50 site to be decided Tuesday

By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 10:30 AM PDT

Where the Super Bowl will celebrate a half-century of existence will be decided this week by NFL owners.

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Angry mob pelts man thought to be sex attacker

By STEVEN K. PAULSON Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 1:28 PM PDT

Residents angry that police had not warned them about sex assaults of children took matters into their own hands, chasing down a man they thought was the attacker, pelting him with rocks and leaving him with a bloody face in Colorado, authorities said Monday.

National & World FBI agents killed in training were from elite hostage rescue team

By BROCK VERGAKIS Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 2:47 PM PDT

It will likely be weeks before a cause of death is determined Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw because the state medical examiner's regional office is waiting for toxicology results. The FBI has declined to say what kind of training the men were doing when they were killed Friday.

National & World (Updated) At least 37 dead as tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburbs (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By TIM TALLEY Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 1:47 PM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 5:56 PM PDT

A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

National & World NYC: No racial motivation in stop-frisk tactic

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 1:26 PM PDT

Police officers acted appropriately in carrying out the city's stop, question and frisk policy, and dozens of witnesses who claimed racial bias didn't prove their case, a lawyer for the city told a judge Monday.

National & World Tornadoes slam Midwest, more in the forecast (Photo Gallery)

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:36 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 1:36 PM PDT

When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community Carter had called home.

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Will It Work? The Waterproof Box (Video)

By Action News Team Published: May 15, 2013 at 8:46 AM PDT

Click on the video tab to watch as Stormtracker Jay Frank takes to the Lower Yakima River to test out the Outdoor Products' Waterproof Box.

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Don't lose your toes: Practice lawnmower safety

By Herb Weisbaum Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:37 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 2:47 PM PDT

Lawnmower accidents can be pretty nasty: deep cuts, broken bones, burns and lost fingers or toes.

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Senate majority names 33 bills for budget talks

By MIKE BAKER, Associated Press Published: May 17, 2013 at 3:12 PM PDT

As lawmakers wrap up their first week of a special legislative session, Senate majority leaders have asked that more than 30 bills be considered as part of the budget discussions.

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Technology Scientists turn honeybees into land mine detectors (Photo Gallery)

By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:09 AM PDT

Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.

Technology A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 9:10 AM PDT

It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. And then it flopped. Facebook's stock finished its first day of trading just 23 cents higher than its $38 IPO price. It hasn't been that high since.

Technology Seamless and GrubHub to combine, no terms revealed

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:47 AM PDT

Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create an online food ordering service covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.

Technology Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:21 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 9:08 AM PDT

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

Technology Expectations high for unveiling of next Xbox on Tuesday

By DERRIK J. LANG,AP Entertainment Writer Published: May 19, 2013 at 11:57 AM PDT Last Updated: May 19, 2013 at 12:54 PM PDT

Microsoft will likely take aim at Sony during Tuesday's next-generation Xbox unveiling at its headquarters in Redmond. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the last one, Xbox 360.

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Health What do we eat? New food map will tell us

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:42 AM PDT

Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. Researchers are trying to change that.

Health FDA has safety concerns on Merck insomnia drug

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:37 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 1:40 PM PDT

Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.

Health Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer Published: May 20, 2013 at 7:25 AM PDT

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.

Health Hep C rising in baby boomers, but can they be treated? (Photo Gallery)

By Rose Egge Published: May 17, 2013 at 12:04 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 2:11 PM PDT

The CDC is recommending baby boomers get tested for Hepatitis C, regardless of other risk factors. But, treatment may not be readily available for newly diagnosed patients, and the Affordable Care Act could make things even worse.

Health Tiny preemies get a boost from live music therapy (Photo Gallery)

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Published: May 16, 2013 at 8:18 AM PDT

As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.

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Business Economists predict increase in consumer spending

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:30 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 11:51 AM PDT

Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists.

Business Earnings preview: PC slump hangs over HP's 2nd quarter

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:28 AM PDT

Hewlett-Packard's latest quarterly results will show how badly the deteriorating personal computer market damaged the company while CEO Meg Whitman tries to expand into more profitable areas of technology.

Business NBC hires news division chief from Britain

By Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:22 AM PDT

NBC has gone out of the company and out of the country to find a president for its news division.

Business Ryanair keeps growing, reports record profits

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:19 AM PDT

Ryanair reported record profits Monday as Europe's largest budget airline relentlessly expanded its route network across the continent and into North Africa.

Business Tons of New Zealand meat stranded on Chinese docks

By NICK PERRY, Associated Press Published: May 20, 2013 at 8:17 AM PDT

Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted their import due to a certification dispute.

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Consumer What you don't know about your credit score can hurt you

By Herb Weisbaum, NBCNews.com Published: May 17, 2013 at 8:28 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 2:48 PM PDT

Everyone wants a good credit score. We know it's important, but a lot of people don't understand how these numbers are created and how their actions affect them.

Consumer Second-hand smoke linked to Alzheimer's disease

By Herb Weisbaum Published: May 16, 2013 at 9:19 AM PDT Last Updated: May 20, 2013 at 2:48 PM PDT

Here's another reason to avoid second-hand smoke. Some new research indicates it could increase your risk for Alzheimer's disease or other types of severe dementia.

Consumer Address change causes delivery aggravation (Video)

By Connie Thompson Published: May 15, 2013 at 9:29 AM PDT

A change of address is one thing when you move to a new location, but people in a neighborhood near Renton say their addresses were changed without their knowledge and, more importantly, without them moving.

Consumer Biotech apples may be harbinger for genetically modified spuds (Photo Gallery)

By JOHN MILLER, Associated Press Published: May 14, 2013 at 1:00 PM PDT

Idaho's potato industry is gazing north of the U.S. border to a tiny Canadian apple breeder for a sign of how the public may embrace a genetically modified potato proposed for commercialization by the J.R. Simplot Co.

Consumer Washington state hops in high demand; Cougar Ale on the way

By Nella Letizia, WSU NEWS Published: May 14, 2013 at 11:59 AM PDT

In 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. founder Ken Grossman effectively put the Cascade hop of Yakima on the map. More than three decades later, Washington State University researchers studying optimal brewing qualities with that same hop recently interned with Sierra Nevada master brewers to hone their brewing skills and learn advanced brewing methods that are being pioneered by American craft brewers.

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