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Home Yakima County Mental Health Court begins with one participant (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 21, 2013 at 6:16 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 6:16 PM PDT

Yakima County's Mental Health Court has had a little trouble getting out of the gate. Managers wanted 10 prisoners in the pilot program. Right now, there's only one signed up to get treatment and live outside of jail.

Home Do you know who this photo belongs to? (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 21, 2013 at 6:04 PM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2013 at 8:16 PM PDT

We recently got an e-mail from a woman who found a family photo in her home that belonged to someone else.

Local & Regional Police playing catch up after decomposed body found in Yakima home (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Sarah Navoy & KIMATV.com Staff Published: May 17, 2013 at 4:08 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 5:36 PM PDT

Yakima police are investigating a murder after a body was found in an abandoned home on North 4th Avenue. Investigators said the body of a woman found Wednesday had been there at least two weeks. That makes it a very hard trail to follow.

Home Unconventional treehouse in Yakima (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 16, 2013 at 6:48 PM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 6:48 PM PDT

A Yakima man wanted to build a tree house for his grandson. But, this isn't just any tree house.

Home Burglaries down in Yakima County (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 16, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT

The KIMA Crime Tracker learned burglaries in the county are down. Dropping nearly 20 percent.

Home 50 chickens and roosters found at Yakima home (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 16, 2013 at 6:30 PM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 6:30 PM PDT

A home on East Beech Street in Yakima is in trouble for having too many chickens and roosters. We learned code enforcement is aware of the problem.

Home Summer concert and movie lineup released (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 15, 2013 at 6:35 PM PDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 6:35 PM PDT

Yakima's new entertainment options are taking shape. The city announced its lineup for the Friday afternoon summer concert series.

Local & Regional 'You're supposed to be gone:' Yakima code enforcement cracks down (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Sarah Navoy & KIMATV.com Staff Published: May 15, 2013 at 2:17 PM PDT Last Updated: May 15, 2013 at 6:16 PM PDT

After dozens of inspections along North First Street, the Yakima Codes Department is tackling another problem: illegally parked campers and trailers around Yakima.

Home Pink hair for a good cause (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 14, 2013 at 6:57 PM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 6:57 PM PDT

Volunteers at the Yakima Food Bank provide food for those in need, as you know. Tuesday, they wanted to provide emotional support as well in the fight against cancer.

Home Fewer prostitutes seen walking on North 1st Street (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 14, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT

A strategy to keep prostitutes away from North First Street seems to be getting results. YPD started enforcing a law that bans them from the neighborhood. If they come back, they get arrested.

Local & Regional School graffiti down as police hold students accountable

By Sarah Navoy & KIMATV.com Staff Published: May 10, 2013 at 3:03 PM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 3:03 PM PDT

Some Selah students learned the hard way not to deface school property. When officers started handing out fines for graffiti other students took notice.

Home Camping with a bed, electricity and spa services (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 2, 2013 at 5:52 PM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 5:52 PM PDT

Glamping might be coming to the Yakima Valley. It's short for glamorous camping.

Home New large apartment complex to be built in Terrace Heights (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 1, 2013 at 6:42 PM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 6:42 PM PDT

A new apartment complex will be built in Terrace Heights.

Home Car thefts in Yakima drop by 20% in 2013 (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: May 1, 2013 at 6:34 PM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 6:49 PM PDT

A small town with a big problem. Car thefts. Putting Yakima on the infamous top 10 list for the crime. YPD found a way to turn that around.

Home Yakima could ask organizations to pay for own parade costs (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 30, 2013 at 5:11 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 30, 2013 at 5:11 PM PDT

Yakima might make organizations pay for their own parades in the city. Right now, Yakima pays 100 percent of the costs.

Newslinks Yakima County to give thousands to departments & bonuses for employees (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 30, 2013 at 12:26 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 30, 2013 at 5:20 PM PDT

For the first time in recent history, Yakima County has extra money to dole out to departments. Outperformed revenues like increased sales revenue, unspent money and election services revenue leave the city with about $1.5 million dollars.

Home Lock your car: String of cars prowls in East Valley (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 6:14 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 6:14 PM PDT

Recent car prowls in East Valley have a lot of you upset. We got your calls and e-mail about hundreds of dollars worth of equipment taken. A lot of it happening nice neighborhoods and school parking lots.

Home Safety changes & school resource officers making a difference in Yakima schools (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 29, 2013 at 5:44 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 29, 2013 at 5:45 PM PDT

Crime Stoppers will begin regular meetings to address student safety. They will happen every other month.

Home Yakima Police yet to fill 8 positions in the department (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 26, 2013 at 5:33 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 5:33 PM PDT

Finding people to wear the badge here in Yakima is not that easy. YPD has eight well-paying jobs it's trying to fill. That's despite already hiring 15 officers since January.

Home Fewer car prowls in Union Gap (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 26, 2013 at 5:08 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 5:11 PM PDT

The KIMA Crime Tracker is looking into cars ransacked or stolen near the Valley mall.

Home Construction begins to connect two paths in Yakima (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 25, 2013 at 5:17 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 25, 2013 at 5:17 PM PDT

Construction began to connect Powerhouse Canal Pathway and the William O-Douglas Trail.

Local & Regional Former Yakima mayor dies: 'He wanted to help people come together' (Video)

By Sarah Navoy & KIMATV.com Staff Published: Apr 25, 2013 at 10:56 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 25, 2013 at 6:18 PM PDT

A man who dedicated so much of his life to Yakima has died. Henry Beauchamp was the first black mayor in Yakima and served on city council for 24 years.

Home Dangerous road now not so dangerous (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 24, 2013 at 6:31 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 24, 2013 at 6:40 PM PDT

It's a stretch of highway a lot of you drive every day. State Route 24 between I-82 and Moxee. Washington State Patrol labeled it a serious problem area two years ago.

Home 5,000 fish released into Sarg Hubbard Park pond (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 24, 2013 at 6:17 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 24, 2013 at 6:21 PM PDT

The Yakima Greenway and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are teaming up for a big fishing event this weekend. More than a thousand kids will reel in some trout at Sarg Hubbard Park.

Home More people finding work in Yakima County (Video)

By Sarah Navoy Published: Apr 23, 2013 at 6:12 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 23, 2013 at 6:12 PM PDT

Thousands of people across Yakima County are looking or work. Numbers released today have the local unemployment rate at 10.9%. That's actually better than this time last year.