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Local & Regional More abandoned cars popping up around Yakima (Video)

By Sarah Navoy & KIMATV.com Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 5:18 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 6:03 PM PDT

Action News spotted a trend that's probably impacting your neighborhood right here in Yakima. People storing their cars for days or weeks right on the street.

Local & Regional AAA: Average price of gasoline in Wash. state now $4

By Associated Press Published: May 24, 2013 at 10:16 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 10:16 AM PDT

The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $4, heading into the Memorial Day weekend.

Local & Regional WSU votes to limit tuition hike to 2 percent

By Associated Press Published: May 24, 2013 at 10:15 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 10:15 AM PDT

The Washington State University Board of Regents has voted to limit a fall tuition increase to 2 percent, no matter what the Legislature decides concerning the state budget.

Local & Regional W. Wash. woman shares story of military rape (Video)

By Hillary Lake KATU News and KATU.com Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 10:14 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 10:14 AM PDT

Myah Bilton-Smith of Vancouver, Wash. said she was raped twice on a Texas Air Force base.

Local & Regional Kennewick masseuse accused of kissing, fondling patients

By Robin Wojtanik Published: May 24, 2013 at 10:09 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 3:02 PM PDT

A Kennewick masseuse is accused of touching and kissing patients. The license of Donald A. Brandsma was immediately suspended.

Local & Regional Rain washes out state tournament games in Yakima

By KIMATV.com Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 9:43 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 3:17 PM PDT

Steady rain Friday morning forced state playoffs in softball and baseball to be canceled or delayed.

Local & Regional 2 homes burn to the ground in White Swan

By KIMATV.com Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 10:08 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 10:23 AM PDT

Firefighters have responded to two fires in unoccupied residential structures on the 5500 block of Wesley Road and the 3100 block of Hawk Road.

Local & Regional Collapse survivor: 'It was a rough day. I'm glad to be breathing' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: May 24, 2013 at 9:54 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 9:54 AM PDT

When Dan Sligh and his wife got into their truck to begin a camping trip Thursday evening, they never could have imagined they would end up in the frigid Skagit River tangled in the wreckage of a collapsed bridge.

Local & Regional 'A fun-filled day can turn tragic from drinking while boating'

By Shannon L. Cheesman, Multimedia Journalist / Travel & Outdoors Published: May 24, 2013 at 10:12 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 10:12 AM PDT

The holiday weekend is fast approaching and for some that means taking the boat out on the water, even if the weather isn't exactly what they had hoped for.

Local & Regional 'Horrified' trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse behind him (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By MANUEL VALDES, Associated Press Published: May 24, 2013 at 9:04 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 11:29 PM PDT

A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span into a river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror.

Local & Regional Cars, people sent tumbling into Skagit River as I-5 bridge collapses (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By KOMO Staff & news services Published: May 23, 2013 at 7:58 PM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2013 at 9:04 AM PDT

The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening, injuring an unknown number of people.

Local & Regional State college students press Congress for rate stability on loans

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 4:07 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 4:07 PM PDT

College students in Washington state say they need Congress to give them affordable student loans at a rate they can depend on, instead of a yearly debate on rising interest rates.

Local & Regional Check out the new amenities at Franklin Park (Video)

By Matt Finn Published: May 23, 2013 at 11:32 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 11:32 PM PDT

More to do this summer at the park.

Local & Regional CRIME TRACKER: Yakima's Cherry Avenue (Video)

By Michael Spears Published: May 23, 2013 at 5:42 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 6:09 PM PDT

It's a Yakima neighborhood that's no stranger to murders, stabbing and other violent crimes. The KIMA Crime Tracker found there have been dozens of violent crimes on Cherry just since April.

Local & Regional Convicted felon running for school board seat (Video)

By Natalie Eucce Published: May 23, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2013 at 6:38 PM PDT

Felons are generally banned from voting. One ex-con turned candidate has every right to have his name on the ballot. In fact, he's been there several times before.