Yakima City Council expected to approve nine projects for tax breaks - Three new restaurants, including the Sonic Drive-in at South First Street and Nob Hill Boulevard, are in line for tax credits designed to spur investment in designated areas of Yakima. The Yakima City Council Tuesday night is expected to approve a list of...

EMS levy nears Feb. 3 ballot date - The Yakima City Council is expected tonight to approve a special election date of Feb. 3 that could double the existing EMS levy. Taxpayers in the city and across Yakima County already pay the Emergency Medical Services levy, which costs homeowners 25 cen...

Findings at odds with inmates in jail death - Yakima County jail officials say a preliminary internal investigation into the death of inmate Gail Kindness contradicts accounts from inmates who said her repeated cries for help were taken too lightly. Yakima County Department of Corrections director S...