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Police spokesman Mike Bastinelli says robbery is the motive in the death of a 49-year-old man at the home.

Two suspects died early Sunday morning during a home invasion on South 64th Avenue, according to the Yakima Police Department.

Police were called to the area at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday after a report of a man out of control damaging property at a local motel.

The Yakima Police Department is asking for your help in locating a missing and possibly endangered 3-year-old boy named Romeo Martinez.

Westside Pizza had a break-in early Tuesday morning at 140 S. 72nd Ave. in Yakima, and they want to make sure the crooks get caught. The company is putting up a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspects, according to a posting on their Facebook.
Tuesday's burglary took place…

It's been a tough week or so concerning continued gang violence in Yakima, and it's got many of us uneasy and a bit scared. Now a new Google Map plots out the turf of some of Yakima's gangs.
I know violence can strike anywhere, but some areas of Yakima might be best avoided i…

The Yakima Police Department is asking for your help in finding a suspect who's stealing packages off porches in the Yakima Valley.

The Yakima Police Department has released still photos from surveillance camera video of the suspects from Thursday morning’s AM/PM robbery/homicide.

The Yakima Police Department is asking for your help in identifying the suspect(s) in a security camera video depicting a robbery. It was taken at the 7-11 store on 16th Avenue and Summitview Avenue last Wednesday.

Yakima police have identified two women who were shot and killed outside the Money Tree lending business at South First and East Walnut streets at 6:15 Saturday morning.
Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins identified the two women as 27-year-old Karina Morales-Rodriguez and 30-year-old Marta Martinez,…

Does traffic move too slow -- or maybe too fast -- on any of the streets you travel? Want to the speed limits changed anywhere?
For me it's Summitview Avenue. I think the limit should be raised from 30 mph to 35 mph on Summitview, starting at South 32nd Avenue as you head west...

The Yakima Police Department says that the incident Tuesday evening on West Yakima Avenue could be related to another carjacking that took place earlier in the day.