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While we don't really think about the odds of being maimed or killed in a collision on the streets and highways in the Yakima Valley, accidents do indeed happen everyday.
What roads and intersections are the most dangerous in Yakima County?

A Yakima County Sheriff's K-9 Unit was struck by a semi-truck during a motorcycle accident on I-82

woman clocked at 117 on police radar during chase...in a 50 mph zone. Finally crashes, gets Tasered.

The two badly burned bodies are those of a man and woman.

The remains were discovered Sunday morning by hunters.

We live in a world where good deeds sometimes go unnoticed but luckily the Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management caught a Yakima County Sheriff Deputy doing a good deed when no one was looking.

Help Find Missing Retired K-9 Officer in Zillah

One down, 25 remain.
A pot shop known as The Canyon has agreed to settle with Yakima County, in exchange for ceasing operations by May 31st. The move comes after legal sparring over the county's ban on pot business in unincorporated areas...

According to an in independent investigation by the Yakima County Prosecutor, the July 31st fatal shooting of a domestic violence suspect was justified.

It's one of the only programs of it's type in the nation, where low-level offenders are not jailed while awaiting their court dates. It's called the Pre-Trial Program. But now it's being evaluated after three suspects re-offended while awaiting their court dates.