Astria Regional Medical Center in Yakima has officially closed its doors. NBC Right Now had spoke with now-former employees and families impacted by the abrupt closure.

The Yakima County Sheriff's Office is informing the public about a Level 3 sex offender now living in Yakima County.

YAKIMA, WA- Astria Regional Medical Center officially closed its doors Sunday at midnight. 

Yakima County Sheriff's Office gets a new military vehicle for free. 

You often hear there aren't enough resources to help people going through a crisis. One program across the state is working to tackle this.

SELAH, WA - Selah firefighters are investigating a house fire that destroyed a home late Wednesday night.

Astria Health announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8 that despite preparing to emerge from bankruptcy, Astria Regional Medical Center will be closing.

Authorities believe a body found down a Klickitat County cliff bank is a Yakima woman who has been missing since her Wapato apartment went up in flames in November.

The Yakima County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identities of the two burned bodies found in Moxee.

Yakima business owners talk about the minimum wage increase. 

Are you looking for a chance to start up your own business?

The Yakima Police Department is asking the community to be on the lookout for a runaway, 14-year-old Jazmine Swartout.

YAKIMA, WA - The Yakima County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 27-year-old Sunnyside man after he lead them on a car chase in Yakima County early Thursday morning.

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg Monday night, Dec. 30th, in what police believe to be a gang related incident.

If you don't have plans for New Year's Eve and want to make your new year meaningful, here's your opportunity.

Prosecutors say they won’t press charges against a teenage boy who fatally stabbed another teenager at an eastern Washington mall last summer.

For over 100 years the Salvation Army has set up their Red Kettle Campaign over the holiday season to raise money for our local community.

YAKIMA, WA - Yakima police are looking for a suspect who fired off gun shots Friday afternoon.

TRI-CITIES, WA- This weekend is set to be the busiest travel time of the year, whether you're flying or driving. 

School Delays and Closures:

Two people, one of them a 4-year-old, were taken to the hospital after a car left the roadway and hit a tree in Yakima County.

School Delays:

A 30-year-old man is dead after a hit-and-run just outside of Zillah on Sunday at 4:46 p.m.

A state Fish and Wildlife officer caught a 24-year-old raping a 14-year-old girl in his car at Harlan Landing near Selah on Saturday.

A 20-year-old man is dead after a shooting in Yakima early Friday morning.

By most accounts, the initial Downtown Yakima Small Business Saturday was a substantial success, providing the framework for even bigger years ahead.

Late Private Virgil L. Hamock of the US Army in WWII was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star on Wednesday, December 11. 

Once again during the second week of December, local ranchers, feeders, Agri Beef representatives and other volunteers will distribute beef, along with other fresh foods, to those in need at Mobile Markets in Toppenish, Yakima and Ellensburg. 

Lyft launched service in Yakima beginning Monday, December 9.

For the 28th year, Astoria Regional Health is helping families cope with their lost loved ones.

The skeletal remains found between Wapato and Toppenish have been identified as 58-year-old Yakama Nation Tribal member Anthony Wahsise Sr., the Yakima County Sheriff's Office says.

SUNNYSIDE, WA - The Christmas parades have begun and Sunnyside is ready to show off its best.

The suspect in a drive-by shooting earlier this year that left a victim with a head injury pleaded guilty to the crime on Friday, December 6th.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court has approved motions for a Washington state health care organization that outlined bid procedures for the sale of assets and provided additional time to submit a reorganization plan.

According to Washington State Patrol, there have been over one hundred crashes this week in the Tri-Cities alone.

If you live in Benton County, you can use this website to check the status of the roads.

A Level 3 sex offender is now living in Richland.

A Yakima man is dead after a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 16.

Firefighters are investigating an apartment complex fire in Pasco that happened early Friday morning. Pasco Firefighters and several others from surrounding agencies responded to the Stonegate Apartments on Road 68 at about 1:30 a.m.

The annual Tri-Cities Sportsmen Show is back by popular demand at the TRAC Center in Pasco. Exhibitors include wildlife viewing opportunities to managing hunting and fishing.

Inside the Benton-Franklin Juvenile Justice Center, you can find the "Art Dojo": a place created to give juveniles a chance to turn their lives around through art.