Pasco School District follows Child Care Weather Watch guidelines, which were established with the help of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A cafe in Zillah that helps find homes for cats is temporarily closed after its ceiling collapsed.

The Yakima Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Joseph Kovacich.

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.

An arrest warrant is out for the man accused of killing two people whose bodies were found burned in a hop field 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.