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One man is honored for saving another man's life.

It was Yakima's first and only chance to speak out about the 2010 city budget. Action News was at Tuesday night's meeting and has a re-cap of the council's decisions so far.

NILE VALLEY -- Six weeks after one of the biggest landslides in recent history, state officials have successfully diverted the Naches River,

YAKIMA -- As the job market continues to slow, construction workers have another concern.

It doesn't matter how safely you drive, it could still happen to you. If an uninsured driver rams into you, guess who could be left footing the bill? It's a growing problem in Yakima and it's costing all of us. Worse yet, it's a problem that's tough to solve.

Washington's unemployment rate increased slightly to 9.3 percent in October from the revised September rate of 9.1 percent, state officials said Tuesday.

Millions of dollars coming to Yakima, aimed at creating jobs. But if you go by the government's online count, it didn't go to employ people in the valley. So where did that money go? Action News investigated how this money was spent, and found the numbers just don't add up.

YAKIMA -- Every single day in Yakima, the hunt begins again. The hunt for rivals, The hunt for a high, for respect. And every single day it ends the same way; an arrest, a fight, a shooting, a...more murder. The street gang lifestyle and the motivation behind it are impossible to understand unless you've lived it... or unless you're one of those dedicated to controlling its spread. Tonight Photojournalist Nick Campfield and I begin a special series of reports on Yakima Gangs, from a perspective you may not have seen before... But one that will help you better understand the Smile Now Cry Later mentality of Yakima's gangs.

Premature birth rates in the Pacific Northwest are among the lowest in the nation, but the March of Dimes says that only earns Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska C's on the organization's premature birth report card.

A new mayor for the city of Mabton, but is it a new beginning? Over the last few years the only thing to make the news has been the constant bickering at city council meetings, an unfair labor...more practice lawsuit and budget issues. Action News sat down with the new mayor find out how he plans to change the city's bad image.

Guns and protesters at this weekend's Sports Connection Gun Show in Yakima.

Travelers that waited until the last minute are having a hard time flying without spending a fortune for the holidays. There's no shortage of people taking to the sky this holiday season.