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A financial hit for the Yakama Nation. Tuesday it was announced that the Tribal Council has resolved its violation with the National Indian Gaming Commission.

Another business falls prey to the economic downturn. The Yakama Nation has done its best to weather the financial storm. But the so-called economic upswing hasn't come soon enough to keep at least one business on the reservation from going under.

YAKIMA -- Yakima has one of the biggest drinking and driving problems in the state.The courts are already overcrowded and these DUI offenders repeatedly show back up in court. Yakima County hopes...more treating these drivers for alcohol rather than putting them in jail, will help ease the burden on the system, and help save lives.

YAKIMA -- It's been nearly a decade, but arena football is about to make a comeback in the Yakima area.

Your votes from less than a week ago are already affecting area cities. In Grandview, councilors had a pleasant surprise looking at the budget: no cuts.

WorkSource works. That's what a new study is showing.

Payday lending has grown into a billion dollar industry in Washington state. Lending is up 90 percent in recent years. The idea behind a payday loan, use your paycheck and get an advance. But an Action News investigation found you don't even need a paycheck to get cash.

The American Red Cross prepares communities for emergencies and keeps people safe in disasters. But this recession has put one local chapter in an emergency of its own. And dwindling donations could close the door on this chapter for good.

Police usually do everything they can to keep gangbangers out of the city. But after more than 3 years Aaron Lopez Garcia will be coming back to the Yakima Valley. A massive manhunt found the...more Sunnyside escapee in Mexico late last week. Action News spoke with law enforcement about why they went to such great lengths to bring this dangerous man back from across the border.

Aaron Lopez Garcia was one of four men who escaped from the Sunnyside City jail back in 2006. The three other men have since been caught but Garcia managed to elude authorities until Friday when U.S. Marshalls captured him in Mexico.

The U.S. Marshal's office says they have captured one of its top 15 fugitives.

First a landslide, now snow. We take a look at how the people who live around Highway 410 are bracing themselves for more possible problems.

Yakima - It's been two months since the Yakima Police command staff issued a " No Confidence" vote against Deputy Police Chief, Kelly Rosenow.