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As your Chief of Police, I continually work to advance the relationship between the Yakima Police Department and the community.

Looking for any reason to move out of Western Washington, we found a few, here are four big reasons why you should move to the east side of Washington!

Students go back to the classroom in the Yakima School District and the West Valley School District.

Crews from the Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews will be making repairs to the Naches and Yakima River Bridge decks.

Why do people hate Washington state? Some of the reasons are pretty petty, so much so that you may not believe them. After a lot of research and conversations, we finally found the top five reasons some people hate Washington.

Yakima city officials are busy with a lot of summer work this season and the work is impacting traffic in the city.

The annual report released Wednesday by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs shows a 12.3% increase in violent crime in Washington State last year.

Also on Wednesday, July 6 city crews are upgrading a traffic signal at the intersection of Yakima Avenue and Naches Avenue.

The tree removal project will require closing a section of 5th Avenue Tuesday, July 5th.

These 3 things have gotten on everyone's last nerves around the Yakima Valley, so it's about time we talk about it.

And we never will!

Capt. Jay Seely says right now only patrol officers are handling traffic issues but patrol officers are also in short supply.