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Friday, May 16th, 2025
Good morning, Yakima. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 16th of May.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ People for People broke ground on a new 6000 square foot Meals on Wheels commercial kitchen — the facility will centralize meal preparation for more than 178000 meals annually to expand services for seniors in Yakima County. FOX 41
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Raul Rudy Macias—a devoted father known for helping others—was fatally shot at Chesterley Skatepark on Monday while breaking up a fight, and family along with community members honored him in a Thursday ceremony as police arrested a 22-year-old gang member on second-degree murder and related charges with bail set at $200,000. Yakima Herald-Republic
- ➤ A Yakima man, 30-year-old Efrain Iniguez Jr., was arrested at his apartment after allegedly choking and shooting his pregnant girlfriend in the 400 block of North Third Street around 1:53 a.m. Sunday during a domestic dispute—prosecutors charged him with multiple counts of assault and unlawful firearm possession and set bail at $200,000. Yakima Herald-Republic
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ Cirque Italia’s 'Paranormal Cirque' will appear in Yakima from May 30 to June 2 at the State Fair and Event Center—offering a mix of theater, circus and cabaret for mature audiences. Tickets start at $20 and anyone under 18 must attend with a parent. NonStopLocal
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Yesterday, Walmart reported a solid quarter with profits of $4.5 billion and revenues of $165.6 billion, but warned that tariffs on items like electronics and toys will force higher prices. Chief Executive Doug McMillon said the retailer will do its best to keep food prices low even as suppliers shift to non-tariff materials — sometimes using fiberglass instead of aluminum — and uncertainty over trade policy remains. FOX 41
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Yakima County Development Association partnered with Toppenish High School, YV-Tech and Swan Graphic to host a reverse job fair where students set up tables featuring their resumes and projects so local employers could connect with new talent. The event showcased skills in healthcare, trades and business plus organizers plan to expand it into an annual program that includes more area high schools. KIMA
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Beginning June 1, Yakima Training Center will suspend most recreational activities due to increased military training + a shortage of police and security officers. Only the archery range and juvenile fishing pond will remain open while officials work with community partners to restore access when conditions improve. NonStopLocal
- ➤ Yakima Training Center will suspend most recreational activities starting June 1 until December due to a shortage of civilian security staff — only the garrison’s archery range and juvenile fishing pond will remain open, and Native American access along with the Palouse to Cascades Trail is unaffected. Yakima Herald-Republic
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Lillian was born early with a 98% chance of Down Syndrome and spent over a month in the NICU on oxygen and a feeding tube; her mother Brandy later worked with Children's Village for home-based occupational, speech, and feeding therapies. Now age 4, Lillian uses sign language and continues to grow with the help of these local services—showing the progress possible with early intervention. 1280 NewsTalk KIT
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