Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 2nd of August.
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🚧 Accidents
On Aug. 1, a fast-moving vegetation fire in Yakima led to Level 3 (GO NOW!) evacuations in the Red Sky Drive area and Level 2 evacuations to the east while officials deployed air support and triggered a second alarm as the fire began on the 2900 block of McCullough Rd.
🏛️ Government
Wildfire smoke and activity have forced the closure of Highway 97 south of Union Gap and prompted immediate evacuation orders for parks and trailer courts, while the Red Cross opens a shelter at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School to assist evacuees.
🏥 Health
Tammy Buyok, president of MultiCare Yakima region, will retire at the end of 2026 after a 30-year career in healthcare.
Under her leadership, the organization modernized patient care and expanded services for Yakima as it begins a national search for her successor.
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