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Smokey air in Yakima Valley caused by wildfires; air 'unhealthy'
2015-08-23 00:32:03| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Washington State Department of Ecology and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality have issued an air quality alert for the Yakima Valley that is in effect until noon Monday. The hazy, smokey conditions are due to the multiple wildfires burning in the region and the forecasted weather conditions, namely wind picking up and blowing the smoke over into the valley.
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3 sentenced for ambushing Yakima real estate agent
2014-10-31 17:31:00| Real Estate - Topix.net
Three people were sentenced Thursday in Yakima for their roles in attacking a 79-year-old real estate agent as he showed a home. Vern Holbrook never recovered from the attack in May 2013 and died seven months later of complications.
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Man on trial for murder of Yakima realtor testifies
2014-10-10 12:32:21| Real Estate - Topix.net
Jury deliberations begin Friday for the second man on trial for the murder of a Yakima real estate agent. Closing arguments wrapped up late Thursday in the Luis Gomez-Monges case, but not without some surprises.
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New Yakima Valley Air Monitor Measures Particulate Pollution
2014-10-06 11:04:01| pollutiononline Home Page
The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency (YRCAA) will begin operating a new air quality monitor to measure fine particulate matter in the Sunnyside region of the Yakima Valley
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2 hit in West Yakima by BNSF freight train
2014-10-01 03:24:36| Railroads - Topix.net
Two people have been hit by a freight train traveling on a bridge over the Naches River in West Yakima. Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad spokesman Gus Melonas says he does not know the extent of their injuries or any identifying information.