gangs

21-year-old man a well-known Yakima Valley gang member

The story began to unveil in February, but actual crimes began Sept 2021.

Wide ranging investigation winds up in Moses Lake.

Shooting occurred on Sept. 22 in the 500 block of E. 8th.

Some of it was in response to some recent gang activity, the rest was to "send a message," say police.

A 17-year-old suspect is in custody related to the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Andrea Nunez early Sunday morning, and now authorities are searching for another. Kennewick police now say the 4am shooting was gang related. After the incident, the investigation pointed towards the juvenile suspect, and a car he was traveling in was tracked to Hermiston...

2 Kids Shot In Tacoma School Shooting!

There's a coalition forming in Benton County to lobby for the creation of a special gang prosecutor. They want a new tax to fund the position, which would specialize in prosecuting gang-related crime. Gang crime is getting out of control, they say, and a specialist is needed. That reminds me of an interesting website a friend shared with me a few years ago showing local gang territories. Take a lo

Not even gunfire can stop Barney. A kindergarten teacher in Monterrey, Mexico named Martha Rivera Alanis has become a hero after she sang the purple dinosaur's 'If All the Raindrops' while a gang shootout took place outside.

We did this story yesterday on our dumb criminals blotter...We've really heard it all now! Los Angeles-area gang member Anthony Garcia killed John Juarez in front of liquor store back in 2004. He commemorated the occasion with an elaborate chest tattoo, which contained the phrase "Garcia Kills," as well as a detailed etching of the crime scene, including the Christmas lights that adorned