Donald W. Meyers

Journalist at Yakima Herald-Republic

Journalist @Yakima_Herald. @BYU alum. Serious amateur photographer. SPJ Region 10 coordinator. Trekker/Whovian. DM for Signal. https://t.co/5zPfHJWzdp.

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Trial begins for Yakima man charged in 2022 homicide on South Eighth Street

3 days ago | yakimaherald.com | Donald W. Meyers

Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of Vincent Luis Mora-Worthington, who is charged in a 2022 homicide. Attorneys began the process of winnowing a pool of jury candidates to a 12-member panel Monday and were expected to continue through Wednesday after a day off Tuesday. Mora-Worthington, 28, of Yakima, is charged with second-degree murder, drive-by shooting, eluding police and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
Toppenish man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in pedestrian's 2022 death

5 days ago | yakimaherald.com | Donald W. Meyers

A 31-year-old Toppenish man is scheduled to be sentenced in September after pleading guilty last week to killing a pedestrian in a motorcycle crash. David Lenard Ervin appears at his plea hearing in Yakima County Superior Court Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Ervin pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide-disregard for the safety of others in the death of Timmy DeWitt in October 2022. Donald W.
Toppenish man sentenced to 11 years for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute

5 days ago | yakimaherald.com | Donald W. Meyers

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Sentencian a hombre de Toppenish a 11 años de prisión por posesión de fentanilo para distribuirlo

6 days ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Donald W. Meyers

Un juez federal sentenció a un hombre de Toppenish a 11 años de prisión por tener la intención de vender fentanilo. José Bautista-Andrade, de 46 años, se declaró culpable en febrero, ante el tribunal federal, de posesión de 400 gramos de fentanilo con intención de distribuirlos.
It Happened Here: Ellensburg gets 'h' edited out of its name

6 days ago | yakimaherald.com | Donald W. Meyers

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Suspect accused of killing Toppenish-area man with a shovel in January

1 week ago | news-journal.com | Donald W. Meyers

A 43-year-old man is being held on federal charges that he killed a Toppenish-area man with a shovel in January. At Antonio Montellano’s initial appearance in U.S. District Court June 18, Magistrate Judge Alexander C. Ekstrom ordered him detained while awaiting trial on second-degree murder charges. Montellano is accused of killing Ronnie Comenout, 62, at Comenout’s home in the 6000 block of Larue Road Jan 28.
Suspect accused of killing Toppenish-area man with a shovel in January

1 week ago | yakimaherald.com | Donald W. Meyers

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Dan 45 años de prisión a hombre de Wapato por abusar sexualmente de niñas

1 week ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Donald W. Meyers

Un hombre de Wapato fue sentenciado el lunes a 45 años de prisión federal por abusar sexualmente de tres niñas durante 15 años. En marzo, un jurado del Tribunal Federal de Distrito en el Este de Washington declaró culpable a José Antonio Saldaña, de 43 años, de tres cargos de contacto sexual abusivo y un solo cargo de abuso sexual agravado. Se le acusa de manosear a tres niñas, hechos que ocurrieron entre 1999 y 2008, y de realizar un acto sexual con una niña menor de 12 años entre 2013 y 2014.
Wapato man sentenced to 45 years for sexually abusing young girls

1 week ago | yakimaherald.com | Donald W. Meyers

A Wapato man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison Monday for sexually abusing three children over a 15 years. A jury in U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington found Jose Antonio Saldana, 43, guilty in March of three counts of abusive sexual contact and a single count of aggravated sexual abuse. He is accused of groping three girls, the incidents taking place between 1999 and 2008, and performing a sex act on a girl who was not 12-years-old between 2013 and 2014.
Moxee man accused of crashing car with children in it while drunken driving

1 week ago | yakimaherald.com | Donald W. Meyers

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