kittitas county

DNR seeks public tips on human-caused Red Bridge Road wildfire near Cle Elum, Kittitas County; 53-acre blaze damaged structures and prompted evacuations.

Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue (KVFR) responded to a brush fire on Trail Creek Road Thursday afternoon. KVFR received the reports at approximately 1:40 p.m. for a blaze burning in heavy brush, grass, and timber. Air Resources arrived at approximately 3 p.m. ...

According to the state Department of Ecology, drought conditions continue in central Washington and may be developing in the northern and even western parts of the state.  And the recent Water Supply Availability Committee meeting indicated existing drought conditions are likely to persist through the summer, and in some areas, conditions may worsen. T...

Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 1 in Ellensburg will present a resolution to voters in the August 5 special election authorizing the district to levy property taxes at a rate of $.75 per $1,000 of assessed value. Ellensburg Daily Record reports the hospital district's current levy is just a percentage of 1 cent at 0...

An apartment complex fire in Ellensburg Sunday night displaces 18 people. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports the blaze tore through the Brookside Manor apartment complex in Ellensburg around 8:07 p.m. The inferno destroyed six apartment units while 13 suffered smoke damage...

A Kansas man is in jail in Kittitas County for hit-and-run after he drove into two vehicles in the parking lot of a bar in Ellensburg. The Ellensburg daily Record reports police arrested 34-year-old Michael Gates of Anthony, Kansas Tuesday night...

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An 18-year-old Kennewick man has been arraigned in Kittitas County after he allegedly led police on a high-speed pursuit on Interstate-90 near Ellensburg earlier this month. John Gomez is facing multiple charges in connection with the incident, including felony eluding, driving without a license, and being a minor in possession of alcohol...

An Anacortes man has injuries following a single-vehicle accident in Kittitas County on Sunday night. The Washington State Patrol says it happened at around 9:45 p.m. on Interstate-90 approximately 11 miles west of Ellensburg when 23-year-old Kyler L...

The Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is deploying aircraft to literally capture bighorn sheep in Kittitas and Okanogan countries, among other localities in the region.