Kittitas county

A CWU student tested positive for measles, prompting public health officials to issue exposure alerts on campus.

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is touting its efforts to protect children and bring those who commit crimes against them to justice.

Labor Mountain Fire near Cashmere surged past 35,000 acres with just 7% containment as crews protect homes and hope cooler weather slows the blaze.

Scott A. Meyers sentenced to nearly 23 years after pleading guilty to child sex crimes in Ellensburg. Investigation involved multiple law enforcement agencies.

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...

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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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife wants to hear your thoughts on 20 proposed public land acquisitions that the Department says could contribute to fish and wildlife conservation and as well as public access.  The proposals encompass about 13,749 acres with acquisitions in Asotin, Benton, Douglas, Jefferson, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Pacific, and Thurston counties.  The pr