THORPE, Wash — Firefighters from Upper Kittitas County have responded to a brush fire in the Sunlight Waters area northwest of Thorpe. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says it's assisting Kittitas County Fire District 1 (KCFD 1)…
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has closed down the land they manage east of the Cascade Mountain Range. "It's just, bone dry," Vaughn Cork,…
UPDATE at 3:45 p.m.: Ground and aerial efforts from Kittitas County Fire and Rescue, the Department of Natural Resources, and the United States Forest Service halted the forward progress of the large fire off of I-90 near milepost 78. The…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — A former Coast Guardsman from Kittitas County won a $100,000 grand prize through “A Heroes Thanks;” a COVID-19 vaccine incentive program for Washington state veterans through the Governor's Office and Washington's Lottery. The winner is Mark W.,…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Troopers from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) are searching for the suspect in a hit-and-run that forced a man into the hospital with a broken leg on I-90 in Ellensburg. According to a release from the WSP,…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Two adults and one child were injured after a 78-year-old Moses Lake man attempted to merge lanes on I-90, causing another vehicle to hit a barrier and roll near Kachess Lake. Three people were injured in…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — The Boil Water Order issued for Millpond in Kittitas County has been lifted by public health officials after testing confirmed that drinking water in the region is not contaminated by dangerous bacteria. According to an alert issued…
YAKIMA, Wash — An article written in collaboration between Central Washington University (CWU) and Yakima Valley College (YVC) faculty members recently appeared in a national scientific…
MILLPOND, Wash. (KAPP-KVEW) The Kittitas County Public Health Department has issued a boil water order for Millpond in Ellensburg effective immediately. Everyone in the Millpond area should bring their water to a rolling boil for at least one minute and…
SELAH, Wash. — Fire officials are asking people not to fly drones over the Burbank Fire burning northeast of Yakima because it could prevent firefighters from gaining access to the fire. "Our biggest issue here is we need people with…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Public health officials in Kittitas County have issued an indefinite Boil Water Order for Millpond in Ellensburg, county officials announced on Monday. According to a release by the Kittitas County Public Health Department (KCPHD), the boil water…
ELLENSBURG, Wash — Even without fireworks to cap off Patriot Night Under the Lights, people still got to celebrate the independence day event with a multi-platinum recording artist. Country singer Joe…
4:20 P.M. UPDATE: Evacuations are now reduced to Level 2 meaning residents are now allowed back into the area. If you do return, however, officials said to be aware of the fire and be ready to leave if things worsen…
ELLENSBURG, Wash -- Gallery One Visual Arts Center in Ellensburg debuted a new exhibition Friday displaying graffiti art from around the Pacific Northwest. Titled "The Writing's on the Wall," the…
CLE ELUM, Wash. — The Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks Show planned for Cle Elum on the Fourth of July has been canceled due to weather and safety concerns across the region. This announcement was made via the Cle Elum/Roslyn/South…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Due to current high temperatures and fire danger across the Western United States, the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is enforcing a burn ban that will prohibit the ignition of fireworks through the Fourth of July. The…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Three people were stranded on the Columbia River after their boat was overwhelmed by rising winds and waves on Tuesday evening. Luckily, one of them was able to place a 9-1-1 call using their cell phone…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Kylle Schane never met Kittitas County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Thompson. And yet, he wants people to remember the life Thompson lost in the…
KITTITAS, Wash. -- Good news for Kittitas PUD No. 1 customers: your power may be back on sooner than expected following Sunday's fire that damaged more than a dozen power poles. The public utility district reports good progress…
11 PM UPDATE: Kittitas PUD No. 1 reported an updated count of 17 burned power poles and said it may take until 10 pm Monday to fix them and restore power to customers. The utility provided these photos of the…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Ellensburg High School students are close to punching their ticket to a national Future Farmers of America competition in Indianapolis, but they need the community’s help to prepare. The chapter’s Marketing Plan team has been working on…
A new documentary about the rich history of the Gorge Ampitheatre will hit theaters nationwide for one night only in July. “Enormous: The Gorge Story” was scheduled to be screened last year, but COVID safety restrictions put plans on hold. In celebration of movie theaters reopening, and live music returning to the Gorge, the…
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The weather for the rest of the week into next week is shaping up to melt us down. What's coming up Friday through Tuesday could reach or break some all-time heat records. At least two days will…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Local authorities are urging travelers to avoid Vantage Highway east of Kittitas due to multiple brush fires in the area. Emergency first responders arrived on the scene in the afternoon to contain the spread of…
