YAKIMA, Wash. — A Yakima-based medical transportation company is offering low-cost rides for healthcare workers wanting to get to or from an area hospital at any time, day or night. For just $1 convenience fee, anyone working at a hospital…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. -- The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is searching for a potentially armed suspect who has been tied to a missing person case. Ian Eckles, 41, has been missing out of Kent since mid-May. He was heading to…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. -- Kittitas County leaders are directing people within the county to wear face coverings starting Saturday, May 23, to prevent spreading of COVID-19. The face coverings must be worn anywhere, indoors and outdoors, where people cannot maintain…
KENT, Wash. -- Authorities are asking for the public's help to find a missing Washington man. Kent Police and the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office believe 41-year-old Ian Eckles could possibly be in Cle Elum, Teanway, Liberty or Blewett Pass area.…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Kittitas County will have to wait another week to see if it can move to Phase 2 of the governor's reopening plan. Washington Secretary of Health John Wiesman told the Kittitas County Incident Management Team that the…
SEATTLE -- Washington will not require restaurants to get customers’ contact information as initially planned as part of reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Jay Inslee said. The Democratic governor’s office in a news release Friday said that instead, businesses…
Taco Bell in Cle Elum and a coffee house in Ellensburg shut down for deep cleaning after learning people with COVID-19 had been inside, health officials said Friday. The Kittitas County Incident Management Team said D&M Coffee Co. had a…
More than four dozen people have been confirmed to have coronavirus in Kittitas County, where emergency officials are dealing with an outbreak at a food plant. The Kittitas County Incident Management Team reported 49 confirmed cases and "numbers may change…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- The Kittitas County Incident Management Team is reporting 34 new COVID-19 cases associated with Twin City Foods Inc. Health officials held mass testing May 8 for all employees of Twin City Foods. Over twenty percent of employees…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. -- One Twin City Foods, Inc. employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the county's total case count to 16 people. The Kittitas County Incident Management Team (IMT) has been notified of a positive COVID-19 case…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. -- Two active-duty soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord are suspected of killing a man whose body was found north of Ellensburg on Saturday, April 25, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office. Leroy Scott, 20, was found…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. — At a time where its residents are limited in where they can go physically, Ellensburg officials are trying to make sure everyone can get online: for classes, remote work, telehealth appointments or spending time virtually with family…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- A 20-year-old man was found dead in a creek along Smithson Road east of Highway 97 near Ellensburg. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office said residents spotted the body of 20-year-old Leroy Scott in the creek on Saturday…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- The City of Ellensburg is working with Central Washington University, Kittitas County and the Ellensburg School District to provide free drive-up "Community Wifi" internet access available to students and the public during COVID-19. Access to quality Internet is…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. -- Three Yakima residents survived a small plane crash near Ellensburg on Sunday. Kittitas County deputies were informed that a small plane went down near Rosa View and Arrowhead Drive about 10 miles south of Ellensburg. After…
YAKIMA, Wash. — With the state plan to temporarily reopen Astria Regional Medical Center put on hold, residents are asking questions about what happens to the building in the interim. Dr. Raquel Bono — retired Navy vice admiral and director…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Ellensburg police have arrested a man accused of murdering a 27-year-old man from the Yakima area Wednesday night. Police said around 10:10 p.m., they responded to an apartment complex at 300 E. Helena Ave. for reports of…
CLE ELUM, Wash. -- A Cle Elum gas station has knocked down the price of regular gas. The Warrior's Quick Stop off of I-90 is selling gas for $1.35 a gallon. In Washington state, the average price of gas is…
SPOKANE, Wash.– Testing supplies may be running out across Washington. A situation report released on April 1 from the State Emergency Operations Center shows there are less than 10 days of testing supplies available in Washington. “With current supplies we…
ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- The Ellensburg community came together to welcome home an LDS missionary that was isolated in Japan due to the coronavirus. Elder Joe Davis was serving in Japan…
Add Ahtanum State Forest and Teanaway Community Forest to the list of places you can't go due to COVID-19. If you decide to get some fresh air and go for a hike in one those forests, in Yakima County and…
"Do not leave the house and be around other human beings unless you absolutely have to." That's part of the new health order from Kittitas County's top health officer. Dr. Mark Larson announced Wednesday that he and other county officials are…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Yesterday marked the tragic one-year anniversary of an officer-involved shooting in Kittitas County that left a sheriff’s deputy dead and a police officer badly injured. Local law enforcement agencies had planned to unveil a memorial honoring…
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. - The men and woman of the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office and the community are remembering the life of a deputy who was killed in the line of duty one year ago as of Thursday. "One year…
