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The half-acre fire in the 8900 block of Colockum Road involves a large barn.

The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) is conducting elk surveys in Kittitas County this week. Biologists will be focusing on the Colockum Herd in an area northwest of Ellensburg. WDFW Regional Wildlife Program Manager, Ross Huffman, says the survey is done every two years. ...

A 71-year-old man is facing DUI charges following a single-vehicle rollover accident in Kittitas County Thursday afternoon. The Washington State Patrol reports the crash occurred on Interstate-90 about nine miles west of Ellensburg near Thorp at 5:15 p...

Two men are recovering after their pickup truck crashed in rural Kittitas County this morning (Wednesday, Nov. 8). The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says the wreck occurred at around 9 a.m. when Daniel Rosebrook of Granite Falls swerved to miss a pothole on Stampede Pass Road and went off the roadway...

The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has awarded $3.7 million in grants to provide students with outdoor learning experiences. The Outdoor Learning Grants program was created by the Legislature in 2022 to develop and support outdoor educational experiences for public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth gra

Roughly 29.5 percent of registered voters took part in the primary cycle which typically draws a 40 percent or higher turnout.

The four people were riding in a Polaris Razor side-by-side on a dirt road in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest when it rolled and caught fire.

The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has issued a drought declaration for twelve counties in the state, including Kittitas and Okanogan. Ecology spokesperson Jimmy Norris says the declaration is due to environmental conditions which have changed rapidly since the spring...

Does the prospect of getting out into the wild, camping amongst the stars and looking for rare minerals worth real money strike your fancy?

The Washington Recreation and Conservation Office has awarded more than $4.7 million in grants to help communities in the state plan for outdoor recreation facilities. "This is a relatively new grant program and this is only the second time that these grants have been awarded," explained spokesperson Susan Zemek...