Ellensburg News

ELLENSBURG, Wash. - A second man is under arrest for an early January attempted robbery of a woman and her son who were lured here by car-sale ad on Craig's List Internet site, police said.

The Manastash Ridge Trail will reopen Wednesday after a brush fire forced authorities to close it since Monday, according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

Two juvenile males are in custody for a string of rural residential burglaries here overnight Sunday, according to Kittitas County Sheriff Gene Dana.

Instead of having a family barbecue and watching fireworks on the Fourth of July, Sergio Cervantes of Grandview was A) fighting forest fires in Montana B) finishing his Tour Divide bicycle ride C) heading back to join his National Guard unit in Iraq D) fishing in a Bassmaster tournament 11.

More than $100,000 was raised by 31 Yakima and Ellensburg team-in-training participants to combat leukemia and lymphoma.

In the 1950s, Catholic Credit Union was nothing more than a few card tables set up in front of St.

U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings will present a World War II veteran with eight medals, including a Bronze Star, he earned for his service.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Former Kittitas County Sheriff Bob McBride died Tuesday at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle following a stroke he suffered last week, county officials said.

Military YAHOO! POULSBO - A piece of real estate in the heart of downtown will soon be available.

National Guard armories in Ellensburg and Toppenish will be closed immediately to help deal with budget cutbacks, the state Military Department announced Thursday.

A burned vehicle is found by a City of Ellensburg employee in the parking lot at Irene Rinehart Park Friday.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- A Spokane man suffered hand cuts and possible rib injuries when his motorcycle ran off the Interstate 90 exit ramp south of Ellensburg early this morning, the Washington State Patrol said.

Skyline High School graduate Jared Lemke spent most of his second term in school breathing a sigh of relief.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Authorities say alcohol played a role in two separate Kittitas County mishaps that resulted in injuries to three people over the weekend.

Washington state wants you to have a fair shot at getting jobs created with economic stimulus money.

With a deafening bang, the mortar explodes. It's the kind of sound that stops thought and stuns the senses.

Combine cattle, old septic tanks and water, it's a recipe for pollution. Cathy Bambrick runs the Kittitas County Health Office.They've tested the Wilson Creek Basin for years.

Ellensburg businesses have fewer travelers to welcome this week after the Washington Initiative for Supported Employment canceled their yearly conference.

A construction worker from Wapato leaped over the side of a bridge to avoid being hit Monday afternoon during a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 90, authorities said.

A bus carrying 12 teenagers and an adult driver has crashed on Blewett Pass in the Cascade Range, injuring several people.