Kittitas News

In a six-month span, the number of downtown Ellensburg businesses open on Sundays has doubled, from 23 to 46.

They're struggling to balance the budget in Kittitas County. They have a more than $3 million deficit that they're trying to bring back to zero.

Educational Service District 105 is presenting informational meetings this week about the Alternative Route to Teaching Certification program.

Like a lot of freshmen, Taylor Judd is living in the dorms and getting used to college.

KITTITAS, Wash. -- Ellensburg police say a patrol car driven by one of their officers was hit by a drunken driver last night as the officer returned from making an arrest in the town of Kittitas.

One more piece of the Yakima River Basin salmon recovery puzzle -- this one marked Kittitas County's Taneum Creek -- will be fitted into place today.

An Ellensburg Police Officer was hit by a drunk driver while he was driving another suspect to the jail.

Salmon are on their way back to a 30-mile stretch of a creek near Ellensburg that was once blocked by an irrigation dam.

Yet another county has joined the NO on Initiative 1033 camp. This week, it's Okanogan, where Initiative 1033 had previously been passing by just a handful of votes, and which we predicted was the most likely candidate to switch sides.

Is is something in the water? R-71, the gay partner benefits referendum, looks to be passing statewide , driven by the "yes" vote in 10 of Washington's 39 counties, all of them bordering the Salish Sea.

Election results are in. In Yakima City Council races, Maureen Adkison, Bill Lover and Micah Cawley have retained their council seats.

The city of Kittitas will receive $742,000 in federal stimulus money to improve its waste water treatment plant.

Here's a little something to whet the appetites of those anxiously awaiting election results tonight who are not otherwise engaged in get out the vote efforts .

Another hospital has come out against Initiative 1033. Earlier this week, the board of commissioners of Kittitas Valley Community Hospital passed a resolution in opposition to Tim Eyman's I-1033, saying it would threaten the hospital's financial viability and hurt its ability to provide quality health services.

An Ellensburg man was injured in a traffic crash early this morning on Interstate 90 two miles east of Snoqualmie Pass, authorities say.

Rain starting to fall across the region this morning should continue throughout the day, but forecasters are calling for relatively nice weather on Saturday into Sunday as the Inland Northwest enjoys a break between wet Pacific storm systems.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Yakima and Catholic Family & Child Service of the Tri Cities are receiving a $900,000 federal grant to change the child welfare system in Central and Eastern Washington.

The city of Union Gap recently received a $700,000 grant, which will be used to install water and sewer lines in phase four of the Valley Mall Boulevard expansion project.

The Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima and Kittitas Counties needs more volunteer mediators, including Spanish speakers.

Jay Manning, director of the Washington Department of Ecology, is leaving his post to become chief of staff for Gov.