Chris Hansen

A transient has been jailed in Kittitas County after allegedly threatening to shoot a woman near Ellensburg. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports the incident occurred while the woman was walking her dog near South Canyon Road last Thursday, April 10...

Although earthquakes happen all over the world there are definitely some places which have a greater frequency of considerable seismic activity than others, and Washington State is certainly one of them. Despite not being rocked nearly as much as its Pacific Coast sister in statehood, California, or other hotspots for big temblors around the globe like Japan, China or Iran, the Evergreen State has

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Crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) are nearly four weeks into their efforts to reopen the North Cascades Highway for the season. The 37-mile stretch of State Route 20, which includes Rainy and Washington Passes, closes annually during the winter months from the Ross Dam Trailhead to Silver Star due to heavy snow and persistent avalanche risks...

A man who broke into an Ellensburg home while armed with two large knives last summer has been sentenced to over five years in prison. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports the 68-month sentence was handed down to 53-year-old Kenneth Shoptaw by Judge Chris Herion in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner testified at a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security & Enforcement on Wednesday. During the proceedings, which were dubbed "Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Magnet for Migrants, Cover for Criminals," Wagner strongly criticized sanctuary policies, and underscored the roadblocks he claims they create for his and other la

A woman and a small child have injuries following a two-vehicle accident near Ephrata this morning. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says it happened at around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Dodson Road North and Road 3 Northwest when 38-year-old Amber Arechiga of Ephrata crashed into the rear end of a service truck driven by 23-year-old Tyson Seidensticker of Cashmere...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office has announced the addition of one of its deputies to the East Cascade SWAT Team's Crisis Negotiation Team. In a Wednesday statement, Sheriff's officials said Deputy Zachary Brunner has been selected to be a part of the specialized unit that gathers intelligence and directly negotiates with subjects who are in crisis to bring high-risk situations to peaceful resol

A man has injuries and a dog is dead after police say the animal attacked him at a residence in East Wenatchee on Tuesday night. The East Wenatchee Police Department says officers were dispatched to a home in the 800 block of Garden Plaza at around 8 p...

A man wanted on burglary charges is in police custody after he was found hiding inside an assisted living facility in Grant County. The Quincy Police Department says officers were actively searching for 33-year-old Joshua D. Avalos at around 2:15 p...