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A Kittitas County woman was jailed after allegedly driving recklessly while intoxicated and attempting to elude police on Monday night. Court documents indicate a driver on Interstate-82 witnessed 23-year-old Kelli R. Bighorn of Ellensburg swerving and tailgating vehicles in dense fog before striking a guardrail at the Interstate-90 interchange...

Ellensburg school district under pressure to hire Latinx liaison and racial equity consultant per U.S. Justice Department agreement.

An Ellensburg man is facing criminal charges after allegedly making threats to kill staff members at Kittitas Valley Hospital earlier this month. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 27-year-old Brett Nicholas Darling was arrested on Dec. 12 after admitting himself at the hospital's emergency ward for mental health issues...

Local man, 42, sentenced to 29 months in prison for stealing debit card, embarking on spending spree. Pleaded guilty to identity theft and theft charges.

Two people have injuries following a single-vehicle accident in Kittitas County on Christmas Day. The Washington State Patrol says it happened at around 7:45 p.m. on State Route 821 about 12 miles south of Ellensburg, when a pickup truck driven by 54-year-old Robert D...

A British Columbia man has injuries after police say he was struck by a car in Kittitas County on Sunday evening. The Washington State Patrol says it happened at around 6:15 p.m. on Interstate-82 about eight miles east of Ellensburg when 37-year-old Josefina Martinez-Chavez swerved to miss a traffic collision and went off the roadway where she struck 39-year-old Nirmal Singh...

A Florida man is facing possible theft charges after allegedly swindling a Kittitas County man out of $33,000 in precious coins. Prosecutors say the owner of New York-based Wall Street Metals, 64-year-old Phopinder Pannu of Jensen Beach, posed as a man named "John Harris" and asked the victim to ship 900 silver coins to Delaware Depository where they would be safely held before being sol

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The trial of an 18-year-old man accused of killing an employee at an Ellensburg fast food restaurant earlier this year has been delayed. Prosecutors say Benny Castizo shot and killed 21-year-old Christian Guthrie at a Jack In The Box in the 100 block of West University Way on March 15...

Crews have nearly corralled a wildfire burning 11 miles north of Ellensburg. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says the fire sparked late last week in Currier Creek Canyon where it's burned approximately 160 acres. The blaze prompted Level 2 evacuation notices for numerous homes on West Sun East Road late Saturday, which have since been downgraded to Level 1 status...