Kittitas News

Greater Columbia Behavioral Health's member counties moved toward a tentative compromise Thursday that would rest budgetary decision making in the hands of elected officials.

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

WindWorks! Northwest, a regional organization that advocates for wind power development, announced the release of its short documentary film, a oeChasing a Legacy: The Story of Wind Power in Kittitas County.a The film features residents of rural Kittitas County, Washington, making the case for bringing wind farms to their community.

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

Two Kent residents were transported to Kittitas Valley Hospital this morning after their SUV rolled into a ditch during a near-collision with a bicycle, according to the Washington State Patrol.

A 51-year-old Idaho woman was rescued Tuesday afternoon after falling and breaking her leg during a hike near Umtanum Falls, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office.

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.

Workers are breaking ground on what will soon be a large tourist attraction in Ellensburg.

A Kittitas High School band gets ready for a concert to help a classmate who recently lost her mom.

The Rev. Jos Herrera is still getting used to his new title. Friends and family members who once called him by his nickname "Gordo" -- Spanish for "fat" -- are now calling him "Father." It still feels a bit strange.

NACHES, Wash. -- U.S. Forest Service workers are keeping watch on the Naches Ranger District after 85 lightning strikes were detected in the Yakima-Kittitas area during Thursday evening's storms.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- A 62-year-old Ellensburg man remains hospitalized this morning after a rollover accident near Ellensburg.

Ballots are being excepted for the 2009 Best of Kittitas awards. This annual competition promotes local businesses.

Of all the places this mustached cowboy could pick to settle, Doug MacArthur chose to come home.

I entered into a conversation over the Memorial Day weekend with Lenore Fries. I'll share with you what I told her about Ellensburg, Wash.

A teenager dies when a drunk driver flips his truck in a culvert. Police say 26 year old Nicholas Elliot of Kittitas was speeding down Rue Road in Coleman canyon, just north of Ellensburg.

A 19-year-old Kittitas man and a 45-year-old Sunnyside man died in separate weekend crashes, bringing to three the number of traffic deaths in the region since Friday night, authorities said.

State health officials say there are now 574 confirmed swine flu cases in Washington, including the first cases in Kittitas and Jefferson counties.

Ceremonies honoring those who have died in military service will be happening across the Yakima Valley this weekend.