Twisp News

The Camel's Hump Fire burning 20 miles west of Twisp grew to 50 acres Wednesday, but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading south into heavy timber, a fire spokesman said this morning.

The Camel's Hump Fire burning 20 miles west of Twisp grew to 50 acres Wednesday, but firefighters kept the blaze from spreading south into heavy timber, a fire spokesman said this morning.

TWISP &#8212 A wildfire burning in the War Creek drainage west of Twisp has forced closure of a popular trail as firefighters work to contain the blaze.

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking a minimum bid of $1 million for six acres and 17 buildings that were once the Twisp Ranger Station, and will begin its online auction Aug.

TWISP &#8212 Two people suffered head and other injuries when they were ejected from a car after it rolled over on Highway 153, about 8 miles south of Twisp on Wednesday night.

Terry Hunt of Twisp is producing an hourlong film about Methow Valley farming, editing it in his garage studio.

Winthrop musician Dov Ashford, who was seriously injured in a mid-June car crash, will be the beneficiary of an evening of music, dinner and a raffle starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Twisp River Pub.

TWISP &#8212 A former chair of the sociology department at the University of Montana and his wife were injured when the motorcycle they were riding struck a deer Sunday about one mile south of Twisp on Highway ...

OKANOGAN &#8212 Firefighters on Wednesday knocked down a wildfire that spread to 1,500 acres north of Okanogan on Tuesday night, but another lightning-caused blaze south of town has grown.

Wildfire ground battles continue in several parts of Washington, with the most intense fire in the north-central part of the state.

Two people from Lolo, Mont., were injured when their motorcycle struck a deer June 29 a mile south of Twisp on Highway 20.

Tressa Brown checks out a beetle her son, Elias, found in their home, interrupting a game of pingpong the boys were playing on a table that also doubles as their dining room table.

One or more packs of gray wolves may be living in north-central Washington's Methow Valley, which would make them the first resident population of the endangered species in Washington state since before 1930, a ...

Suellen White makes no pretense. This Saturday, when she helps award diplomas to the eight members of Easton High School's Class of 2008, will be an emotional one.

TWISP &#8212 Authorities say an Oak Harbor woman led state and county police on a high-speed chase over the Loup Loup Pass from Okanogan to Twisp before crashing in someone's yard Monday evening.

TWISP, WA : may 21st: and change it i did. the ferry in port townsend did not run as hoped because of the high wind and rough seas.

Authorities say a New Hampshire State prison inmate serving time for forgery has walked away from a housing unit.

CARLTON &#8212 The state Department of Transportation will use a crane to remove logs and debris backed against piers on the Highway 153 bridge over the Methow River at Carlton, closing the highway most of ...

Okanogan County prepares for expected high water Okanogan County Commissioners have declared a county-wide emergency for the current and projected river flooding situation, according to Okanogan County sheriff ...

The Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Program has opened on the Columbia and Snake rivers in an effort to cut the number of the predatory fish.