Record Number of Positive COVID-19 Cases in One Day in Kittitas County
Kittitas County Public Health Department Receives Record Number of Positive COVID-19 Cases in One...
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Category: Breaking News
BRIDGE OUT IN ELK MEADOWS
A bridge on a private road serving a residential community near Cle Elum was destroyed in a non-injury truck accident today. The bridge on McElroy Road serving the Elk Meadows development was damaged today in a non-injury...
Read MoreTwo local fire districts take first step toward a Regional Fire Authority
CLE ELUM – Kittitas County Fire District-7 is working toward the creation of a Regional Fire Authority which officials say would “create a more effective and efficient emergency response system for our community.” Said Bill...
Read MoreTwo local fire districts take first step toward a Regional Fire Authority
CLE ELUM – Kittitas County Fire District-7 is working toward the creation of a Regional Fire Authority which officials say would “create a more effective and efficient emergency response system for our community.” Said Bill...
Read MoreVantage Homicide Suspect Found Deceased
KITTITAS – The suspect in the shooting that occurred yesterday at the Auvil Fruit Company was located near 6 am this morning, dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head north of Royal City. Around 6...
Read MoreCompany Vehicle Recovered; Shooting Suspect Remains At Large
KITTITAS – Efforts to track Ismael Garcia in Grant County were unsuccessful on Thursday night The suspect in a shooting homicide at the Auvil Fruit Company south of Vantage remains at large on Thursday night after efforts...
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Suspect Ismaeil Garcia Sought in Vantage Area Killing
Kittitas County, WA – 08/27/2020 – A suspect in a homicide at Auvil Fruit company fled the scene and is believed armed and dangerous. Shortly before 1 pm today, 8/27, an employee of the Auvil Fruit Company in the...
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Toppenish man found deceased after jumping from ‘Smiley Face Rock’ on Yakima River
Suspected Drowning Yakima River Kittitas County, WA – 08/04/2020 – Deputies respond to missing person in the Yakima River On 08/03/20 at approximately 2:00pm Kittitas County Sheriff deputies responded to a report of...
Read MoreTwo Drowning Incidents in Kittitas County
Kittitas County, WA – 07/23/2020 – Accidental drownings were reported Thursday afternoon in the Yakima River and Lake Cle Elum Yakima River incident Around 2:30 pm on Thursday, a group of rafters on the Yakima River...
Read MoreGovernor Inslee latest update on state’s COVID-19 efforts
Inslee announced plans to implement more restrictions on certain businesses, wedding ceremonies, funerals and fitness centers in Washington to continue to limit the spread of COVID-19. These new limitations do not apply to...
Read MoreKittitas County now has 5 deaths associated with the outbreak at our Long-Term Care Facilities
Kittitas County recognizes that every death associated with COVID-19 means that someone in our county has lost a loved one. We appreciate that what is happening is more than numbers on a data dashboard. We want every individual...
Read MoreDifficult News Continues – Four COVID Deaths in Kittitas County
After months of COVID-19, months of our daily lives changing in ways no one could imagine, months of sacrifices, we are seeing an increase in the struggles and pain in our county because of this pandemic. The people we know in...
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