Ellensburg
Drunks may have to cover Ellensburg ambulance call fees
ELLENSBURG -- About half the 911 calls for an ambulance for an alcohol or drug overdose in the Ellensburg area result in no one going to a hospital. And Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue doesn't get paid.
Date: 03/06/2013 | Northwest
Jail for assaulting 2 disabled women in Ellensburg
ELLENSBURG -- An Ellensburg man accused of sexually assaulting two disabled women pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault with sexual motivation.Daniel Soules, 52, was sentenced Jan. 19 to 90 days in jail.The Daily Record reports he'll have to register as a sex offender.
Date: 02/01/2013 | Northwest
Missing Ronald man found dead in snow
ELLENSBURG -- The Kittitas County sheriff's office says a couple out for a walk Tuesday found a 76-year-old Ronald man who apparently had walked away from his home the night before.
Date: 01/23/2013 | Northwest
Kittitas County woman hospitalized with meningitis
ELLENSBURG -- The Kittitas County public health doctor has prescribed antibiotics for people who had contact with a woman with bacterial meningitis.The woman was hospitalized Sunday with the disease.
Date: 01/23/2013 | Northwest
Boy, 10, dies in I-90 crash near Ellensburg
ELLENSBURG -- The Washington State Patrol says a 10-year-old Kittitas boy died in a crash on I-90 near Ellensburg.The Yakima Herald-Republic reported that the boy was a passenger in a car that left the road Wednesday afternoon and rolled.
Date: 10/12/2012 | Northwest
Ellensburg park honors first sign-language chimp
ELLENSBURG -- A park in downtown Ellensburg will be dedicated Saturday in memory of Washoe, the first chimpanzee to communicate with American Sign Language.
Date: 09/20/2012 | Northwest
Kittitas County deputies pull 13,000 pot plants
Associated PressELLENSBURG -- The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says deputies busted a marijuana-growing operation Tuesday in Manastash Canyon and hauled out more than 13,000 plants.Deputies also found camping gear, but no suspects.
Date: 08/29/2012 | Northwest
Kittitas Co. opens help center for fire victims
ELLENSBURG -- Kittitas County has opened a one-stop help center for victims of the Taylor Bridge Fire at Central Washington University.
Date: 08/23/2012 | Northwest
Suspect in 5 Ellensburg arsons in custody
ELLENSBURG -- A suspect in five Ellensburg arsons is in custody.Police arrested 20-year-old Zachary Tyler Vantuyl of Ellensburg Tuesday night and booked him into jail for investigation of arson.
Date: 06/28/2012 | Northwest
More of man's remains found near Lake Keechelus
ELLENSBURG -- Kittitas County searchers have found more human remains as snow melts near Lake Keechelus, on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass, and they believe the remains are from a man.
Date: 06/14/2012 | Northwest
Human remains found near Lake Keechelus
ELLENSBURG -- Kittitas County Search and Rescue is helping sheriff's deputies search for more human remains this week near Lake Keechelus, on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass.
Date: 06/12/2012 | Northwest

