News Staff WENATCHEE – Highway 97A was closed for about four hours Saturday night north of Wenatchee after a DUI-related collision left two people injured. Juan M. Orrosco Sanchez, 36, reportedly crossed the centerline and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle, driven by a 63-year-old Renton man, according to the Washington State Patrol. Both drivers were hospitalized. … Read more
ELLENSBURG – The Cow Canyon Fire continues to burn southwest of Ellensburg. While areas inside the fire perimeter continued to burn on Saturday, fire officials say fire activity overall decreased. Additional resources also arrived on Saturday to help with mop-up operations. Level 2 and 3 evacuations remain in both Yakima and Kittitas counties. Incident command … Read more
On Thursday, the state’s department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced its intention to release hundreds of northern leopard frogs, deemed endangered, at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Grant County this August. WDFW collected northern leopard frog eggs this spring and transported them to the Oregon Zoo and Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Now, the … Read more
ELLENSBURG – Evacuations will remain overnight for the Cow Canyon Fire southwest of Ellensburg. Level 3 evacuations are in place in both Yakima and Kittitas counties. The fire, which started Wednesday afternoon at the Barbecue Flats Campground near Selah, has burned about 5,600 acres. Structures in the area of North Wenas are being assessed for … Read more
LIND – Residents who were fortunate enough to avert disaster inflicted by a 2,500-acre brush fire south of Lind were allowed to return home Thursday night. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Thursday night, Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner reported that the fire was contained. The fire, which was initially reported three miles south of Lind exploded … Read more
MOSES LAKE – A Moses Lake man who assaulted his girlfriend’s 9-week-old baby just before Christmas has been sentenced. A judge ordered, Donovan Cantu, 21, to 41 months behind bars for the incident in which the baby Cantu was caring for had to be rushed to the hospital on Dec. 17, where it was determined … Read more
EPHRATA – Between 100 to 200 acres burned during an early Tuesday morning brush fire just south of Ephrata. Grant County Fire Districts 13 and 5 and Ephrata firefighters found the wildfire south of state Route 17 and state Route 262 and said the glow of the fire was visible from Moses Lake. It took … Read more
UPDATE (8:15 p.m.) – All evacuation notices have been lifted for the town of Vantage. The Level 2 evacuations expired last night [8 p.m.], according the update from the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office. The Vantage Highway remains closed except for local traffic. Crews are working to replace dozens of damaged power poles along the highway. … Read more
SEATTLE – The Seahawks are without head coach Pete Carroll after he tested positive for COVID-19. Carroll tested positive on Sunday. The Seahawks say Carroll is fully vaccinated and is experiencing mild symptoms. Carroll is isolating at home and will participate in team meetings virtually until he is able to return to the facility. -0-
A 50-acre fire was reported Monday afternoon just east of the Potholes Reservoir. According to fire officials, the blaze in the Lind Coulee area was initially reported as a 50-acre fire at around 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The blaze was burning grass and brush just north of SR 262. The cause of the fire is … Read more