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A Kittitas County man is behind bars after police say he broke into a home in Cle Elum and stole ammunition from a gun safe last week.

A kidnapping suspect from Snohomish County was located and arrested by police in Kittitas County late Friday (Nov. 14).

WSDOT will demolish the I-90 overpass near Cle Elum after an oversized load strike caused severe damage. Governor Bob Ferguson has declared an emergency in Kittitas County.

A portion of the westbound lanes of Interstate-90 (I-90) near Cle Elum have been closed after an overpass was heavily damaged late Tuesday.

Two people have injuries following a two-vehicle accident in Kittitas County early Tuesday.

Updated mapping shows the Labor Mountain Fire near Cle Elum at over 3,000 acres. Cooler weather aids firefighters, with no evacuations in place.

After six months of negotiations with a land developer who was awarded a $26 million arbitration judgement, the City of Cle Elum has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

A Wenatchee man is facing theft and forgery charges in Kittitas County after police say he cashed several fake checks at bank in Cle Elum. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 53-year-old Cary Martin Stock pled not guilty to two counts of forgery and one count of second-degree theft at an arraignment hearing in Kittitas County Superior Court on June 12...

Cle Elum police arrested a Renton man Monday night at a hotel after he allegedly pulled wiring out of the walls of his room and melted a TV box in a microwave. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 63-year-old Michael Rengstorff also allegedly assaulted officers sent to the Stewart Lodge in response to a 911 hang-up call...

A Pierce County woman is facing charges of theft, identity theft and forgery for allegedly using a stolen driver's license and bank card to withdraw $5,000 from a bank in Cle Elum last fall. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports 40-year-old Rachel Catharine Leggett of Tacoma was expected to be arraigned in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...