Kittitas County Sheriff's Office

Two Chinese nationals are in jail after police say they posed as FBI agents and conned a Kittitas County couple out of a large amount of money. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says it began on Nov. 15 when the couple received a phone call from a woman who claimed to be a federal agent in possession of evidence that the couple had been involved in cybercrimes...

A Yakima man is behind bars following a lengthy pursuit that covered over 70 miles in two Central Washington counties. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says it began at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Yakima County near Union Gap, when a Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper pulled over a sedan driven by 22-year-old Misael Altamirano-Rabadan for suspicion of driving under the influence.

A Kittitas County woman is behind bars after police say she brandished a firearm in public on Wednesday morning. The Ellensburg Police Department says officers responded to reports of a woman who was waving a handgun from the window of an SUV in the 400 block of North Main Street in Ellensburg at around 9:15 a...

Authorities are still searching for a King County man who they say went missing in Kittitas County two weeks ago. Inspector Christopher Whitsett with the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says 88-year-old William "Charlie" Martin of Redmond was last seen by his family on Sept...

Crews have nearly corralled a wildfire burning 11 miles north of Ellensburg. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says the fire sparked late last week in Currier Creek Canyon where it's burned approximately 160 acres. The blaze prompted Level 2 evacuation notices for numerous homes on West Sun East Road late Saturday, which have since been downgraded to Level 1 status...

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Authorities are continuing their search for a King County man who is believed to have gone missing in Kittitas County last week. Eighty-eight-year-old William "Charlie" Martin" of Redmond was last seen by his family on Sept. 24 prior to him unexpectedly departing his home...

A New Jersey man who was arrested earlier this month for attempting to assault police during a four-hour standoff near Easton has pled not guilty. Forty-five-year-old Neil Hwan Harrison entered the plea in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

A father and his young daughter are safe after being rescued near Tuck Lake in Kittitas County on Friday. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says 36-year-old Jeffery Wulf of Olympia and his 11-year-old daughter began hiking from Deception Pass at around noon during the hottest part of the day...

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is warning about an internet scam that's been seeing growth in recent weeks. Detectives say the ruse involves the scammer posting to social media sites about a missing child or relative and asking for users to assist by sharing the post in order to spread the word...