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A Central Washington University van carrying six passengers drove off the road at the Rest Haven Road overpass on Sunday night just north of Yakima, Wash. The Washington State Patrol said the driver got lost returning to Ellensburg and missed the freeway overpass turn, resulting in the van striking the guardrail...

ELLENSBURG, Wash.  Poor air quality in the Kittitas Valley has prompted the Central Washington University athletic department to move its home football game against Humboldt State University this Saturday, September 29, from the CWU campus to Bothell, Washington...

Ellensburg-(AP) A park in downtown Ellensburg will be dedicated Saturday in memory of Washoe, the first chimpanzee to communicate with American Sign Language. Washoe came to Central Washington University in 1980 with Professors Roger and Debbie Fouts who researched communication with chimpanzees...

ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Central Washington University says thick smoke from wildfires has prompted it to move Saturday's home football game against Azusa Pacific University from the CWU campus in Ellensburg, Wash., to a stadium in a Seattle suburb...

The Washington Cattlemen's Association, in conjunction with Kittitas County Cattlewomen and Washington Beef Commission, will provide free beef tri-tip sandwiches and bottled water to those attending tonight's Ellensburg community briefing at Central Washington University on the Taylor Bridge wildfire...

Gov. Chris Gregoire has appointed Central Washington University senior Lindsey Sires, from Union Gap, to a position on the university’s board of trustees for the 2012-13 academic year. She becomes the 15th student selected to serve on CWU’s governing board...

The investigation continues  into Sunday's fire at Heritage University. Groups across the Yakima valley are stepping up to help the school after last Sunday's big fire at Petrie hall. Both Wapato and Toppenish school districts have offered to provide food...

The Central Washington University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets recently took first place among all ROTC units at the prestigious Sandhurst Competition. They will be honored for that achievement by the Seattle Mariners before the team’s June 12 game at Safeco Field...

Central Washington University’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Ranger team finished 13th overall at the 46th Annual Sandhurst Competition at West Point April 20, and 21. This marks the highest finish ever for an ROTC team in the history of the competition...

For the first time since 2009, the state legislative session concluded without cutting Central Washington University’s operating budget. Early Wednesday, April 11, state lawmakers approved a supplemental operating budget (HB 2127) for the 2011-13 biennium...