Have you ever wondered if your antivirus software is a resource hog?

This article by Fred Langa reports on a series of tests comparing six of the top AV programs head to head. The tests covered Microsoft Security more…

 
Kittitas County Commissioners don't like Small Wind Bill

Daily Record - January 26, 2012: Kittitas County officials are against small-wind bill. Kittitas County Commissioner Paul Jewell testified against a bill earlier this month in Olympia that more…

 
Browser Wars … Microsoft celebrates the death of IE6 as Google finds they have hired an out-of-control advertising firm

One expert calls Google revelation “Jaw Dropping” as search giant downgrades Chrome. 2012 could see changes in search engine popularity rankings. Microsoft’s IE6 has dropped below more…

 
Yakima company may have solution for a house that won't sell

YAKIMA — For sale, price reduced. They’re signs seen on many lawns in Central Washington, and signs that will likely sit there a while as the more…

 
Cle Elum paves way for City Heights

The Cle Elum City Council approved several actions at Tuesday’s meeting, including the annexation of 330 acres into the city, paving the way for the proposed more…

 
SLIDESHOW: Flooding Hits Streets Of Ellensburg

Ellensburg, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011:  Streets in Ellensburg flooded after an onslaught of rain on Saturday and Sunday. (Go here for slideshow) Source: kirotv.com, Tuesday, Nov. 8, more…

 
Utilities ask homeowners to help store excess energy to protect the grid.

At a wind farm near Ellensburg, Wash:  For decades, electric companies have swung into emergency mode when demand soars on blistering hot days, appealing to households more…

 
Kittitas County Commissioners unanimously shoot down a request to expand the area in the county where wind farms are allowed.

The denial followed several hours of testimony about whether to expand the existing wind-farm zone by more than 57-hundred acres. Commissoners say the expansion isn’t necessary more…

 
Washington Supreme Court Restricts Water Rights - Decision May Impede Development in Rural Counties

Another look and up-date of water issues in Cle Elum and Upper Kittitas County…  A recent Washington Supreme opinion will make it more difficult for rural more…

 
Court upholds halt on three-acre zoning in Kittitas County

Kittitas County government, as of Aug. 23, can’t accept any new rural development projects using three-acre zoning until it fixes its land-use rules. That’s the effect more…