Washington State just had its biggest wildfire season in history this past summer. Wildfires are a natural phenomenon, and they will continue to happen despite what some may hope. Fire, however, is important...

If Kittitas County gets very little snowpack this winter, the area could experience one of the worst droughts in recent years. Professor Carey Gazis of geochemistry and hydrogeology, Associate Professor...

Conservative climate denial still present in America Sondra Båtstrand at the University of Bergen in Norway conducted a study comparing the positions of conservative parties around the world on climate...

The Ellensburg City Council’s only contested race this year is between Fennelle Miller and Chris Herion. Miller has previously served on the council while Herion is a new name on the ballot. The Observer...

The young woman walked into her bathroom, sat on the toilet seat and pondered her next move. She reached into the medicine cabinet for a bottle of Tylenol PM, an over-the-counter pain reliever that most...

The last time Central Washington University updated its student code of conduct, Bill Gates was stepping down as CEO of Microsoft. It was the same year the Kingdome was demolished in Seattle. For the...

Despite the constant muttering of complaints from students about bad Wi-Fi, Greg Harvill, Central’s director of networks and operations, said that Central’s network is as good, if not better, than...

Universities across the country are seeing an increase in reports of on-campus sexual assault and rape, a trend Central isn’t immune to. In a 2010 survey, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported...