A federal judge on Friday issued a summary judgment in favor of Washington state against two gold mining companies over years of water pollution stemming from the Buckhorn Mountain gold mine in Okanogan County.
Okanogan County Emergency Management issued a level 3 evacuation notice Thursday morning for residents living near the Crescent Mountain Fire, burning west of Twisp.The fire has moved into Scaffold Creek, just south of W. Buttermilk Creek Rd. People living on…
