The small town of Cle Elum, Washington is one step closer to declaring bankruptcy after a special meeting and vote by its ...

City officials are hoping the bankruptcy process would give the city more control over payment of a $22 million judgment it ...

Cle Elum will pursue Chapter 9 bankruptcy in the wake of $22 million court judgment against it over the City Heights development.

The small town of Cle Elum, Washington is one step closer to declaring bankruptcy after a special meeting and vote by its city council Tuesday night concerning how to manage a recent judgment ...

"We have the judgment, but it's not something we can pay," Cle Elum Mayor Matthew Lundh said in an interview last week.

CLE ELUM, Kittitas County — Declaring bankruptcy is almost unheard of for cities in Washington. But leaders in Cle Elum are considering the drastic step amid a long-running dispute with a ...