Rikki King
Former World staff writer
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Killing stalls religious programs at Monroe prison
MONROE — They see it as shining light in a dark place. Every year, hundreds of volunteers go behind bars at the Monroe Correctional Complex to bring hope and faith to inmates.
Fire near gun club in East Wenatchee
EAST WENATCHEE — Firefighters expected to contain a large brush fire on Badger Mountain by the middle of this afternoon. The fire never threatened any structures and burned only grassland, said Doug Miller, fire marshal for Douglas County Fire District 2. He did not have an estimate of acreage burned.
Venom nickname: Meant to intimidate
WENATCHEE — Last year, shortly after the moniker became known, opinions were aplenty about Wenatchee’s indoor football team’s choice of Venom as a nickname. “The name’s kind of different, like from a snake,” said Wenatchee’s Paul Turping, striking out with his hand to imitate a viper.
Cartoonist's stories live on Web and in books
‘Wandering Ones' is post-apocalyptic adventure set in North Central Washington
Bash for Africa
Teens do charity for schoolwork’s sake
LEAVENWORTH — Tessa Morris and Autumn Nash, both 17, could have picked an easy-peasy senior project. But for two aspiring humanitarians, a summer bash to help African orphans seemed more fitting.