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WENATCHEE — A mental health crisis center lauded by Gov. Jay Inslee as a statewide model for providing mental health care laid off 10 of its medical staff last week.

Reporter Tony Buhr spent eight months interviewing county officials and discussing the problems at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center. He also toured the jail twice, once in October, 2018 and again in May, 2019. These three articles are the result of that effort.

LEAVENWORTH — There’s a peanut butter and jelly sandwich that Gregory Lebovitz will likely never forget, even though he doesn’t remember how it tasted.

WENATCHEE — Maria del Carmen López Sanchez doesn’t have time to worry about the Trump administration's proposed immigration changes that could affect her family.

WENATCHEE — Investigation documents into the 2017 fatal shooting of Matthew Folden by a Wenatchee police officer align with what investigators have said about the shooting and the events that preceded it, but they also reveal that key evidence was mishandled at the scene.

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