A deer, part of a herd of a dozen, munches on brush near a house above Skyline Drive in Wenatchee Tuesday.

WENATCHEE — The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will begin its multi-lane roundabout project on April 3 at the intersection of Highway 2/97 and Easy Street.

In 1915, the state of Washington answered the call of the Good Roads Association for better roads. The state began the work of turning Pine Canyon Road into a route better suited to automobile traffic. Using the labor of honor prisoners, the new road bed now curved its way down to the existi…

WENATCHEE — When the wind picks up and it becomes a blustery day — that’s when Miketo Zook, Wenatchee, heads outside.

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WSU Master Gardener Skip Johnson places leaves into a wheelbarrow as he prepares a lawn for spring fertilizer near the Master Gardeners Continuing Education Garden along Western Ave. Saturday in Wenatchee.

PLAIN — Authorities were investigating a homicide earlier this week, after a man was discovered dead Friday in Plain, the Chelan County Sheriff's Office announced Monday.

WATERVILLE — Court officials on March 14 entered not guilty pleas on behalf of a Badger Mountain murder suspect after he refused to answer questions in what was his fifth arraignment hearing.

MALAGA — Microsoft Corporation filed permits in Chelan County for three buildings in Malaga, another move for the tech giant’s future.

WATERVILLE — A Douglas County Superior Court judge on Monday sentenced an East Wenatchee financial advisor who police say defrauded former clients to eight years in prison — nearly triple the length agreed upon in a plea agreement.

WENATCHEE — The Columbia River Drug Task Force is hosting an online auction for stolen items recovered last year.

WENATCHEE — RiverCom 911 has its sights to settle in the Confluence Technology Center next year, after its administrative board on Wednesday approved negotiating a lease agreement with the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority.

Roads on the Waterville Plateau provided physical, political, and financial obstacles of monumental proportions. All of the stakeholders needed to come to an agreement on the who, what, when, where, and how of road building early in the 20th century. Few improved roads existed, and county co…

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EAST WENATCHEE — Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority is taking dual paths to receive federal funding available in 2024 for its General Aviation Terminal Building remodel after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently rejected its airport terminal grant application for $3 million…

EAST WENATCHEE — Highway 2/97 in Douglas County was recently renamed to World War II Veterans Memorial Highway in honor of World War II veterans.

EAST WENATCHEE — Frito-Lay is moving one step closer toward a permanent facility, a roughly 6,500-square-foot building, in the Pangborn Airport Business Park in East Wenatchee.

Up in the air but below the snowline, Kyle Knott with Beckstead Electric replaces one of 88 light bulbs on Monday at Walla Walla Point Park.

WATERVILLE — A Badger Mountain murder suspect has been determined competent to stand trial after undergoing a mental health evaluation.

WATERVILLE — The parents of an Eastmont School District student are suing the district for allegedly discriminating against their son on the basis of his disability.

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In 1928, our end of Highway 2 was drawn up to hug the northern border of the United States from Everett, Washington, to St. Ignace, Michigan. The design picked up existing highways designed by state governments, and with improvement, turned them into a national cross country highway system. …

WATERVILLE — Waterville Town Council members recently approved paying more to pool and city employees.

EAST WENATCHEE — Joseph Hunter knows first-hand the benefit a support network can have on someone with a drug addiction.

WENATCHEE — The regional emergency dispatch center, RiverCom 911, is looking to relocate by building a new facility.

WATERVILLE — A Waterville Town Council member who authorities suspect fled from a deputy and then lied during an investigation has pleaded guilty to two gross misdemeanors.

Until 1909 the only way for anyone up or down the Columbia River or to cross to the other side required boarding a ferry.