EAST WENATCHEE — Douglas County PUD commissioners on Monday approved power rate increases targeting data centers and cryptocurrency miners, ending the eight-month moratorium on new contracts in the two industries.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A Sumner man accused of stabbing a 21-year-old man who kissed his mother pleaded guilty to assault Monday.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — A Chelan County Superior Court judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a 70-year-old woman accused of killing her 96-year-old mother.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — The Transportation Security Administration last week began offering PreCheck services at Pangborn Memorial Airport.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court gave the go-ahead on Monday for one of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, allowing his administration to implement a rule denying legal permanent residency to certain immigrants deemed likely to require government assistance in the future.
OSWIECIM, Poland — It was 3 p.m. on Jan. 27, 1945, when the 322nd Rifle Division of the Soviet army entered Auschwitz, unaware of the inhumanity at the concentration camp where Nazis had killed more than 1.1 million people, the vast majority of them Jews.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans' loyalty to President Donald Trump could face its starkest test yet this week after John Bolton, the former national security adviser, reportedly wrote that Trump told Bolton he had blocked U.S. military aid to Ukraine in an effort to get Ukraine to inve…
SHANGHAI, China — President Donald Trump offered China whatever help it needed on Monday to control a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 81 people, stranded tens of millions during the biggest holiday of the year and rattled global markets.
NCW — Chelan County PUD has reported power outages Sunday in the Peshastin and Chelan areas.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
SEATTLE — For many, it seems like a betrayal.
SEATTLE — Swedish Medical Center, preparing for a Tuesday strike of 7,800 registered nurses, nursing assistants and technical and service caregivers, has rescheduled all elective surgeries, patient classes and some other procedures for much of this week.
OLYMPIA — People who don't spend much time in legislative hearings — which is to say the lucky souls who comprise the vast majority of the populace — might be surprised to know the state is apparently awash with constitutional scholars.
SPOKANE — Two range riders who were supposed to be protecting cattle in Ferry County in 2018 were more than 100 miles away in Spokane, shopping and spending time at the Davenport Hotel, according to a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife investigation that has since been referred to a …
PASCO — Plans to create a home for young survivors of sex trafficking are drawing resistance from its future neighbors.
The 16th annual Wally Peterson Memorial Snowmobile Drag Race took place Saturday in Manson. About 50 racers from the Pacific Northwest raced through the day next to the Mill Bay Casino. The race was put on by the Lake Chelan Snowmobile Club. For a short video of the races, see The Wenatchee World Facebook page.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
About 50 people dove into a chilly fundraiser for “Lake Chelan Swim," a local non-profit organization aiming to raise money and awareness for swimming lessons on Lake Chelan — when the water is a lot warmer.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
SEATTLE — A new virus has health experts puzzled over precisely how it got started and how easily it’s spread. It has infected more than 1,200 people and killed 41 since being discovered last month in Wuhan, China. And it recently showed up in Snohomish County, the first of five cases in the…
MANSON — A firefighter rescued a dog from a frigid lake Friday after the dog and its owner fell through the ice.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Churches will not be exempt from noise restrictions included in an ordinance the City Council voted to extend Thursday.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
PESHASTIN — A longtime U.S. Forest Service employee and volunteer firefighter died Thursday after snow slid from her roof and buried her.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
ROCK ISLAND — A bus caught fire Friday while traveling along Highway 28 near Rock Island Dam.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed two North Central Washington leaders to the state Recreation and Conservation Funding Board.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
ORONDO — A semi-truck crashed through a guardrail on Highway 97 early Thursday and overturned down an embankment.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Updated, 1:45 p.m. Friday: WENATCHEE — In an attempt to evade police, an assault suspect on Friday briefly went into the Columbia River before surrendering.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
Children in the Cashmere Lil' Pups Cheer Camp perform during halftime of the high school boys game Thursday night in the school's gymnasium.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
CHICAGO — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday confirmed a second U.S. case of the new coronavirus from China in a Chicago woman, and said as many as 63 potential cases were being investigated as the sometimes deadly illness continues to spread around the globe.
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador faces growing criticism he is doing President Donald Trump’s bidding after erecting a “wall” of security forces who clashed with Central American migrants near the Guatemala border this week.
I had two goals on my recent trip to Southern Italy.
Influenza is affecting many people in North Central Washington this year and the number of infections over the last three weeks has really increased. So, what is influenza, what are the usual symptoms, what symptoms separate it from other infections, how long does it last, when should you se…
OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers made national headlines when they promised to use a new business tax to make tuition at public colleges significantly more affordable — or free — for students across the state, starting in the 2020-21 school year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As census efforts ramp up this spring, outreach organizations fear that Trump administration officials may try to deport the immigrant communities they need to count.
SEATTLE — Ocean acidification is damaging the shells of young Dungeness crab in the Northwest, an impact that scientists did not expect until much later this century, according to new research.
Update, noon Friday: The 71-year-old pedestrian remains at Central Washington Hospital in stable condition, according to Wenatchee Police Capt. Brian Chance.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A woman was attacked by four dogs around noon Thursday and suffered severe injuries to her hand and ear, the Wenatchee Valley Humane Society said.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — We’re not as bad as you think. Not everyone who lives on the street is a criminal, said Ty, homeless for three years.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
CASHMERE — Cashmere has a brand new 35-year-old high school.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee School District bus drivers, whose contract expired Sept. 1, are hosting a sign-waving rally Friday at the corner of Orondo and Chelan avenues to bring attention to negotiations.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Hale Park’s off-leash dog park will be closed Monday through Friday next week for fence maintenance and repairs.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
JERUSALEM — President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his election rival Benny Gantz to Washington next week to discuss the White House Middle East peace plan, Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration finalized a rule on Thursday to pare back the types of waterways protected from pollution under federal law, easing burdens on industries like agriculture and mining but angering environmental groups.
SEATTLE — Amazon is one of the initial members of a new industry group set up to help companies electrify their vehicle fleets and support policies that enable electrification.
WENATCHEE — The city of Wenatchee has hired Laura Merrill as executive services director.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
This week: Celebrate the unexpected, take a look at your attitude and expectations. It’s time to lighten things up. Laugh, cry, ooh, aaah, and laugh some more.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
Autumn Doucet’s weekly chores growing up — as the only girl in her family — included dusting her mother’s carved wooden bed frame.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter