It’s double feature night in the Wenatchee River Institute’s Red Barn, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 20.
Confluence Gallery & Art Center is opening two new exhibits Nov. 23, one that’s fun and fanciful and the other that is as down to earth as they come.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — There are 76 children in this fall’s Stage Kids Washington musical — along with “76 Trombones.”
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NCW — Broadcaster and historian Feliks Banel explores Washington state’s darkest weather days and most infamous storms in “Storm Warning: Historic Weather in the Evergreen State” next month at several local libraries.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The annual Write on the River Writers Competition is back, inviting submissions of 1,000-word pieces of fiction or nonfiction, short form or excerpts from longer work, on any theme or topic from writers from the eastern part of the state.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — East Wenatchee’s Wings ‘n Wishes Christmas Tree Lighting celebration starts at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at East Wenatchee City Hall, 271 9th St.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Rev. Dallas Stringer will be signing copies of his new book “Isn’t That the Man Who?” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Encouraging Words, 529 S. Wenatchee Ave. The book talks about overcoming labels.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
CASHMERE — The Chelan County Fair is looking for a theme for the 2020 fair, reaching out to its Facebook followers for ideas. The deadline is Thursday. The winner will be announced Friday and receive a family pass and two carnival wristbands. Send ideas via Facebook or call the fair office a…
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
CHELAN — The Ruby Theatre, 135 E. Woodin Ave., is offering free Saturday matinees of holiday movies from Nov. 30 through Dec. 21, sponsored by local businesses including Bear Foods, Riverwalk Books, Apple Cup Cafe and The Culinary Apple.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Music Theatre of Wenatchee designers and costumers Sheryl Sutherland and Connie Morris are on tour with the Moscow Ballet Premier Dancers.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Construction of a new Wenatchee fire station is underway.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
NCW — With a little over 1,000 ballots left to count in Chelan and Douglas counties, the outcomes of the Nov. 5 election are looking the same.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
CASHMERE — Authorities are seeking help identifying suspects involved in a string of vehicle prowls in Cashmere.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Agencies will be closing a section of trail in the Horan Natural Area early to protect a yearling moose that has become a frequent visitor.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — WSU Extension is offering a food-prep training next month for workers in the food service industry.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest needs to keep its promises, manage its budget and consolidate resources, says Kirstin Bail, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest supervisor.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee School Board has an unexpected vacancy to fill.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
A great blue heron flies out of a tree near Meadow Lake in Malaga on Tuesday.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
Connor Hastings, 8, hits the ground to avoid his drone being flown by his father Justin at Lincoln Park in Wenatchee on Tuesday. Justin said his son started flying his new drone a month ago. "We like to chase each other around with it," he added. Rocky the family dog joined them at the park which is near their home.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — Chelan County’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee has awarded $394,100 to organizations for the 2020 year.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
TRINIDAD — Highway 28 was partially blocked for a half hour Tuesday after a pickup and a semi-truck hit a deer.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
CHELAN — Lake Chelan School District voters are invited to a Nov. 20 meeting to learn more about two replacement tax levies expected to be put on the Feb. 13 special election ballot.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
ATLANTA — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was out of surgery Tuesday morning after undergoing a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain from a subdural hematoma.
SEATTLE — Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods two years ago rocked the food industry. Now the company is making what could become a much more effective play for a trillion-dollar chunk of the economy with a new grocery store set to open next year in a former Toys R Us location in suburban Lo…
SEATTLE — Seattle Children’s has closed three of its operating rooms because of the same fungus that forced the shutdown of all the hospital’s operating rooms earlier this year. The hospital is also looking into two new infections caused by the Aspergillus mold.
MOSES LAKE — Three finalists have been selected for the top executive position in Moses Lake.
Hate crimes targeting people in 2018 surged to their highest levels in 16 years despite a slight overall dip in the number of hate crimes, the FBI said in a report released Tuesday.
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez, the highest-ranking Latino in the U.S. Catholic Church, was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday, marking the first time that a Latino bishop has held the position.
YAKIMA — After seven years of planning, more than a dozen months of construction and many days of fine-tuning, the $22 million YMCA and Yakima Rotary Aquatic Center will open this week.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is disputing a claim by Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, that he sought to subvert President Donald Trump’s agenda in an effort to “save the country.”
The first sections of a new boat ramp are put into place at the Riverfront Park boat launch Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. The $602,000 Chelan County PUD project is scheduled to be completed this month.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — Chelan County road crews will be doing ditch work throughout the county this week.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — Officials believe a lantern that fell on the floor is the cause of a motorhome being destroyed by fire early Monday morning outside Wenatchee.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
ENTIAT — People will now be able to stay the night inside of a lookout on a mountain near Entiat.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Seedlings Center for Early Learning’s new $5.6 million East Wenatchee campus in the 100 block of Eastmont Avenue is starting to take shape.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — More than 20 local artisans will showcase their wares at Pybus Public Market on Nov. 23.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — For as long as there's been a Veterans Day, there have been veterans in Pete Welker's family.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Boeing on Monday said it expected U.S. regulators to approve the return to commercial service of its grounded 737 MAX jet in the coming weeks, and its shares jumped as investors grew more hopeful the planemaker had addressed software problems at the heart of two fatal crashes.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump seethed on Monday as Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to enter a crucial new phase — the first public hearings — in their impeachment inquiry centered on his request that Ukraine investigate political rival Joe Biden.
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Looting and roadblocks convulsed Bolivia on Monday after President Evo Morales' resignation ended 14 years of socialist rule and left a power vacuum his opponents scrambled to fill.
SEATTLE — Just be thankful there are students like Paige Northway and Nathan Wacker, two University of Washington students who think it’s neat to work on stuff like a satellite the size of a shoebox.
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police shot and critically wounded a protester in violence that prompted leader Carrie Lam to denounce "enemies of the people" and drew a chilling warning from a senior Chinese newspaper editor.
OLYMPIA — For weeks before last Tuesday's election, local government, unions and business groups issued dire warnings to voters that passing Initiative 976 would lead to significant cuts in road construction and other transit programs.
OMAK — A measure restricting statewide vehicle registration fees will hamper efforts to reduce deer-vehicle collisions in the Okanogan Valley.
RICHLAND — Illegal passing. Talking on cellphones. Speeding.
PULLMAN — Washington State University has made a deal with a California-based company in hopes of attaining pharmacy-grade marijuana for future study.
