OLYMPIA — Get your Olympia beer now because it's soon to run out.
NCW — National, state and local agencies are coordinating one of the largest vaccination campaigns in history. This page will be updated with the latest information for North Central Washington as it becomes available.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
SEATTLE — The last huge earthquake, the last really "Big One" to hit the Pacific Northwest Coast, struck around 9 p.m. on Jan. 26, 1700 — 321 years ago today.
SEATTLE — Due to the massive downturn in air travel from the COVID-19 pandemic, Alaska Air Group, parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, last year lost $1.3 billion, or $10.59 per share, according to financial results announced Tuesday.
WENATCHEE — Now is a good time to stock up on carrots, buttons and arm-shaped sticks because come Wednesday morning, 3-6 inches of snow could be piled up in Wenatchee, a perfect storm for a snowman.
NCW — Two more people have died from COVID-19 in Chelan County and seven more in Grant County.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. appeals court dealt a blow to the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline on Tuesday, upholding a lower court’s decision to throw out a key federal permit for the line and order it to undergo a lengthy environmental review.
OLYMPIA — Local public health boards may become a little less political if a bill sponsored by Spokane Rep. Marcus Riccelli passes the state Legislature.
OLYMPIA — A bill that would ban the manufacture, possession, distribution and sale of large-capacity magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition received its first hearing in a Senate committee on Monday.
PARIS — Mum’s the word (to help stop the spread of the virus).
DALLAS — Millions of Americans have received COVID-19 vaccines since the long-awaited inoculation campaign started Dec. 14 with the Pfizer-BioNTech version of the shots.
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, D.C. — Russia and the United States have struck a deal to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, a move that preserves the last major pact of its kind between the world's two biggest nuclear powers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell said he’s dropping a key demand and is ready to move toward a power-sharing agreement after two Democratic senators pledged they won’t vote to do away with the filibuster.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A delegation of House Democrats poised to become prosecutors marched across the U.S. Capitol on Monday night to deliver a single article of impeachment against Donald Trump, triggering the start of an unprecedented trial of the former president.
KENNEWICK — Six Republican leaders in the district that elected Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., called on him Monday to resign over his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.
EAST WENATCHEE — People may be eligible to be vaccinated, but that does not mean there is a vaccination dose available for them to take.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday to tighten “Buy American” rules to boost federal purchases of U.S.-made goods as part of his campaign pledge to invest in the country’s manufacturing industry.
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee World and the NABUR team on Thursday hosted a mental health panel as part of The World’s ongoing Virtual Forum Series. During a time of increased isolation, uncertainty and stress, the panel helped provide attendees with knowledge regarding the impact of the COVID-1…
Madeline Happold
Journalist product manager
WENATCHEE — Alpha Media Holdings LLC, the Portland-based company that owns more than 200 radio stations across the country, including KKRV 104.7 FM and La Nueva 92.1 FM in the Wenatchee area, filed for voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection Monday.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WATERVILLE — It’s a bright sunny day on the snow-covered Waterville plateau. The topography is flat as far as the eye can see, but somewhere out there is a ski area.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
CHELAN — The logistics of giving COVID-19 vaccines, both Pfizer and Moderna, is a nightmare for medical providers.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations are scheduled to begin Tuesday at the Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee for eligible residents.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response team thought it had found a quick fix to increase the nation’s supply of Pfizer vaccine doses. The question is whether the pharmaceutical company will go along with it.
This page will be regularly updated as new COVID-19 cases in North Central Washington are reported by health officials.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
OLYMPIA — Washington could become the first state in the country to provide a right to legal representation for low-income tenants facing eviction in housing court.
Washington, D.c.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five days after the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday halted lawsuits accusing him of violating the U.S. Constitution’s anti-corruption provisions by maintaining ownership of his business empire including a hotel near the White House while …
SEATTLE — Did you receive a letter and debit card labeled from “Economic Impact Payment”? Don’t toss them. If you do, you’ll be throwing away money. At least $600 depending on your situation.
AMSTERDAM — The United States is “proud to be back” in international efforts to tackle global warming, Washington’s new special climate envoy John Kerry told a summit of world leaders on Monday.
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission this week is expected to decide the fate of a Navy proposal to use up to 28 state coastal parks to help train special operations SEALs on how to be undetectable.
OLYMPIA — As they launched into their full-fledged pandemic legislative session earlier this month, lawmakers in Washington state had no shortage of education issues to sort through.
TACOMA — A Tacoma police officer's actions are under investigation by an independent police-review body after he drove an SUV through a crowd on Saturday night.
YAKIMA — As health organizations across the Yakima Valley work to make vaccines accessible to all who are eligible, local nursing, pharmacy and other students are pitching in to get those vaccines into community members’ arms.
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he’s infected with COVID-19 after the country posted record increases in cases and fatalities from the outbreak in the past week.
PARIS — President Joe Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held a phone call Sunday in which they covered issues from NATO to climate change and underscored a wish that their countries maintain a strong relationship.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Xavier Becerra, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the nation’s top health official, on Sunday likened the U.S. spread of COVID-19 to a “plane in a nosedive” as the new administration vowed to rapidly ramp up vaccinations against a virus that has killed more than 400,000 …
WENATCHEE — A 19-year-old East Wenatchee man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of kidnapping and assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
MEXICO CITY — Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Mexico is entering its darkest days yet.
SEATTLE — Amid growing pressure from its employees — and ominous warnings from a national group known for brutal political attack ads — Microsoft hinted Saturday it might end its contributions to U.S. lawmakers who voted to overturn the election of President Joe Biden.
EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners approved reimbursement of veterinary expenses incurred by a Moses Lake family whose dog was run over by a sheriff's deputy last summer, according to county officials.
SPOKANE — Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich has filed a complaint against a state commission for rejecting his proposal to run a new law enforcement training academy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With a perfect storm of aging residents, low birth rates, COVID-19 deaths and immigration cutbacks, 16 states saw population decreases last year as the United States experienced the slowest national population growth since the Great Depression.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — When President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were sworn in this week, the transition away from the Trump era could bring a Mount Rainier-level elevation of clout for Washington state.
President Joe Biden acknowledged the “uncivil war” festering in the United States in his first address Wednesday, but did so in a way that largely avoided the pessimism of his predecessor’s “American carnage.”
CHELAN — Chelan-area restaurants received more than $84,000 in grants so far as part of the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce’s Restaurant Rally, which started Dec. 1 and continues through the end of February.
Cala Flamond
Editorial assistant
Upper Valley MEND welcomes new staff member Liz Hurtado who is joining as the Emergency Assistance Program manager. Hurtado will be helping people in crisis with rent, mortgage, utility bills and helping with access to needed services in the Wenatchee Valley.
Cala Flamond
Editorial assistant
Editor’s note: A version of this story was published in the January issue of the Wenatchee Valley Business World.
Zach Johnson
Sports Reporter
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers Friday afternoon released the outline of a new COVID-19 relief bill aimed at boosting vaccine distribution and contact tracing, and aiding schools, renters and small businesses amid the pandemic.
NCW — The North Central Region under Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Roadmap to Recovery” reopening plan will stay in Phase 1 next week.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter