WENATCHEE — Road construction projects in Chelan County could impact your commute next week.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
NEW YORK — Global grain markets are at a pivot point, with prices finally starting to ease after a dizzying surge earlier this year. Where things go from here could end up being determined by farmers like Justin Sherlock and the extreme weather that’s hitting parts of the U.S. crop belt.
WENATCHEE — Link Transit’s new route to the Saddle Rock trailhead opens to light refreshments and prizes for the first time on July 11.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — Since 2019, volunteers from the North Central Washington chapter of Oxford House have raised money by selling Fourth of July fireworks. But for these volunteers, and other fireworks vendors in East Wenatchee, this year is their last.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
Eastmont High School athletes and coaches gathered at Wildcat Stadium on Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
Loren Benoit
Staff Photographer
The Wenatchee Brethren Baptist Church United has sold the historic Okanogan Avenue church it has called home for a 100 years.
An Anglican congregation with about 250 members, many of them young families, has purchased the historic church at the corner of Okanogan Avenue and Peachy Street.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in a 6-3 ruling that some legal experts said would more broadly curb the federal government’s regulatory power. Below is an exp…
WINTHROP — Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop is under new management with a goal of modernizing the 54-year-old hotel.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — A flood watch will be in effect over the weekend in Chelan County and parts of Eastern Washington.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
CHELAN — Invasive aquatic plants — Eurasian watermilfoil and curly leaf pondweed — continue to spread in Lake Chelan, a 2021 study says.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WATERVILLE — The nearly 100 former and current Confluence Health employees are pushing back against a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against their employer.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — RiverCom, the 911 dispatch center for Chelan and Douglas counties, may be able to accept text messages sometime in early August.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College students can expect to pay about $35 more a quarter after a 2.4% tuition increase for the 2022-23 school year.
Libby Williams
Intern Reporter
WENATCHEE — Two individuals broke into the Wenatchee City Pool Thursday night and stayed from 10:22 p.m. to 2:32 a.m. Friday.
Libby Williams
Intern Reporter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in May as single-family homebuilding stalled, more evidence that the Federal Reserve's aggressive monetary policy tightening was slowing the economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a major boost to President Joe Biden’s drive to end a hardline immigration policy begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced tens of thousands of migrants to stay in Mexico to await U.S. hearings on their asylum claims.
YAKIMA — About 1 million Washingtonians are expected to travel, the vast majority of them by car, for the Fourth of July weekend. With that much traffic on the state’s highways, it’s best to plan ahead.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Major U.S. airlines have agreed to update computer systems by the end of 2024 to allow travelers to purchase tickets with an “X” gender marker, an airline trade group confirmed on Friday.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a move that will fortify the condor flock in Central California, the Ventana Wildlife Society in Big Sur plans to release eight juvenile condors into the wild this fall.
From tariffs on agricultural exports to rising costs of food, gas and other goods and services, the state of the country's economy is on the mind of many Americans this summer and ahead of the 2022 election.
SERHIIVKA, Ukraine — Russia flattened part of an apartment building while residents slept on Friday in missile attacks near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa that authorities say killed at least 21 people, hours after Russian troops abandoned a nearby outpost at Snake Island.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden told a group of Democratic U.S. governors on Friday there were not enough votes in the Senate to scrap the filibuster to protect abortion rights after the Supreme Court struck the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
SEATTLE — Washington State Patrol on Friday launched a missing Indigenous person alert system, hoping to address the crisis of missing Indigenous people, often women.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Retail investors have flocked to small biotech firms that make women contraceptives after the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling that recognized the constitutional right to abortion, Vanda Research said on Friday.
LEAVENWORTH — Danielle Gibbs’ formal college education didn’t lead directly to her becoming owner and operator of Sage Mountain Natural Foods in 2018.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
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
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
NEW YORK — The number of people traveling by car and airplane for the Fourth of July holiday is expected to climb near pre-pandemic levels, a test for U.S. airlines that have struggled with inadequate staffing and flight cancellations this summer.
NEW YORK — Yellowstone National Park will reopen its north loop on Saturday in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend after historic flooding forced the entire park to close on June 13 for the first time in 34 years.
SPOKANE — Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered the state patrol to refuse cooperation with investigations from agencies in other states related to abortion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government has ordered 2.5 million more doses of Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine for use against monkeypox outbreaks, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday.
KHIMKI — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial in a court on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday to hear drug charges that could see her serve up to 10 years in a Russian jail.
WENATCHEE — An eluding charge levied in Douglas County against a man accused in a Wenatchee murder will be tried in Chelan County.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alphabet Inc's Google has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a legal fight with app developers over the money they earned creating apps for Android smartphones and for enticing users to make in-app purchases, according to a court filing.
WENATCHEE — A proposed $250 fee could help Chelan County cover costs to inspect structures that have not been properly permitted and whose owners are seeking a short-term rental permit.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The homeless shelter formerly known as the Gospel House last month changed hands from one local Christian organization to another.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
SAN ANTONIO — The suspected driver of a truck packed with dozens of migrants who died in blazing heat during a Texas smuggling attempt was allegedly under the influence of methamphetamine when police encountered him, a U.S. lawmaker told Reuters, citing information from law enforcement.
Sally Brawley, who has headed the Eastmont Metropolitan Park District since 2011, is retiring Thursday. A parks employee finishes placing her name on the board Wednesday prior to her retirement party today at Eastmont Community Center.
Loren Benoit
Staff Photographer
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center has promoted from within the organization for an executive director.
Jessica Drake
Reporter/Arts & Entertainment
WENATCHEE — An exhibit by watercolorist Tina Reeve Tharp of Methow Valley opens Friday at Two Rivers Art Gallery, 102 N. Columbia St.
Jessica Drake
Reporter/Arts & Entertainment
AMSTERDAM — Demand for a Dutch service offering abortion pills surged more than fourfold after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a women’s rights campaigner said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines be modified to include components that are tailored to combat the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants beginning this fall.
TACOMA — Washington state health officials used their time at a Wednesday news briefing to emphasize the importance of COVID-19 vaccines for children and staying safe over the holiday weekend and summer months.
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley 4th of July event will be back in full swing Monday.
Libby Williams
Intern Reporter
Tropical Storm Bonnie’s formation still imminent, forecasters say; two other systems being monitored
FORT LAUDERDALE — Nearly one month into hurricane season, forecasters are monitoring three storm systems in the Atlantic.
SPOKANE — In a sometimes heated meeting Washington wildlife managers continued to debate last week on whether to implement new wolf-livestock rules.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday for the major coal-producing states and sharply limited the Biden administration’s authority to restrict the carbon pollution that is causing global warming.
