WENATCHEE — An 18-year-old Wenatchee man was shot to death Friday at his home in Wenatchee.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
It is August. The weather the first half of summer was moderate until a scorching end to July. The tomatoes, though, are ripening; all is well with the world. Well, maybe not the lawn.
EAST WENATCHEE — An apartment was badly damaged Wednesday after a candle caught a curtain on fire.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
It's time for tomato tasting! The WSU/Chelan-Douglas Master Gardeners’ Tomato Gala will take place from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday. The free event — our 12th — will be held under the trees at the Community Education Garden on the northwest corner of Western and Springwater avenues.
Do you have a troublesome slope or need a level area to build something?
EAST WENATCHEE — The responsibility of maintaining East Wenatchee streets will no longer fall only to city residents.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
LAKE WENATCHEE — With high temperature and low humidity forecasted Wednesday, officials expect growth on two wildfires near Lake Wenatchee.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — A Wenatchee man who reportedly scaled the George Sellar Bridge on Friday has been cited for disorderly conduct and trespassing.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
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Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — Douglas County residents can dispose of their tires year-round at the Zacker Pit Processing Center, 6114 Batterman Road in East Wenatchee.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — A natural gas leak Tuesday morning temporarily caused road closures and left roughly 100 customers without gas for much of the day after a road improvement crew struck a gas line.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
WENATCHEE — Preparations continue for the Washington Army National Guard’s proposed arrival next year at Pangborn Memorial Airport.
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Humane Society, 1474 S. Wenatchee Ave., offers free emergency pet boarding for pet owners who are issued a Level 3 evacuation notice during a wildfire.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
WENATCHEE — Triple-digit temperatures are back through the end of the week.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain high but have leveled off in North Central Washington. Local health officials say they expect numbers to start dropping soon.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The Chelan-Douglas Health District Board on Monday rejected a proposal that would have prohibited the health district from administering and promoting COVID-19 vaccines for minors. The vote was 9-1.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — A natural gas leak Tuesday morning has caused evacuations near Standerfer Street and Valley Mall Parkway.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
LAKE WENATCHEE — The White River Fire was 600 acres and 0% contained Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The Irving Peak Fire was 160 acres and 0% contained.
CHELAN — The Chelan Valley Housing Trust will host a town hall for Manson and Chelan community members to discuss solutions to the Chelan Valley housing crisis.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
WENATCHEE — On July 15, a fire broke out at Keyes Fibre, a company that makes packaging for fruit. It was not the first time.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — A 24-year-old Lakewood man was injured Sunday morning when his car swerved his car into the Columbia River about 4 miles north of Wenatchee, according to the Washington State Patrol.
SUNNYSLOPE — Two men and two women were rescued from the Wenatchee River Saturday night near Love Lane.
LEAVENWORTH — A 56-year-old Snohomish man was injured in a three-vehicle collision Friday afternoon on Highway 2 at Icicle Road.
WENATCHEE — A 71-year-old Olympia woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision Sunday morning on Highway 97A at Turtle Lane, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Dogs swim in the Wenatchee City Pool before it closes for the season.
Loren Benoit
Staff Photographer
WENATCHEE — A 64-year-old Ellensburg man was injured Friday afternoon in a two-motorcycle collision on Highway 2/97 near Easy Street.
MANSFIELD — A 35-year-old Moses Lake woman died in a fiery collision early Saturday — about 15 miles southeast of Mansfield on Highway 17 — according to the Washington State Patrol.
SEATTLE — A local winery and local winemakers recently earned top honors at the 2022 Washington Wine Awards in Seattle.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
OLYMPIA — Nonprofits with a history and plan for helping small businesses thrive now have access to grants of up to $5 million through a new program implemented by the state Department of Commerce.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
OLYMPIA — "Round 5" of the state’s Working Washington Grants program opens Wednesday, with $70 million to be distributed to small businesses affected by the pandemic.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — For 31 years, Encouraging Words sold bibles, books, gifts and fudge, and hosted ministry events. On Aug. 24, it will close its doors at 529 S. Wenatchee Ave.
Libby Williams
Intern Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — The Wenatchee River Institute is presenting monthly Beginner Bird Walks from 8 to 9:30 a.m., the second Wednesday of every month, year-round.
Jenni Rodas
Newsroom Assistant
ORONDO — Douglas County is processing an application for a resort and 64-room hotel, the Rocky Pond Resort & Event Center, outside Orondo near the Rocky Pond Winery.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A East Wenatchee man is accused of stealing more than $10,000 worth of items from a storage locker, including the cremated remains of a man’s mother.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — At first, tubing down Icicle Creek was peaceful.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
WENATCHEE — An unidentified man on Friday climbed to the top of the George Sellar Bridge, prompting police to close the bridge to rush-hour traffic.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — Wenatchee River Institute Executive Director Carolyn Griffin-Bugert on Wednesday announced her intention to retire at the end of 2022.
WENATCHEE — Parakeets, it turns out, like pickleball.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
WENATCHEE — On May 5, 2019, he said things changed forever.
WENATCHEE — Pickleball fans will be dill-lighted when the Chelan PUD converts two tennis courts at Walla Walla Point Park into six new pickleball courts starting Monday.
Trent Brown
Intern Reporter
WENATCHEE — Businesses looking for workers are invited to book a booth for the Sept. 20 Community Job Fair hosted by the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Wenatchee Downtown Association.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
NCW — Lightning sparked at least three fires this week within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — It started eight years ago when Ceci Wood, volunteer service manager at Confluence Health, learned about a student intern program while attending an out-of-town. Returning home, she asked her boss at the time, JoEllen Colson, if they could start a similar program at Confluence. C…
PALISADES — Officials on Thursday began releasing firefighters from the Mohr Fire after a second day of progress.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
SEATTLE — There’s a new face in the Mariners locker room; and four legs and a wagging tail.
Libby Williams
Intern Reporter
WENATCHEE — Washington’s Department of Health has released new COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and childcare centers. However, students in the Wenatchee Valley likely will not notice a significant difference when they return later this month.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
