EAST WENATCHEE — U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Issaquah, will hold a town hall Saturday at City Hall.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A 52-year-old Wenatchee man was arrested Friday night after he allegedly threatened hotel employees and then fled police, prompting a two-hour search.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — At a shelter in California, a man named Fred excitedly told Tiffany Bruehl the haircut she gave him would land him a job.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Kristin Bail has been on the job as the new Forest Supervisor of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest for about two weeks now.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — An Olympia woman is behind bars after she allegedly tried to scam the Chelan County Clerk’s Office out of nearly $2,500.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — The city has purchased 1.62 acres of state Department of Transportation land along Highway 2 for parking.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The fall Science in Our Valley seminar series begins Sept. 25 with a close-up look at the research of local Department of Fish and Wildlife scientist Dr. McClain Johnson.
If you are looking for a way to deepen your connection to both the natural and human aspects of our collective home, consider becoming a Wenatchee Naturalist!
CHELAN — North Central Regional Library is hosting community resource specialists from WorkSource, SkillSource, Wenatchee Valley College and OIC of Washington for office hours at the Chelan Public Library once a month this fall.
WENATCHEE — GWATA has announced the 14 finalists for its 19th Annual Innovator Awards. The finalists in the five Innovator Award categories were chosen by an independent selection committee comprised of GWATA members with backgrounds in both business and education. The selection committee fi…
SEATTLE — When Pam Johnson got a phone call Sept. 1 notifying her that her husband, Christian Johnson, had been hurt while fighting a wildfire in Okanogan County and was being airlifted to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center, she knew it was serious. But it wasn’t until she arrived at the ho…
NCW — The U.S. Bureaus of Land Management and Reclamation have lifted fire restrictions in Eastern Washington.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Social-emotional learning and charter schools were among the topics covered Monday at the first Wenatchee School Board candidate forum of the election season.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
It wasn't just soccer balls going into the net during Green Lightning's practice Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at Lee Elementary School in East Wenatchee. Braxton Reynolds, 6, puts his teammates Marq Sanchez, 7, and Max Winn, 6, into the goal between drills from their coach April Winn. They are in their third week of playing in the U-7 division of the Greater Wenatchee Soccer Club said Winn. She said they have been playing together as a team for four years. They play into mid October.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — Youth United’s Color Rush, originally set for Sunday, has been moved to May.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
CHELAN — Chelan County crews removed the debris Wednesday along South Lakeshore Road and the road is back open.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
OKANOGAN —Federal agencies will hold a public meeting on plans for possible grizzly bear restoration in the North Cascades.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
Celebrate Museum Day’s Year of Music at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center’s Bacon, Bourbon, Bluegrass & Brews at 5 p.m. Sept. 21 at the museum.
The Bavarian Village of Leavenworth is speaking its own language with the unveiling of a new tongue-in-cheek dictionary called “Der Wördbook,” along with the chance for lucky wordsmiths to win a free vacation package by submitting their own “DerWörds.”
This week: It’s a blues kind of vibe, mixed with a little jazz and a nod to superstition. September is in full swing.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
CHELAN — The city is looking to buy 9.8 undeveloped acres off of Spader Bay for public access, a proposal that is controversial among residents.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WATERVILLE — A Rock Island man accused of murdering his wife has asked his case to be decided by a judge.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
NCW — Efforts to educate the public about the dangers of wildfires received close to $200,000 this month.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
LEAVENWORTH — The Leavenworth City Council has unanimously passed building regulations to incentivize development and increase housing density.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WATERVILLE — A drive through the Wenatchee Valley Mall will cost a 32-year-old Rock Island man almost $47,000.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
With fall fast approaching, our plant clinic diagnosticians will soon begin fielding questions about how to prepare our lawns for winter, with questions like: Should I fertilize? When do I stop watering? How much longer should I be mowing? Is this a good time to treat my lawn for weeds and r…
With fall fast approaching, our plant clinic diagnosticians will soon begin fielding questions about how to prepare our lawns for winter, with questions like: Should I fertilize? When do I stop watering? How much longer should I be mowing? Is this a good time to treat my lawn for weeds and r…
PLAIN — The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is doing a 60-acre prescribed burn near Plain.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
CASHMERE — Volunteers with the 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial in Cashmere will hold an anniversary remembrance Wednesday.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — A month before voting starts for the fall election, YWCA North Central Washington will host a forum on women casting ballots, running for office and leading.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — It’s becoming a pattern this year.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
QUINCY — Authorities are investigating the death of a Quincy man who died at a hospital while in police custody after he led officers on a vehicle pursuit through the Quincy area.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
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Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
NCW — Residents of Chelan County are told to be aware due to a flash flood warning from slow moving thunderstorms.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WENATCHEE — More people are working this year than last year, but the number of new jobs being created has slowed, leading to mixed economic news for Chelan and Douglas counties.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
NCW — Two local irrigation districts are receiving water efficiency grants through the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Parents, not school nurses, can administer medical marijuana-infused products to their children during school.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
My daughter knew that’s what she wanted to do at 3 1/2 years old. The “that” was to play the same crazy instrument that Itzhack Perlman was playing on Sesame Street. And she didn’t let us forget it until we finally found Betty Ritter to give her violin lessons.
NCW — Chelan and Douglas counties received significant, but not abnormal rainfall this weekend after a thunderstorm swept through the area.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
STEVENS PASS — Drivers should expect delays on Highway 2 on Tuesday while rock blasting occurs for an avalanche berm.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
WENATCHEE — County crews will do preservation work on roads in the city of Wenatchee this week.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
NCW — Firefighters are monitoring seven small brush fires started by lightning strikes that occurred Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
NCW — Residents in Chelan and Okanogan counties are under flash flood and hazardous weather warnings Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
CASHMERE — The Pavilion at the Chelan County Fair was filled with hogs, goats, sheep, chickens and people on Saturday during the livestock auction.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter