LEAVENWORTH — More than 65 volunteers, including five members of The Saddle Rockers bluegrass band, participated in the Old Leavenworth North Road Cemetery’s "Rake the Spring Twigs" Community Event on April 30. This large number of volunteers shattered the previous record of 12.
EAST WENATCHEE — The COVID-19 infection rate is low but slowly trending up in Chelan and Douglas counties.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
Electric scooters for rent are lined up in front of the Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce early Monday morning, the first day they were placed in Wenatchee. The nine scooters are the first of up to 100 expected in the Wenatchee Valley and available to rent through a mobile phone application for Bird Scooters.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
CASHMERE — The rain pelted down on a knight as he gently pushed his heels into the sides of his trusty steed.
WENATCHEE — Candidate filing for the 2022 primary election began Monday.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
DRYDEN — A proposed development application for six lots on about 34 acres of a pear orchard in Dryden has been approved by the Chelan County hearing examiner.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A group of short-term rental owners has appealed a growth management board decision upholding Chelan County's vacation rental rules.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Our Valley Our Future is conducting an online survey to determine how to solve housing challenges facing residents and businesses.
WENATCHEE — Link Transit's electric fleet of buses is about to get larger with the purchase of eight 30-foot buses and another three 35-foot buses on order — boasting cheaper operating costs and better range.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WATERVILLE — Douglas County Commissioner Marc Straub is running for reelection for his District 3 seat.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Authorities have confirmed the 36-year-old man killed by police May 7 in Wenatchee had a gun during the shooting.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — When girls on the Wenatchee High School softball team left a bench area not big enough to hold players and equipment at their March 22 home game, they stepped into the batter’s box, heard their names announced on a portable speaker and looked out to a temporary outfield fence.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
Students, their parents and teachers of the Eastmont Academy school paddle in a 25-foot canoe through a canal near the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers on Friday. The craft is similar to British-Canadian explorer David Thompson's canoes and headed by Larry Tobiska with the Wenatchee Row & Paddle Club.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
WATERVILLE — Mansfield and Douglas County are in a court fight over 1,750 feet of road near the small town, a 107-year-old problem in the making.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — The green and white lights that may appear at Pangborn Memorial Airport aren’t intended for the holiday season, but they’ll likely be right on time.
WENATCHEE — That old Stemilt Growers warehouse on Hawley Street doesn’t have fruit, but another valuable item — diamonds.
WENATCHEE — Six months after nationwide search and the sudden departure of the previous CEO-elect, Confluence Health has found its new CEO in Dr. Andrew Jones.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The message was straightforward: know the signs of gang activity, connect with your child and others in the community and work collaboratively to reduce gang activity.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Chelan County residents have until Friday (May 13) to comment on a proposed ban on exploding targets and incendiary ammunition.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — The man shot and killed Saturday by police was identified as 36-year-old Alexander J. White of East Wenatchee.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market will open for the season Saturday in the west lot at Pybus Public Market.
WENATCHEE — Two Wenatchee men charged in connection to the death of David Lomeli-Vasquez pleaded not guilty this week to murder charges.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
MALAGA — Microsoft officially signed off Wednesday on a purchase-and-sale agreement with the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority to buy 102.5 acres in Malaga.
WENATCHEE — The Women’s Service League of North Central Washington is holding a “Touch-a-Truck” fundraising event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Wenatchee College. The first hour is a designated quiet hour.
WENATCHEE — Chelan County commissioners took public comment Tuesday on a new set of building regulations requiring homes be built using new practices and materials to protect against wildfires.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WATERVILLE — After more than a year and a half of planning, Douglas County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously rejected a proposed annexation that would have moved over 1,300 Douglas County residents into the city of East Wenatchee.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — Preparations are underway for the Washington Army National Guard’s permanent home near Pangborn Memorial Airport.
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
EAST WENATCHEE — Robert Gallaher finished his second-period leadership class at Eastmont High School Wednesday the same way he always does, with a mantra written on the whiteboard.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
Loren Benoit
Staff Photographer
WENATCHEE — A jail escapee was arrested Sunday in Wenatchee after a standoff with SWAT officers.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
What a pleasure to be back visiting and learning at our five free Third Saturdays in the Garden events this season! Whether you’re a regular visitor to our Community Education Garden (CEG) or if you haven’t yet checked it out, take a look at our educational series for 2022 and mark these dat…
EAST WENATCHEE — A new cryptocurrency laboratory is opening at the Pangborn Business Park.
EAST WENATCHEE — The Eastmont School Board unanimously approved the purchase of about 20 acres near Pangborn Memorial Airport Monday for a possible future school site.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Construction crews have demolished the 34,000-square-foot warehouse, decorated with murals of Ridge to River events, and are readying the ground for the Riverfront Village apartment complex.
EAST WENATCHEE —The five candidates invited to interview for the open seat on the Eastmont School Board includes one former board member.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Former Wenatchee teacher and administrator Bill Eagle will serve as the district’s interim superintendent while the school board begins the process to search for a permanent hire.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Video was posted Monday of the fatal police shooting of a man outside a Wenatchee church on Saturday.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — It’s not yet clear why a man killed by police Saturday went to Living Hope Community Church in Wenatchee and opened fire on a doorway.
“A lot of the investigation is circled right around that question,” Douglas County Undersheriff Tyler Caille said Monday. He added, “What’s the reason, if any? Or was it just random?”
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
The Washington State Apple Blossom Festival office released results from Saturday’s grand parade. Here’s the list:
WENATCHEE — From lip blushing and eyelash extensions to spray tans, Luana Beauty Lounge and Boutique has something for just about everyone.
Mitchell Roland
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — "Everyone likes a parade," said John Skoglun atop a 1966 Ford truck which had been repurposed — fitted with couches, a reclining chair and flagpole — for his family to enjoy the Saturday's 2022 Washington State Apple Blossom Stemilt Grand Parade.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
