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The state's child welfare agency last week reached a settlement agreement with the father of Rustin Atkerson, who died at 2 years old from a severe brain injury that his father argued in court… Read moreState reaches settlement in Rustin Atkerson death case

A Chicago developer submitted last week a subdivision application to remove about 20 acres of a commercial cherry orchard outside Entiat and replace it with 27 residential lots. Read moreDeveloper applies for 27-lot subdivision outside Entiat

The kitchen smells of cinnamon and piloncillo as Veronica Zamora stirs a pot of ponche. She hasn’t folded any flores de cartulina this year, but memories of childhood afternoons spent with her… Read moreGenerational legacy: Passing down Día de los Muertos traditions amid fear and loss

The Wenatchee and East Wenatchee Police Departments have disabled a default setting on their Flock Safety surveillance systems that gave the U.S. Border Patrol access to license plate data, unbeknownst to either of the local police agencies. Read moreFlock Safety setting allowed U.S. Border Patrol access to Wenatchee Valley license plate data without police knowledge

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DOUGLAS COUNTY — A sheriff’s deputy’s sense of smell led to an arrest Wednesday in what authorities say was a major Douglas County cannabis operation. Read moreCannabis seizure nets more than 3,000 plants near Orondo

Michael Dieter crouched over a hole on the black forest floor, using a small shovel to pick out roots in the soil. Fire had burned through the area, and he and his team revealed what the blaze… Read moreLabor Mountain Fire aftermath: Burned land assessed for environmental threats