BRIDGEPORT — A week after it tore through 350 square miles of Douglas County, the Pearl Hill Fire is nearing full containment.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
LEAVENWORTH — A woman died Monday after she was hit by a train near the Chumstick Highway.
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WENATCHEE — Sitting in his usual spot in Riverfront Park on Monday, Darrell Gann could hardly make out trees across the Columbia River. “This spot is beautiful on a sunny day,” he said.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
BRIDGEPORT — You can help victims of this week’s wildfires who are now returning to their homes, some to damaged sheds and others to smoldering homes.
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Reporter
BREWSTER — One farmworker described being awoken in the middle of the night and told to grab a blanket and his important documents. Another showed photos he took of flames cresting a hill behind their communal housing.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
ISSAQUAH — U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier has released a fire recovery guide for those affected by recent wildfires throughout the state.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
NESPELEM — The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation is accepting donations to help with fire response and for those affected by wildfires in the area.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
OKANOGAN — A 1-year-old boy has died and his parents were flown to Harborview Medical Center after suffering burns while fleeing the Cold Springs Fire on Tuesday.
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
NCW — In the past five decades only eight wildfires in the state have burned more than 100,000 acres. A flurry of wildfire activity over Labor Day weekend added two more to the list.
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — After several months on hold due to the coronavirus, criminal trials are set to resume next week in Chelan County Superior Court.
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Reporter
Update, 8 a.m. Tuesday: The fire is now about 60% contained, the incident management team said.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
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Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
NCW — Due to COVID-19, the Red Cross is unable to accept material donations.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
The wind-driven Cold Springs/Pearl Hill Fire started Monday and within 24 hours had burned more than 170,000 acres, knocking out power and damaging structures.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
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Reporter
Tony Buhr
Environment, county and health reporter
Update, 8:15 a.m. Thursday: The Washington Smoke Blog reported this morning that air quality was unhealthy in Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Chelan and Omak; unhealthy for sensitive groups in Quincy and Winthrop; and moderate in Twisp.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Update, 8:15 a.m. Tuesday: The Apple Acres Fire east of Chelan, which started 11:30 a.m. Sept. 7 — eight hours after the Pearl Hill Fire began — is considered 97% contained at 5,753 acres.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WINTHROP — A woman was killed and her brother injured after their motorcycle crashed into the back of a car Sunday evening on Highway 20, about 20 miles west of Winthrop.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
LAKE WENATCHEE — Six children were rescued after tubing down Nason Creek and getting stranded Friday night, authorities said.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Update, 6:15 p.m. Saturday: State Patrol identified the woman as Freda A. Sallee.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
EAST WENATCHEE — A man is said to have shoplifted. An officer responds. The man, now a suspect, arms himself with baseball-sized rock. The officer holsters his Taser and draws a firearm. The suspect puts down the rock and flees. The officer pursues and arrests the man without harm.
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Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — Family members of a father and daughter who died Aug. 28 in a collision on Blewett Pass have started a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral services.
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Corrected version: An earlier version of this story included the incorrect date.
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WENATCHEE — When it comes to homelessness, arresting people is typically a last resort for the Wenatchee Police Department.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A 23-year-old Sumner man was sentenced to nine months in jail for stabbing a man who kissed his mother.
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Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — At least one person was injured Wednesday when a tree fell on an SUV on Highway 2 outside Leavenworth.
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WATERVILLE — A Rock Island man charged with killing his wife wants a new lawyer. If approved, it would be his fourth lead attorney since his 2018 arrest.
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WENATCHEE — A Cashmere woman accused of killing her 96-year-old mother was found competent to stand trial on Monday.
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ROCK ISLAND — A fire that started in a garage engulfed a one-story house near Rock Island on Monday.
LEAVENWORTH — Three people were killed Friday evening in a collision on Blewett Pass.
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Reporter
Reilly Kneedler
World staff writer
DRYDEN — A pair of GoFundMe accounts have combined to raise more than $11,500 for the family of a man who died in a collision Wednesday.
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WENATCHEE — A 21-year-old Cashmere man was arrested Friday after an hours-long standoff with officers.
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WENATCHEE — Fifty-seven years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
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QUINCY — A 30-year-old Quincy man accused of killing another Quincy resident and keeping the body in his bedroom for several days reportedly told a witness he shot Abel Vargas in self-defense.
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ROCK ISLAND — Power is out for approximately 700 Douglas County PUD customers after reports of a collision between a train and a semi truck.
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DRYDEN — A Wenatchee man was killed Wednesday after he was knocked from the orchard tractor he was driving in a collision with a pickup on Highway 2/97 near Dryden.
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Bridget Mire
World staff writer
LEAVENWORTH — A hiker who died at Colchuck Lake was identified as a 70-year-old Spokane resident.
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WENATCHEE — A 19-year-old Wenatchee woman was sentenced to a year in jail after she stabbed a woman she believed was falsely claiming gang membership.
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WENATCHEE — A Bellingham man is charged with four felonies after he allegedly stole a car from an auto dealership and fled police last week.
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WENATCHEE — A suspected drug dealer from Wenatchee was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of 23 potential charges.
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EAST WENATCHEE — To implement its new body camera policy for police officers, the city of East Wenatchee had to make a deal.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
A woman named Shelly Tolhurst offered a sadly prophetic observation at a Sept. 7, 1920, event in Los Angeles celebrating the passage of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. “For a thousand years, we have had a certain viewpoint,” Tolhurst said. “This celebration m…
EAST WENATCHEE — Body cameras will soon be mandatory for all East Wenatchee police officers.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — Fire damaged three vehicles early Tuesday morning in Wenatchee.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
Updated 8:52 a.m. Tuesday: LEAVENWORTH — Two hikers lost their way and spent an unplanned three days in the Enchantments before rescuers found them Monday night.
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Reporter
WENATCHEE — If it weren’t for a volunteer, ranger and aide all being in Squilchuck State Park at the same time, Anthony Fiano might not be retelling his story.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
WATERVILLE — A 19-year-old Yakima man is the fourth person to be sentenced in connection to a robbery in Banks Lake.
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Reporter
WENATCHEE — Animal Care and Control officers want to identify a dark brown pit bull-type dog that reportedly attacked a Pomeranian Friday night, leaving it in critical condition.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
QUINCY — The victim of a homicide in Quincy has been identified as 29-year-old Abel Vargas.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Plans for a regional low-barrier homeless shelter are moving forward.
Bridget Mire
World staff writer
Updated, 3:30 p.m. Friday: LEAVENWORTH — A suspect is in custody after a car chase that ended outside Safeway in Leavenworth.
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Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — A hiker was airlifted Thursday from The Enchantments after showing symptoms of heat stroke.
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