WENATCHEE — A resentencing hearing Wednesday for a man convicted of a 1994 murder was continued until sometime next year.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
SPOKANE — The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is looking to hire deputies, and its recruitment strategy includes telling potential applicants that they do not need a COVID-19 vaccine to work.
WENATCHEE — Fire destroyed a camper-trailer in the 5600 block of Squilchuck Road on Tuesday.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Douglas County Fire District 2 responded to a small brush fire at 11:15 p.m. Sunday at 11 Grant Road, near the Fred Meyer department store.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
CHELAN — A fire at a two-story home in Chelan destroyed a home at 524 N. Markeson St. on Sunday night, but none of the five residents were injured. The fire, which was reported at 10:25 p.m., threatened nearby homes, but firefighters were able to keep it contained to the single structure, sa…
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
The Wenatchee World is joining the growing list of news organizations adopting right-to-be-forgotten policies.
CASHMERE — Construction on the Cashmere bridge is moving along, but highway traffic is coming to a stop.
EAST WENATCHEE — Fire destroyed chicken coops in an East Wenatchee orchard early Friday morning.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — The Eastmont School Board has approved an agreement with East Wenatchee that provides the district with a school resource officer.
WENATCHEE — A 22-year-old man was arrested Thursday after his pickup allegedly struck six parked cars and then crashed into an unoccupied house.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Chelan County Public Works will host another presentation and take questions on the upcoming Knowles Road improvement project from 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 4.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — People interested in working in law enforcement or corrections can register for the public safety testing event this Saturday morning, the first step safety agencies require in the hiring process.
Oscar Rodriguez
World staff writer
WENATCHEE — A former Wenatchee resident convicted of the grisly murder of 21-year-old man will be resentenced after a high court ruled youthfulness must be considered when imposing a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
QUINCY — No one sustained serious injuries in a four-vehicle crash Thursday west of Quincy.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
A bulldozer hauls a power pole up a hillside Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, burned in the Red Apple Fire earlier this summer. Chelan County PUD crews are busy replacing and repairing infrastructure damaged in the fire that scorched over 12,000 acres.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
LEAVENWORTH — Replacing four 52-year-old power poles along the Old Pipeline Bed Trail in Tumwater Canyon next Wednesday will mean low-flying helicopters and, possibly, traffic delays.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Fire officials have determined the Rooster Comb Fire that scorched a Wenatchee hillside in August was caused by a person cutting a metal culvert.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — A 21-year-old Yakima man suspected of shooting from one car into another and wounding a passenger entered a guilty plea Monday.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Fire hazard designations expired Friday in Chelan County’s unincorporated areas, ending restrictions to small burn piles and travel.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
Mushroom pickers found after missing overnight
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — The Douglas County Fire District 2 Board tapped Ettore Castellente to fill a vacant commissioner position.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — A 37-year-old Wenatchee man was sentenced to almost six years in prison for an assault that left another man bleeding profusely.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee School Board members debated returning to in-person meetings earlier this week, more than a month after a large group of unmasked people disrupted the Aug. 24 board meeting.
Ian Dunn
Education Reporter
ORONDO — Crews are responding to a brush fire in Douglas County about 1.5 miles south of Beebe Bridge Park.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WATERVILLE — October trial dates for the man accused of a 2018 Rock Island homicide will be reset after a judge on Tuesday granted a motion to stay pending an appeal.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Police are asking the public to avoid a busy East Wenatchee strip mall after a store employee found a suspicious package.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Authorities say a 38-year-old East Wenatchee man died earlier this month while in custody at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — An East Wenatchee man formerly accused of kidnapping an ex-girlfriend and threatening her with a knife reached a plea agreement with Chelan County prosecutors.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — A Cashmere man charged with two counts of rape was found not guilty of one charge and the jury could not reach a verdict on the other.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Local law enforcement agencies are working to form an interagency SWAT team to service Douglas and Chelan counties beginning January 2022.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — Wenatchee police officers will get a pay bump next year.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — One person was killed and at least 12 were injured when a lone gunman opened fire on Thursday at a supermarket in suburban Memphis, Tennessee, before the suspect was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, the police chief said.
WENATCHEE — RiverCom Dispatch is adjusting its leadership after hiring a new executive director.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Recreational campfires are now allowed throughout Chelan County after officials reduced fire risk levels.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
WENATCHEE — Police are investigating a Tuesday night alleyway garbage fire near Liberty Cinema on South Mission Street, which they suspect to have been arson.
DRYDEN — Two Peshastin residents are dead after a collision Wednesday on Highway 2/97.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — The Eastmont School District is one step closer to getting a school resource officer after the City Council approved an agreement between the district and the police department.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
The first span of the new West Cashmere (Goodwin Street) Bridge is in place with construction workers on it Tuesday. The cost of the project is nearly $20 million.
Don Seabrook
Photo Editor
Updated, 6:40 p.m. Tuesday:
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
LEAVENWORTH — Tumwater Canyon, between Leavenworth and Coles Corner will be closed to traffic Wednesday to allow work crews to complete winter-prep maintenance projects.
Nevonne McDaniels
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Sen. Brad Hawkins endorsed a fireworks ban in East Wenatchee Monday morning in a letter to Mayor Jerrilea Crawford and city council members.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
GRAND COULEE — A 27-year-old woman died Saturday in a one-vehicle crash six miles south of Grand Coulee.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Chief Brian Brett of Chelan County Fire District 1 says he supports a fireworks ban in East Wenatchee.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WINTHROP — A flash flood watch is in effect for the Methow Valley until noon Saturday due to forecasted heavy rains.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
EAST WENATCHEE — Two 12-year-old boys were arrested Thursday for allegedly bringing an airsoft gun and a knife to Sterling Intermediate School earlier this week.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
CHELAN — A three-vehicle crash closed Knapps Tunnel for more than four hours Thursday.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
CHELAN — All evacuation levels related to the Twentyfive Mile Fire were lifted Monday at noon, according to Chelan County Emergency Management.
Sydnee Gonzalez
World Staff Writer
WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee School Board will move its meetings online after receiving a “credible threat” against board members, the school district announced.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
CHELAN — Crews on the Twentyfive Mile Fire north of Chelan are expected to continue burnout operations aimed at stopping the fire from spreading east.
Pete O'Cain
Reporter
