Dave Bernstein
Douglas County Risk Plan Update
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is working on the update to plans that are used to assess the risk and vulnerabilities of natural hazards and reduce the impacts to communities across Douglas County.
Douglas County Records and Risk Manager Jordyn Giulio says the county received a $42, 000 Federal Emergency Management Agency Grant (FEMA) to fund the plan update. The consulting fir...
Woman Surrounded By Wolf Pack, Rescued in Okanogan County
Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said a research student was rescued by helicopter Thursday when she was surrounded by wolves about 25 miles northeast of Winthrop.
Rogers said the incident was near Tiffany Spring Campground where the student was surveying the area and came across wolves...
Public Hearing on District Voting Tonight
The City of Wenatchee holds a long awaited public hearing on a proposal to create voting districts and use results in General elections tonight.
The proposed ordinance would end at-large election of council members and create seven voting districts...
Fire Precautions In Place For Woodcutting on Forest
Before you head out to cut firewood, be aware of changes to woodcutting rules and requirements.
The Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest announced an increase to the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) requirements in Zone 675 to level II on Friday, July 13. When th...
Campfire Restrictions Begin Friday
As a result of increasing fire danger in the national forest, beginning Friday, July 13, campfire restrictions go into effect on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
Campfires will be allowed in:
----Developed campgrounds which usually have amenities such as metal fire rings, picnic tables, and outhouses; most, but not all, of these charge a camping fee...
UPDATE-Washington Flats Fire Near Grand Coulee Dam
UPDATE 10AM
Firefighters from the Department of Natural Resources and Bureau of Land Management are mopping up a grass and brush fire that started Wednesday afternoon and grew to 385 acres northwest of Grand Coulee Dam. The Washington Flats fire was burning near Pendall Road. Dou...
Injured Climber Rescued On Mt. Stuart
A climber was injured Wednesday while ascending the southwest face of Mount Stuart approximately 15 miles southwest of Leavenworth. Rich Magnussen with Chelan County Emergency Management said Michael Getlin, 34, of Lake Oswego, Oregon was injured when a loose rock fell on his foot, resulting in a severely fractured foot...
Autopsy Shows Teen Was Drowning Victim
The autopsy on 19 year Sheldon S. House, Jr. was completed Wednesday and Chelan County Coroner Wayne Harris said the cause of death was asphyxia due to fresh water drowning.
House was reported missing May 24th and his body was discovered in the Wenatchee River last Friday but Harris says what lead to the young man's death is still under investigation "At this point we have ruled the manner of
Fire Management Grant Authorized for Ryegrass Coulee Fire Assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Ryegrass Coulee Fire in Kittitas County.
FEMA Region 10 Administrator Mike O’Hare approved the state of Washington’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) on Tuesday. This is th...
Ryegrass Coulee Fire in Mop Up Stage
The mop up work continues on the 1,600 acre Ryegrass Coulee wildfire near Vantage. Information officer Randy Shepard says crews are reinforcing the containment lines to make sure a 50 to 200 foot buffer has been established around the fire "they want to make sure everything within that band is cool and for structures that are adjacent or within the burned area, it would be 200 feet cold black