Dylan Carder
Wenatchee World Sold to Wick Communications
The Wenatchee World has announced a sale to an Arizona based company. The World made the announcement in a press release that said the newspaper the Woods family has published for 111 years, will be sold to Wick Communications, a third-generation family owned and operated media corporation of Sierra Vista, Ariz.
The releas...
Input Wanted on Proposed East Wenatchee Park
A new park is in the works at 9th street in East Wenatchee. Eastmont Parks and Recreation is in the process of acquiring the land through state and federal grants. The current timeline calls for construction to potentially begin by 2020.
They are looking for ideas from the public on what it would like to see put onto the 2...
Hundreds March in Wenatchee to Protest Gun Violence
Organizers say more than 700 people attended the March for Our Lives event in Wenatchee Saturday afternoon. It began with speeches and music at the old Hastings parking lot at the corner of 9th and Chelan.
The crowd then marched to Memorial Park and back...
New Flights to Seattle Added to Pangborn Summer Schedule
More options will soon be available to fly from Pangborn to Seattle. Alaska Airlines has announced additional daily flights to Sea-Tac International Airport.
Pangborn Airport Director Trent Moyers says this was driven by demand.
Starting May 20, 2018, seven more daily round trips per week have been added to the schedule...
Threat Prompts Lockdown at Omak High School
Police found no credible threat after a security concern at Omak High School Wednesday morning. A threatening note found in a bathroom prompted a lockdown. The middle school, which is next door to the high school, was placed on a soft lockdown...
Dumpster Fire Caught on Security Camera
The Wenatchee Police Department is investigating a dumpster fire that was started late Saturday night.
Security camera footage shows two people pull up to the dumpster in the parking lot behind the YWCA Store on North Wenatchee Avenue just before midnight...
Early Morning Drug Bust in Bridgeport
Months of police work paid off Friday morning as law enforcement agencies from Douglas, Chelan, and Okanogan Counties along with Brewster Police successfully served a high risk search warrant.
At approximately 4:00 AM members of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team, The Chelan County SWAT team, Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office and Brewster Police Department served a high risk
Local Sales Tax Rates Increasing for Some Washingtonians
Consumers in several Washington cities and counties will pay more in sales tax on purchases starting April 1, 2018. New tax rate increases will go to pay for emergency communications services, housing, transportation, and juvenile detention facilities in those communities...
Quincy Police Respond to Suspicious Package Near Church
Quincy Police Officers responded to a suspicious package found outside of a church in the 1100 block of 2nd Ave SE Monday morning around 8:17 a.m.
The package, a brown suitcase, was seen abandoned near a parking lot. It was determined this was not an explosive device and the suitcase was logged into the evidence room for safe keeping...
Developers Propose New Wenatchee Hotel
Wenatchee could be getting a new hotel. Developers Steven and Tanya Tramp of Princess Properties are proposing a 103 room, four-story hotel next door to Comfort Suites, which they also own. The franchise name has yet to be announced.
Groundbreaking could be scheduled as early as April...