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Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison has written a letter in response to a recent report from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) that detailed a significant increase in statewide crime last year. Morrison used the missive to express his disappointment and concern over the statistics within the report, which he labeled as "disheartening"...

The Wenatchee AppleSox opened up their six-game road trip with a 12-8 win over the Nanaimo Night Owls on Tuesday night. Wenatchee (23-8) earned its fourth consecutive win and snapped Nanaimo’s six-game winning streak.

A FEMA administrator has determined the fire qualifies as a natural disaster because it's a threat to cause destruction.

A statewide team is now handling the fire, and local crews have left the scene, according to the incident commander.

The roadway originally closed late Monday afternoon, but then reopened to single lane traffic Monday night before closing down once again Tuesday afternoon.

The highest number of sales came from homes sold between $401-500k.

The Seattle area utility will purchase five percent of the total output from the PUD's Rock Island and Rocky Reach dams for five years at a fixed rate.

A major road improvement project in Cashmere is proceeding without a hitch. Chelan County Commissioner Shon Smith says crews have made excellent progress on their construction efforts at Goodwin and Sunset Roads. "The road closure on Sunset (Road) that intersects with Mill Road will be coming off by the end of the day tomorrow (Wednesday, July 12)...

Chelan County has announced the latest round of grant funding through its Homeless Housing Task Force. The County's Housing & Economic Development Director, Sasha Sleiman, says nearly all of the money comes to the Task Force from a variety of sources at the state level. ...

The roadway is down to one lane between SR 172 to the west and SR 17 on the east end.