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Why are we SO unhappy in Washington and Oregon? It can't be a Northwest thing. Families in Idaho ranked as third happiest in the country according to a new nationwide survey. Washington and Oregon families say they are the among the least happy in the nation.

The move came at this week's meeting when all members were sworn in after the recent general election.

Kenneth Crisp entered a plea Tuesday in Douglas County Superior Court to two counts of second-degree assault.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the seasonal closure of the North Cascades Highway. The 37-mile stretch of State Route 20 between the Ross Dam Trailhead (milepost 134) and Silver Star (milepost 171) will close tomorrow (Thursday, Nov...

Today, the John Deere Foundation is celebrating 75 years of supporting families who live, work, and learn in John Deere home communities and around the world.

The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) has awarded $4.7 million for maintenance projects in 25 counties. The grant program was created by the Washington Legislature earlier this year to help local parks across the state with much-needed repairs...

Tripadvisor awards Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best to restaurants with a high volume of above-and-beyond reviews and opinions from the Tripadvisor community over a 12-month period.  Each winner passed Tripadvisors rigorous trust and safety standards. Fewer tha...

We live in an age where we must endure some sort of phone call or e-mail scam nearly every single day, sometimes more than once a day.

Find out which item is most commonly stolen from stores in Washington State. It might surprise you!

This past January, Mission Ridge ski instructor Otto Ross celebrated his 97th birthday. With Mission Ridge kicking off the season just after Thanksgiving, Otto is back at it, for his 72nd year teaching kids and adults how to ski! Both of my kids learned how to ski at Mission Ridge...

Deputies say an emergency room doctor told them the mother of Santiago Pina-Corona could have an eye amputated and had suffered permanent disfigurement.

Susan Steele is a director with the People's Foundation, which operates the St. Francis low barrier emergency shelter.

Residents along the foothills of the Wenatchee Valley might notice a low-flying helicopter in their neighborhood this week. The rotary-winged aircraft is being used as part of a Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) project to replace the numbered tags on its transmission lines in the area...

Chelan PUD owns the 960-acre Home Water Wildlife Preserve in the heart of Sage Hills and has been closing its land during the winter for some time.

Immigration in the United States, legal and not legal, has been a topic of conversation since the Nation's inception. Certain time frames bring increased scrutiny and discussion about policies and control of the border.

Probably too late to make an appointment to change your tires but freezing rain and snow are coming.

East Wenatchee's annual Tree Lighting and Santa's Tour of the City on a fire truck is coming up in early December.

Very cold temps start this week, so if you have outside dogs, do what's right to keep them warm and safe.

The margin is well within the one-half of one percent difference that triggers a mandatory hand recount under state law.

Despite the red flags, we have great things about living in WA, too!

Proposed changes for mail processing will be discussed at public meeting Wednesday in Wenatchee

Are you considering divorce in Washington state? Learn about all five legal grounds for divorce, and how they can impact your process.

Isaac Heckman has been charged since April 2021 with three counts of second-degree assault after being accused of choking and assaulting his former partner.

A new study compares the level of concern over gun violence in every state and ranks them in state vs. state comparisons and which cities have the greatest or least concerns. How does Washington, Oregon or Idaho rank?