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SWAT Response Closes Mission Street For Eight Hours
SWAT Response Closes Mission Street For Eight Hours

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SWAT Response Closes Mission Street For Eight Hours
A SWAT team response Friday evening led to the closure of a busy Wenatchee street for more roughly eight hours. Officers with the Wenatchee Police Department initially responded to a report of shots fired from a residence in the 400 block of North Mission Street at around 5:15 p...
One Dead In Rollover Accident Near Cle Elum
One Dead In Rollover Accident Near Cle Elum

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One Dead In Rollover Accident Near Cle Elum
One person is dead following a single-vehicle accident in Kittitas County on Friday morning. The Washington State Patrol says the crash occurred on Interstate-90 about seven miles west of Cle Elum at around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle went off the roadway and rolled...
Woman Killed In Crash Near Vantage Bridge
Woman Killed In Crash Near Vantage Bridge

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Woman Killed In Crash Near Vantage Bridge
An Auburn woman is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Grant County on Friday night. The Washington State Patrol reports the crash occurred at the intersection of State Routes 26 and 243 at around 7:15 p.m., when a car driven by 79-year-old Judy Coluccio crossed the centerline and was struck by an eastbound semi-truck...
PNW Names Are Most Mispronounced in America
PNW Names Are Most Mispronounced in America

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PNW Names Are Most Mispronounced in America
 First of all, it’s When-NATCH-eee, not When-NAW-CHEE. You can always tell someone is not from around here when they mispronounce Wenatchee …or the big town of Spokane.   Here’s a rhyme to help you remember both: I’ll never forget when Duran Duran Once played a concert in Spokane  (Duran Duran played at the Spokane Opera House on March 5th, 2005) Or how about The Beatles wrote songs that were ver
Dead Body Found Inside Wenatchee Trap House
Dead Body Found Inside Wenatchee Trap House

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Dead Body Found Inside Wenatchee Trap House
The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is investigating after the discovery of a dead man inside a Wenatchee residence yesterday (Thursday, Nov. 30). The body of 41-year-old Leon Prokopioff of Cashmere was found during a multi-agency sweep of the house on Terminal Avenue...
Snow Expected to Pile Up in the Mountain Passes
Snow Expected to Pile Up in the Mountain Passes

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Snow Expected to Pile Up in the Mountain Passes
Snow Expected to Pile Up in the Mountain Passes If you’re planning a trip across the Cascade Mountains - in either direction, we advise you to check with the Washington Department of Transportation Mountain Pass reports first.  We’ve done the heavy lifting for you and compiled the weekend weather forecasts and links to click for real-time updates on all four major mountain passes (Blewett, Snoqual
Three Injured In Wreck Near Brewster
Three Injured In Wreck Near Brewster

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Three Injured In Wreck Near Brewster
Three people have injuries following a two-vehicle accident in Douglas County Thursday evening. The Washington State Patrol says the wreck occurred when an SUV struck a pickup truck that was parked on the shoulder of State Route 173 near Brewster at around 8:30 p...
The History of Train Travel through Stevens Pass
The History of Train Travel through Stevens Pass

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The History of Train Travel through Stevens Pass
The History of Train Travel through Stevens Pass On September 18, 1889, the name of the old Minneapolis & St. Cloud Railroad Company was changed to the Great Northern Railway Company.  The mission of connecting Minneapolis/St. Paul with Seattle via the Rocky Mountains and Stevens Pass became a reality - in the summer of 1893.  ...
Cade Littler Now Plays for the Penticton Vees
Cade Littler Now Plays for the Penticton Vees

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Cade Littler Now Plays for the Penticton Vees
Early last week, the Penticton Vees Hockey Club announced the signing of a very familiar name to fans of the Wenatchee Wild’s BCHL era. Former Wenatchee Wild forward Cade Littler signed on and joined the Vees immediately. LIttler now wears #10 for Penticton. In h...
Village Of Lights To Slow Traffic Through Leavenworth
Village Of Lights To Slow Traffic Through Leavenworth

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Village Of Lights To Slow Traffic Through Leavenworth
The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) says travel on U.S. Highway 2 through the Leavenworth area will be slower than usual during the first three weekends of December. DOT spokesperson, Lauren Loebsack, says the slowdowns will be caused by the town's annual Village of Lights celebration...

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