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Learn how a La Niña winter may impact Washington State's weather patterns in 2024. Are you ready for colder temperatures and increased precipitation?

Saturday, October 28th is the 33rd Annual Make A Difference Day in Wenatchee. The concept of a day of community service and volunteerism has always been well supported here.

Interested in sustainable farming? Learn from Dr. Joan Qazi about regenerative agriculture and its impact on reducing carbon emissions. Attend free screening of "Common Ground!"

In 2020, a black teenager disappeared from her Kent, Washington home - and she still hasn't been found. Learn what you can do to help.

Former three term Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett is running as a Republican for 12th District State Representative, Position 1  Burnett entered the race as the result of a series of changes triggered by a redrawn legislative map earlier this year.  Th...

What is the oldest incorporated town in Washington State? The small community of Port Steilacoom was the first town/city to officially incorporate in 1851 and again in 1854 as Steilacoom. Captain Lafayette Balch, a Marine sea captain, founded Steilacoom in January 1851. Original...

Do You Remember "Tiny's" Cashmere Fruit Stand Along Highway 2? “Tinys World's Largest Fruit Stand” - the iconic fruit stand for a couple of decades - where Martin’s Market Place and one of the two mini-mart gas stations are now located. ‘Tiny's Fruit St...

Declining enrollment continues to exert a toll on Wenatchee schools, but Superintendent Kory Kalahar is not bereft of hope.

A Grant County woman is behind bars after authorities say she kidnapped an infant and led deputies on a pursuit in a stolen police car while handcuffed near Warden. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says it began at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday when deputies responded to the report of a domestic disturbance at a residence on Main Street in Warden...

A Grant County man could spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced for raping a child. Judge Anna Gigliotti handed down the sentence to 63-year-old Dale Lewis of Moses Lake in Grant County Superior Court on Tuesday. Prosecutors say Lewis sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in February of 2021...

The colors of Autumn are peaking in Washington, and many people are flocking to the state's forestlands to catch a glimpse of Mother Nature's striking displays before her leaves hit the ground. At higher elevations, larch tree needles have turned to golden brown, while at lower altitudes there are pockets of yellow, orange, and red leaves on a variety of trees...

Washington will have over 1.5 million jobs available but not nearly enough people in Washington training to fill them.

I think the best place to learn how to colonize any other planet is to start with the one that's closest to us. Let's put a colony on the moon.

I’ll never forget the morning of the 4th of July in 2011. My son was 3 ½ months old, and we were about to take him to a neighborhood 4th of July mini-parade. My phone started to vibrate with text messages with the exciting news that Wenatchee’s Tyler Farrar had just won a sprint stage—Stage 3 in the Tour de France—on the 4th of July! No American sprinter has won a s...

Residents of Washington - 'Least Likely To Curse' If you’ve ever been on a call with a customer service rep and are unhappy - know that “your call may be recorded for quality service.” How well or poorly you treat the customer service representative is noted and documented. A firm named Ma...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office arrested a suspected drug dealer late Tuesday afternoon who was wanted on outstanding warrants. Chief Ryan Moody says detectives from the Columbia River Drug Task Force arrested 30 year old Osvaldo Verduzco-Mendoza, who was spotted driving on Wenatchee Avenue and feared he may be armed...

Discover how Maria Dalzell, a dedicated physician assistant, is making strides in promoting racial, geographic equity in kidney care.

Learn about the crucial vote in Wenatchee School District on the EP&O Levy supporting essential programs and staff.

An East Wenatchee attorney has settled his lawsuit against the Washington State Patrol for over $58,000. John Brangwin filed the suit in 2023 after he claimed the Patrol violated the state's Public Records Act the previous year when he'd requested information from the agency...

Wenatchee will forever be linked to the fight against polio because of the efforts led by the late Dr. Ed Cadman.  He was President of Wenatchee Rotary Club in 1963 and became Rotary International President and a leader in Rotary's Polio Plus Initiative to help eradicate polio in 1985. ...

Correction:  An earlier version of this story stated K9 Gambit and Deputy Jacob Lewis were part of the Chelan County Sheriff's Department.   Both are with the Chelan County Regional Justice Center where Lewis is a Corrections Deputy and is Gambit's partner and handler Over a half-dozen school districts in North Central Washington have renewed the services of the Chelan County Regional Justice Cent

Discover why studded tires are allowed on Washington roads during winter for better traction. Are they the best choice for your winter driving needs?

The sight of bighorn sheep along the roadways of North Central Washington is nothing new, but lately the presence of the animals on and around one of the region's major highways is definitely up. The Washington State Patrol says there have big an inordinate number of bighorns along U...

With news about the bird flu becoming more common as the situation is unfolding, learn what you need to be concerned about and avoid the panic.