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A wildfire in Okanogan County near the Canadian Border has now been torching timber for nearly two weeks.

Milder weather and lighter winds have allowed crews to make some progress in their efforts to contain a wildfire in Northern Douglas County.

A man has injuries after being run over by a Grant PUD maintenance truck near Moses Lake on Monday.

A motorcyclist has injuries following a two-vehicle accident in Chelan County on Monday afternoon.

Costco sells four different frozen burger patties — and the color of the label actually tells you a lot about what you're getting before you even flip the box over.

Adventure is as far as you want to go, or at least as far as your wallet will allow. Especially for road trips, and the high price of gas...

It's not every day you can stand next to a first responder helicopter and also win a Trek bike. National Night Out in the Wenatchee Valley is coming up fast.

Back-to-back resignations at Wenatchee Valley College — and the college isn't saying much about what's actually driving them.

A bootleg copy of The Odyssey hit X and racked up two million views in under three hours. The account didn't last long — but the moment said a lot about just how many people wanted to see this film.

Two lottery jackpots this week are sitting at a combined nearly one and a half billion dollars — and nobody's won either one yet.

The Little Giant Fire was kindled by a lightning strike on July 15 and has since grown to an estimated size of 22,296 acres with 0% containment

Containment has improved slightly on a destructive wildfire that's been torching the landscape of the Colville Indian Reservation for nearly two weeks.

A wildfire in Northern Douglas County continues to blacken the landscape with no official containment.

Crews in Western Grant County are on the verge of fully containing a destructive wildfire that sparked last week.

The AM dial felt a little emptier this morning in the Wenatchee Valley — KPQAM 560 is currently off the air.

A brushfire near the Grant/Douglas County line brought traffic on a major highway to a standstill for several hours on Sunday evening.

A Douglas County man is facing a long list of charges connected to sex crimes against children in Chelan County.

Amid the aroma of street food, chaos erupted at Bite of Seattle, leaving three lives lost and several others changed forever.

On lap 2, as the Pay n' Pak and Squire Shop were thundering down the Kennewick side of the course, the Squire veered over and crashed into the Pak, damaging both boats so they could not continue.

Washington State is reminding outdoor and farm workers that wildfire smoke carries fine particles that can reach the bloodstream — and cloth masks won't stop them. N95 respirators are the minimum protection recommended.

The Kaiser Canyon Fire jumped 10,000 acres in a single day Saturday — and the containment number actually went down, not up.

More than 230 firefighters are still out there working the Railroad Fire near Beverly — and after a rough Saturday with heavy winds, Sunday brought some welcome relief.

The Pearl Hill fire went from 1,500 acres to nearly 6,000 overnight — and it's still not contained. This one is moving fast.

The Little Giant Fire near Leavenworth jumped to over 19,000 acres over the weekend — and it's still zero percent contained. Here's where things stand this morning.