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The Chelan County Moderate Risk Waste Facility will now be accepting used latex paint for recycling and safe disposal starting June 21. Chelan County Commissioners recently signed an agreement with PaintCare Washington, a state-wide paint recycling program that will pick up paint from the facility ...

Chelan County Commissioners are celebrating Eric Pierson after he was named 2022 County Engineer of the Year by the Washington State County Administrative Board, an honor that will be recognized during the unveiling of the new Cashmere Bridge ...

Pro choice protesters are gearing up for their next event after holding a rally Saturday at Memorial Park in Wenatchee. Roughly 300 people attended to hear speakers tell their stories about the need for safe, legal abortion services in the United States ...

After months of hibernation, the North Cascades Highway will reopen at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday (May 10th). Initial assessments to reopen the 37-mile stretch of State Route 20 began in late March when six feet of snow was at the summit of Rainy Pass ...

The 2022 Apple Blossom celebration has officially come and gone but according to festival administrator Darci Christoferson merchandise from this year’s festival is still proving to be a hot seller. "Our hoodie sweatshirts this year were huge," said Christoferson. "Two... Read More ...

The 4th of July is still almost two months away but the fundraising effort for this year’s Independence Day fireworks display is already underway.The newest way to contribute to the cause is the Community Fundraising Flag, which allows donators to purchase pieces that fit inside a 7’-by-8’ version of Old Glory at the south entrance of the Pybus Public Market.Kelley Kennedy, C...

The East Cascades SWAT Team assisted in arresting an escaped inmate in Wenatchee on Sunday afternoon. Wenatchee Police Captain Edgar Reinfeld says 48-year-old Rigoberto Licea-Reyna fled from officers after being spotted in the 200 block of North Franklin Avenue at around 12:30 ...

There's no more shelter in place order for residents in and around George Thursday morning. The Grant County Sheriff's Office lifted the order after 9 pm Wednesday after a search for a wanted felon was called off. The Moses Lake Tactical Response Team spent much of the afternoon and evening searching for the person on a large property near Road 2 Northwest and state Route 283 ...

A tractor is destroyed after a fire this morning in an orchard off of US 97 in Orondo. Douglas County Fire District 4 Spokesperson Kay McKellar says crews received the emergency call just after 11am. According to McKellar, people were out in an orchard burning brush with a propane burner near a diesel tractor ...

The body of a previously unidentified homeless man believed to have drowned in the Columbia River in the spring of last year is now ID'ed. Chelan County Coroner Wayne Harris says he had an artist sketch of the victim to release to the public, but the real breakthrough came when he shared the sketch with members of the Chelan PUD who oversee the property where the victim was originally found ... Re