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U.S. Highway 2 is closed again as the Bolt Creek Fire has moved closer to the road. It's currently closed for a four mile stretch near the town of Skykomish to between the Money Creek Tunnel and the ranger station. Another closure is at the 5th Street bridge and the highway. ...

The victim of a fatal shooting Friday in Cashmere is now identified as 22-year-old Gustavo Urbina-Sotelo of Cashmere.   Deputies say Urbina-Sotelo was shot several times at around 11pm in the Cashmere Valley Bank parking lot on Applets Way in one of a series of confrontations.   ...

Fire danger is on a downward trend in Chelan County, with the County Fire Marshal’s Office lowering the fire risk rating late last week.  Fire Marshal Stephen Rinaldi offered a resolution to County Commissioners Monday morning to officially drop the level from Very High.  "Esse...

Smoke from the White River and Irving Peak Fires near Lake Wenatchee is expected to continue having an impact on local air qualities over the next seven to ten days. Public Information Officer, Heather Appelhof, says the fire’s growth has been slowing but it’s still had enough available fuels to produce plenty of smoke. “Over t...

A member of the Chelan-Douglas Board of Health is vowing to continue to bring up safety concerns over COVID-19 vaccinations after his latest effort.  Bill Sullivan asked the board at its most recent meeting to create a committee to study information the Health District gives to people before they get the vaccine, as well as the consent form they sign before getting the shot.  ...

Two people have injuries from a crash between two trucks that severely mangled one of them near Royal City Monday. Deputies say the driver of a tire service truck failed to stop at an intersection with Dodson Road and crashed into an unloaded potato truck...

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says a man was shot during a robbery at a home in Moses Lake on Sunday. The incident occurred in the 12000 block of Road 4 Northeast at around 6 a.m. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson, Kyle Foreman, says the victim was the home’s owner. “The 41-year-...

Warmer and drier weather has intensified activity on the Bolt Creek Fire about 15 miles west of Stevens Pass to start the week. The blaze has now torched over 11,000 acres since igniting on September 10, and is currently listed as just seven percent contained...

A GoFundMe page is now online from the Bergman family to help pay for funeral expenses after Theresa Bergman of Moses Lake was killed last week.  Bergman’s body was found last Thursday in a rural area of Lincoln County near Sprague.   An a...

The Bolt Creek Fire is moving near the Skykomish community while it burns across steep slopes heading west and north.  A fire weather watch is in place for the next 48 hours for the fire with temperatures in the mid-80's and low humidity expected Monday and Tuesday.  ...