Excessive Heat Warning in Place for Five Days in NCW
The alerts are in place from 11am Monday through 11pm Friday, with highs reaching 110 by Thursday.
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Docuseries on School Suicide Prevention Programs Feature Local Schools
This docuseries is aimed towards expressing the benefit of the Hope squad to other schools.
Chelan County PUD Outages Get Squirrely Over the Weekend
The cause: a squirrel outside a substation in Wenatchee. The Lake Wenatchee outages are expected to also be animal-related.
Link Transit Consider Giving Bus Drivers $2,500 Bonus Checks Amid Rising Inflation Fears
After the presentation, Douglas County Commissioner Kyle Steinburg made the motion to reject the proposal, with Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert, Bob Goedde, and Douglas County Commissioner Marc Straub voting for the rejection and Anne Hessburg, Chelan County Commissioner Tiffany Gehring, Mark Kulaas, Cashmere Mayor Jim Fletcher, and Joyce Huber being against it.
ATV Engulfed in Fire on No. 2 Canyon Road
It took crews over an hour to extinguish the fire. No one was injured, however the ATV was lost in the fire.
New Grocery Outlet Owners Propose New Changes for Wenatchee Store
New Grocery Outlet owners Kevin and Tonya Richmond are looking to upgrade the Wenatchee store by October of this year.
The duo bought the store on January 2, 2022 and are looking into upgrading the store layout, including new storage fixtures, replacing the shelving, adding beer coolers, and updating the fridges...
Wenatchee Police Capture Elusive Suspect After Fleeing the Police Twice
Authorities seized two firearms, 122 grams of meth, 40 fentanyl pills, $412 in cash, and a motorcycle during this investigation.
Link Transit’s New Vinyl Bus Wraps Commemorate Festival of Flight Event
Link Transit will be wrapping their buses in a new vinyl wrap that will feature eight designs inspired by Pangborn’s Festival of Flight event on August 6.
Link Transit will unveil the new design at 9:30 a.m. on August 6 during opening ceremonies and will be on display until 3 p.m..
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Motorcyclist Collides with Guardrail in Ellensburg, Airlifted to Seattle
The collision is currently under investigation, however Washington State Patrol believe distracted driving played a factor into the accident.
Missing Kayaker Found at the Little Wenatchee River
Search crews found William Henniger half a mile downstream from the waterfall and was airlifted by a helicopter out of the river gorge.