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Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz has informed Chelan County that he doesn’t want it to accept any more requests for annexation into the city. Kuntz says the annexation process has become too complicated, time-consuming and cost prohibitive for the city. “...

Jensen lost to Schrier in 2020 general election by a roughly 52 to 84 percent margin.

Ballots for next month’s primary election have been mailed and should be arriving to most registered voters in both Chelan and Douglas Counties by Thursday or Friday of this week. Once delivered, Douglas County Auditor, Thad Duvall, says it might appear to some that they’ve received the wrong ballot due to last year’s actions by the state’s redistricting committee. “Most of the people...

The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is still contending with the late spring snow from April, with the U.S. Forest Service advising hikers to check local weather forecasts and credible websites before heading out. Wilderness rangers have reported seeing hikers battling the elements unprepared...

Update: July 10, 4:04 p.m. A Jeep rollover in Moses Lake has closed down Stratford Road between Tyndall Road and Road 10-NE after a police-involved shootout from earlier. Around 1:15 p.m. on June 10, Moses Lake Police and Grant County Sheriff’s Office were tasked with contacting an unnamed suspect with outstanding felony warrants. S...

Shortly afterwards, Chelan County Fire Districts #3 and #6 arrived on scene and pulled her aunt out of the water, who was reportedly very intoxicated during the incident.

Crime Detectives tracked Stephen Hosszu on social media where they say he told other people he had molested a 4-year-old child several times, and offered the child to them.

The median price for a home in Leavenworth is now $751,000.

The city started looking into other tax revenue options after trying to see why their phone utility tax funds kept declining. After a while, East Wenatchee Mayor Jerrilea Crawford felt that the city was wasting their time on studying this decline.

Washington State is also seeing a rise in COVID-related hospitalizations among vulnerable populations