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The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority is considering a remodel for one of its terminal buildings, the G.A. terminal building. "People think of the Pangborn Airport terminal building, that's where Alaska Airlines fly into. That's our public terminal building," said Jim Kuntz, CEO ...

Flights to Pangborn Airport have sometimes been forced to cancel during the winter months, but a new upgrade will hopefully reduce cancellations. According to director, Trent Moyers, visibility issues present a much bigger problem than snow, because snow can be removed while fog cannot ...

US Highway 2 is back open after a semi carrying 35,000 pounds of apples left the road just after 2:30 Friday afternoon about 2 miles east of Leavenworth. Washington State Trooper John Bryant said they don't yet have a reason the driver crashed into a ditch about 20 feet off of the road, but conditions were not a factor ...

It was a chaotic morning on State Route 28. First, a serious accident on SR28 just outside of East Wenatchee around 10:30 am at the intersection with South Lyle Avenue shut down the highway in the area. State Patrol Trooper John Bryant said it's possible one of the drivers was impaired and the other driver was a 17 year old boy ...

Washington Department of Ecology is wrapping up a pilot project at a Manson based residential development, the Cameo Residential Development. Ecology provided Chelan County funding and assistance to identify remedies for high amounts of arsenic and lead found in the new residential subdivision's soil ...

The Fire Marshall is investigating a suspected propane explosion that destroyed the "Big Roslyn Inn" in Roslyn Thursday night. Firefighters put out a small fire afterward when they arrived on the scene. There were no injuries as the building was not occupied, but there was some damage to neighboring buildings, which is also being investigated ...

The state House of Representatives are pushing the long-term care payroll tax on an 18 month delay with hopes to tweak the program in the meantime. The 18 month delay was voted on the week of January 17. "The program as it sits today is insolvent and obviously, doesn't add much benefit to any employer or employee," said 12th District Representative Mike Steele ...

The Douglas County Superior Court will postpone all criminal jury and bench trials until March because of safety concerns with the rise in Omicron COVID-19 infections. The order is only for trials scheduled to begin prior to March 1st. Superior Court Judge Brian Huber issued the order Thursday ...

The Wenatchee Downtown Association is inviting the community to a fresh, monthly opportunity, 'First Fridays Downtown', set to start February 4. The monthly event is designed to feature unique offerings from downtown businesses. "We're going to give the community options for experiences, maybe deals ...

Several bills with a focus on citing alternative energy sources are in the House Energy and Local Government committee this session. 12th District Representative Keith Goehner is weighing in with an emphasis for county control. "What's at stake is literally thousands of acres, there's about 54,000 acres worth of applications for solar farms," said 12th District Representative Keith Goeh