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Chelan County PUD may be selling off a large portion of its surplus hydropower through a 20-year contract if commissioners approve the move in the next week. The proposed deal would commit up to 10% of the PUD's hydropower as part of a larger updated energy-marketing plan ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation is reporting several close calls between its snow plows and other drivers on the road. Plowing has ramped up recently with heavier and more consistent snowfall in the state. A recent WSDOT tweet pleaded with drivers to stop weaving between plows An electronic sign in the Spokane area said "Don't Crowd the Plows ...

Jay and Trudi Inslee addressed the state through a short video from their home on Bainbridge Island Wednesday. The governor said that the state is increasing its booster capacity amid the surge in Omicron cases and will eventually be opening up another mass vaccination site somewhere in Washington ...

The East Wenatchee Water District is moving to a monthly billing cycle starting January 1. The move away from billing for its services every other month is meant to more quickly identify maintenance needs of customers and spot leaks in the system ...

A Moses Lake man is in custody on two counts of first-degree rape of a child after allegedly impregnating an 11-year-old girl. The suspect, 25-year-old Richard Jensen Jr., was arrested without incident Wednesday. PIO Kyle Foreman said the investigation began after child protective services notified Grant County Sheriff's Major Crimes detectives of the pregnancy back in late October ...

The Chelan-Douglas Health District is reporting five additional confirmed COVID-19 deaths. According to data by the district, four of the victims were from Chelan County while one other was from Douglas County. The passings bring the two county area's total to 154 since the start of the pandemic ...

The City of East Wenatchee is receiving a grant from the Office of Public Defense for $36,000 after unanimous approval by the city council. Finance Director Josh DeLay said the city receives the grant every two years, with East Wenatchee getting $40,000 last cycle and $20,000 the biennium before that ...

The Waypoint Foundation, an Ephrata based nonprofit with a focus on youth, is bringing back its annual Scholastic Chess Tournament after its COVID related hiatus. The tournament is open to all Grant County K-12 students, including homeschooled youth, and will be on February 5 at Parkway School ...

The Apple Blossom Festival has selected its top 32 girls to move forward in the Royal Court process for the 103rd Festival. The next step for the girls will be the 'Get to Know You' session on January 24, which will account for 20% of the vote for the Top 10 selection ...

A man shot by a Moses Lake homeowner after breaking into her home has been sentenced to about one-and-a-half years in prison. Eric Fuentes, 28, pleaded guilty in Grant County Superior Court to residential burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle ...