Wenatchee News

A 23-year-old man is in Chelan County Regional Justice Center after a SWAT Operation Sunday night. According to Wenatchee Police Department Capt. Brian Miller, Wenatchee PD patrol officers received a call for domestic violence at approximately 5:30 p...

A Wenatchee man is in jail after he allegedly attacked a man with an axe and smashed out a car window. Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison says it happened at approximately 4:15 a.m. when deputies responded to the 100 block of Chapman Rd...

Glaze Bakery in East Wenatchee receives a notice from the state Department of Revenue stating their taxpayer certificate of registration is revoked. According to the notice, the Department of Revenue issued Tax Warrants against them on July 11, August 8, and November 26, 2024...

Chelan County responds to the lawsuit from the City of Wenatchee. During a live interview with KPQ, District 2 Commissioner Shon Smith said the county has been in negotiation with the city to renew their contract for about six months. "We're asking the city to do the same thing that we ask all of our cities and user groups to do as well," Smith said...

Police arrested a man accused of running into three officers with a vehicle while fleeing from a traffic stop March 13. Authorities apprehended 23-year-old Romeo Padron and booked him in the Chelan County Jail Thursday. SWAT teams, Chelan and Douglas County sheriffs, and Wenatchee and East Wenatchee police officers shut down South Chelan Avenue after a Chelan County sheriff's deputy stopped and ar

City of Wenatchee is suing Chelan County over an agreement allowing the Wenatchee Police Department to house inmates in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center. The Wenatchee City Council unanimously agreed to sue the county during their meeting Thursday...

Drivers utilizing State Route 28 Sunset Highway in East Wenatchee should plan for delays starting Monday. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) says there will be single-lane closures and shoulder closures at multiple locations between Ninth Street and Hadley Street in East Wenatchee through early May...

East Wenatchee faces a $900,000 budget deficit. The City says they are taking proactive steps to address the budget deficit within the General Fund. They say inflation, population growth, and an increased demand for infrastructure and public safety contributed to the rising cost of city services...

Wenatchee School District selects four finalists for the recently vacated School Board position. The finalists include Alyssa Bones, Carrie Gavin, Mark Belton, and McLain Johnson. The board will interview them at a special meeting taking place at 5 p...

A vehicle fire occured this afternoon in south Wenatchee. Wenatchee Fire Chief Brian Brett says the blaze occured in the 100 block of Chapman Road in south Wenatchee at approximately 2:15 p.m. Brett says fire crews responded to reports of thick smoke and found someone burned debris in the back of a pickup truck...