KPQ News at Noon

A crash on US 97 near Brewster Thursday afternoon sent one driver to the hospital after a van crossed the centerline and struck a trailer.

The ChelanDouglas Health District has officially declared a wildfire smoke emergency, and the guidance they're sharing affects pretty much everyone in the region right now.

Steven Wilkinson spent just over four years building partnerships and pushing economic conversations forward in the Wenatchee Valley — now that chapter is closed.

The sounds of mambo and cha cha will fill the air as a Cuban band takes the stage—talk about a night to remember!

Seatbelts made a real difference in a midday crash near Orondo Wednesday — here's what happened when a young driver drifted across the centerline.

A former fire chief, an independent challenger, and a congressional race with a Trump endorsement — primary night in North Central Washington had a little bit of everything.

Chelan County is now under a formal state of emergency — and for communities near Lake Wenatchee and Lake Chelan, that declaration means a lot more than paperwork.

LINK Transit may have to pull buses off the road if wildfire smoke gets any worse — and for riders in Wenatchee, that moment might not be far off.

Ballard Ambulance in Wenatchee is handing out free N95 masks while supplies last — and if the air outside has been bothering you lately, there's a good reason for that.

Wildfire smoke particles are small enough to reach the deepest part of your lungs, and for farmworkers, construction crews, and others working outside, that's not just a bad air day — it's a workplace safety issue.