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Police say one of the men went to the apartment to retrieve property and got into an altercation with the man who occupies the residence.

The county and family members of Blair Nelson reached a settlement in late April and the wrongful death lawsuit from the family was dismissed on Wednesday.

The Columbia River Drug Task Force says Salvador Alvarez-Palominos sold meth twice to a police confidential informant in the first three months of this year.

Deputies say Gabreal A. Easterly used a metal rod to break into the office at 105 Beebe Bridge Rd.

Officers say Jairamie Sundance Bolerjack met up with the 46-year-old woman at the Red Lion Inn in Wenatchee, where he sold her drugs on Friday, Jan. 5.

Commissioner Kevin Overbay says plans include building a satellite location for the county motor pool to ease overcrowding around office buildings.

Jail director Chris Sharp says the decision was made to give inmates fingertip access to Narcan after a near death experience.

Gambit is paying off in his first month since receiving certification. In October, Lewis says Gambit recorded six drug finds at the CCRJ including fentanyl. He is certified on the same six odors as K9 Kait; methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, buprenorphine which is also known as suboxone and fentanyl.

County director of facilities and maintenance Brian Travis says a major overhaul is needed to the Law and Justice building.

Chelan County commissioners continue raising concerns about how federal health care laws are burdening the county's residents. Commissioner Kevin Overbay says one of the biggest problems rests with the laws that govern Medicaid. "Right now, if someone's booked into the jail just for being accused of a crime they lose their Medicaid coverage after the first thirty days in Washington State... R