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A corrections officer who was the target of a vicious assault at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center last month has returned to work. Jesus Olivera was attacked by two inmates at the jail, 24-year-old Benito Licea of Wenatchee and 28-year-old Javier Valdez of East Wenatchee, on May 1...

“I just want them to know that they took the wrong mother's son, because I'm going to fight until the end until there's justice for my son,” Reina Ontiveros said.

Victim says Carlson threatened to rape and kill her while wrapping his hands around her throat.

County commissioners have an agreement with the Chelan County Regional Justice Center (CCRJ) to have K9 Kait working in some area schools. Mostly in a PR or goodwill capacity but if needed to identify contraband on school property. During the recent Chelan County Podcast, Commissioner Shon Smith said the agreement will serve an important public outreach opportunity for K9 Kait and her handler,  Co

They approved the letter Monday, which calls for a task force funded by the state legislature to examine jail modernization.

Detectives say Filiberto Santana and Emilee Stotts fled the scene in a stolen car last month from a weapons offense where a gun was pointed at a victim in the 800 block of North Baker Avenue in East Wenatchee.

The Chelan County Regional Justice Center is grappling with several issues being created by the proliferation of fentanyl use in the Wenatchee Valley. The facility is still operating until quarantine protocols from the COVID-19 pandemic, which require new intakes to remain in isolation for a brief period - usually no more than two or three days - prior to joining the rest of the jail's inmate popu

A 36-year-old man is in jail after detectives say they found 8,000 fentanyl pills at his residence in East Wenatchee. Detectives filed a notice of arrest document Monday in Douglas County Superior Court, saying they also found 19.7 grams of heroin in the garage of Shawn James Drummond in the 600 block of North Grover Place...

Twenty-two-year-old Anthony Torres was sentenced Monday in Chelan County Superior Court after entering a guilty plea to Second-Degree Arson the same day.

Officers say a follow-up search of the residence where 27-year-old Javier Valdez was arrested in Walla Walla turned up more than 11,000 fentanyl pills along with large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine.