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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

A Chelan County man is dead following a base jumping accident near Rocky Reach Dam on Sunday morning. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says it happened at around 8:45 a.m. just off U.S. Highway 97A when 47-year-old Elliot Barstow of Entiat was killed when his parachute didn't open. W...

It's been over two decades since the tiny town of Stehekin on the northern shores of Lake Chelan has had a police vehicle, but as of this week, that's changed. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says it has ferried one of its vehicles to the remote town of barely 100 year-round residents, where it will serve the community into the foreseeable future...

A multi-agency search is underway after a small plane went missing near the Columbia River on Tuesday. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the Cessna Skyhawk reportedly vanished at around 11 p.m. after taking off from McAllister Field in Yakima at about 3 p.m. b...

A woman has minor injuries following a single-vehicle accident south of Wenatchee on Monday night. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says it happened at around 7:15 p.m. in the 3500 block of Squilchuck Road when the woman lost control of her vehicle, which went off the roadway, traveled 40 feet down an embankment, and landed in a creek...

Chief Ryan Moody reports that the Columbia River Drug Task Force had a successful 2024, making significant strides in fighting illicit drug activity.

Former nurse Michael J. Ross, of Leavenworth, has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. His sentencing is set for April.

Chelan County Sheriff's Office settles lawsuit with former deputy over church discrimination claim. $250,000 settlement reached.

Backcountry skiers rescued near Stevens Pass thanks to iPhone SOS alert and interagency cooperation.

Chelan County Sheriff's Office secures $20,000 boost for patrolling USFS lands, enhancing public safety and environmental protection.