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Update: September 15, 2022 at 12:05 p.m. An accident between a semi and a gray pickup truck resulted in a diesel spill that blocked SR 97 for over an hour Thursday morning. Around 10 a.m., both the pickup and the semi were headed southbound SR 97 when the pickup tried passing the semi as it turned left near Beebe Bridge. ...

Nearly half of the 29 school districts supported by the North Central Educational Service District have new Superintendents as of the school year starting now in the region. The service district hosted an orientation meeting for all incoming Superintendents earlier this month and is continuing with joint sessions to help with their instructional and business operations...

The utility has more than a dozen new substations planned over the next 10 years but is focused on four locations over the shorter term.

Troopers say 19-year-old Ivan Irrueta of Manson was turning onto SR 150 from Wapato Lake Road when he hit a stationary pickup truck.

There's no change reported in conditions at the Stayman Flats fire south of Chelan as of this morning. It's still 80 percent contained at 1,200 acres with no evacuation notices. It's been projected to be fully contained by this weekend, although there'll be some strong wind gusts in the area today and tonight...

Increases in invasive species were seen near the shoreline, the southern basin of the lake, and other high-use areas.

A kayaker went missing near the 25 Mile Creek, after a woman reported that her son did not come back around the time he was supposed to.

It's hoped the teen got off shore and the kayak drifted down lake. He was last seen going up-lake to the northwest.

Chelan High School Principal Brad Wilson is now headed to a national competition after being named Washington State high school principal of the year. Wilson received a surprise visit Thursday from Scott Friedman with the state Association of School Principals, who made the announcement ...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is asking for public help to find four people who are “persons of interest” in a Felony Theft/ Robbery at the Chelan Walmart. The theft occurred on December 21. Surveillance photos show three men and one woman as the "persons of interest", and a photo of a white sedan was included in the release by deputies. Anyone ...