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Famous Harrison was selected last month to head the college, and has agreed to terms that include a three-year deal with an annual salary of $250,000.

Harrison is expected to begin in January as the replacement for Dr. Jim Richardson, who's retiring after 17 years leading the school.

A 2011 GMC Canyon pickup truck driven by 54-year-old Gerald Zacherle of Omak was headed southbound at about 11:15pm when it drove thru a guard rail and rolled down an embankment.

A man and two women were arrested after the chase in which deputies say a pickup carrying the suspects crashed into fruit bins, and the driver jumped into the Okanogan River.

Morningstar is currently held with no bail as she awaits trial in Okanogan County Superior Court.

There were multiple bystanders who stood by and did nothing while the woman cried for help.

Omak is the latest North Central Washington school district to make changes because of a staff shortage from COVID-19 The district is moving 6 through 12 grade classes online for the rest of the week because of the shortage. Meals for the same group are being made available for pickup at the high school cafeteria during the morning hours ...

Data from the National Weather Service in Spokane focuses on last summer's record heat. It's Inland NW Year in Review states that a stretch of unprecedented heat shattered records all over the region which resulted in damage to roadways and heat related fatalities ...

NCW Libraries could close its branch in Omak over visitor hostility to its mask requirement. The library says an increasing number of visitors refuse to wear masks, improperly wear them, or become abusive toward staff who attempt to enforce the mask order ...

A 19-year-old man faces numerous charges after a report of a shooting at a house party in Okanogan County. Deputies and Omak Police went to the home on Kegley Lane in Okanogan at about 4:30 am Saturday along with EMS medics, where they found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot injury ...