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Starting after July 1, high-capacity magazine cartridges will be banned in Washington state. Those who violate this new measure will be charged with a gross misdemeanor.

Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett is hosting a series of community meetings the first two weeks of August regarding the new legislation on police reform that is in effect. He says there has been a lot of questions and concerns from residents ...

State representatives from North Central Washington announced their committee assignments Monday. 12th District Representative Mike Steele will be the lead Republican on the House Capital Budget Committee, and a member of the Education and Appropriations Committees ...

12th District Senator Brad Hawkins will return to the Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee as the ranking Republican. The former school board member says he's excited. "I know our school system has had its share of challenges this particular year with the COVID pandemic, but as a former school board member myself, as a husband of a local teacher, and as the parent of two children in m

Anyone interested in running for office has from 9:00 a.m. Monday through 4:00 p.m. Friday to file with the appropriate County Auditor's office. Chelan County Auditor Skip Moore told us last year that they try to make it as low a barrier to run as possible ...