Thursday, October 1, 2026
OLYMPIA – Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t. Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced …
WENATCHEE. — The WSU Chelan-Douglas Master Gardener Program will host a backyard fruit tree pruning workshop March 7 at the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center in Wenatchee. The …
EAST WENATCHEE — The Chelan-Douglas Health District has reported two influenza-associated deaths, both Chelan County residents, marking the first reported local deaths of the 2025-26 flu season. …
WENATCHEE — The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is hiring seasonal employees for the upcoming recreation season and is encouraging local residents to apply. Job announcements are expected …
LEAVENWORTH — Kindergarten registration opened Feb. 1 in the Cascade School District for the 2026-27 school year. Children who will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 31 are eligible to enroll …
LEAVENWORTH — Leavenworth’s waterfront trails have reopened after sustaining significant damage from December’s atmospheric river event. “The City’s waterfront trails provide equitable …
LEAVENWORTH — The December storm flooded homes, took out power and cell service, and downed hundreds of trees, complicating emergency response and highlighting vulnerabilities that emergency …
LEAVENWORTH — The Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of its new Willkommen (Welcome) Center on Feb. 14. Located at 645 Front Street, the new Welcome Center brings the …
OLYMPIA – Legislation to force federal immigration agents to get court approval before entering schools and health care facilities cleared the Washington state Senate on Thursday. Senate …
OLYMPIA – Two members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission are pushing back on newly surfaced allegations that they shunned government transparency laws and appeared to have colluded with …
OLYMPIA – The Washington state Senate approved legislation Thursday to set stricter eligibility standards for sheriffs and other police leadership, weeks after a sheriff’s comments on the …
CHELAN COUNTY — Waste Management (WM) has expanded its list of acceptable items in the recycling bin in an effort to reduce waste. "The goal is to reduce waste, improve recycling and deliver …
LEAVENWORTH — U.S. Highway 2 through Tumwater Canyon reopened to full two-way traffic at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 10, restoring one of Washington’s most important east-west corridors …
OLYMPIA — House Bill 2510, the bipartisan proposal aimed at strengthening supervision of individuals convicted of stalking, has cleared the Washington State House of Representatives. The …
OLYMPIA – Democratic state lawmakers in Washington want to make it tougher to challenge a voter’s registration as organized efforts to knock residents off the rolls are on the rise. The …
LEAVENWORTH — Members of the Cascade School District (CSD) board toured Cascade High School on Feb. 5 to observe classroom instruction, view specialized learning tools and better understand how …
LEAVENWORTH — The 24th annual Spring Bird Fest, hosted by Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) and the North Central Washington Audubon Society (NCWAS), will return to Leavenworth May 14 to 17. …
LEAVENWORTH — Tierra Learning Center will host a two-day inclusive, adaptive racing event on Feb. 28 through March 1, bringing together individuals with developmental disabilities for adaptive snow …
LEAVENWORTH — Local, regional and state partners shared progress updates on the Community Wildfire Defense Grant and remote water tank project during the Leavenworth Community Wildfire Resilience …
LEAVENWORTH — Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is in the process of developing a statewide Wildfire Hazard and Risk Mapping initiative in an effort to enhance wildfire …