I know it's been a tough month for smoke - please remember these resources and stay safe. Vehicle exhaust, woodstove emissions, industrial emissions, wildfire smoke, windblown dust, and …

With the rise of fentanyl use in the Wenatchee Valley, the Chelan County Regional Justice Center has responded by training its narcotics-detecting canine to identify the powerful synthetic opioid. …

Upper Valley MEND is working toward purchasing 31 apartment units in Leavenworth to preserve as affordable rentals for the local workforce. This acquisition is part of a larger push to grow …

Many areas in our region and throughout the state have been experiencing affordable housing challenges. Some communities in Chelan County, such as Leavenworth and Chelan, have seen home prices more …

The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week (FPW) campaign, “Fire Won’t …

WENATCHEE- Motorists have an extra week to drive the northbound exit from Highway 285 to Olds Station before it closes for road work Oct. 17-28 A digital road sign just before the Wenatchee …

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), 35,746 vehicles were stolen in Washington state in 2021, and more than 52,000 catalytic converters were stolen across the US in 2021. …

Profile of Sleeping Lady featured in latest traveling mural by Wenatchee artists Mary Big Bull-Lewis and Rob Lewis of Wenatchi Wear and R Digital Designs The striking mountain profile of a …

On the morning of Tuesday September 27, Judge Thomas Rice held court two minutes early, at 9:58 AM, in Room 802 of the US District Court in Spokane. Christie Voos, Leavenworth Communications Analyst, …

WENATCHEE - Chelan County District Court Judge Kyle Mott has announced he is stepping down from his position in early December. With his resignation, the Board of County Commissioners is now …

I recently concluded the first portion of my sixth annual 12th District listening tour. Traveling throughout our district with my staff has become an annual tradition each fall, the time of year …

4-H Round Robin Intermediate Grand Champion: Luke Wade – Moses Lake Reserve Champion: Jaymie Pierson – East Wenatchee Senior Grand Champion: Nathaniel Whitehall - …

In this Anthropocene Era of climate change, perhaps the biggest challenge for the Western United States is its dwindling water supply, only exacerbated by the region’s widespread drought. Very …

“Disaster” earned his trail name from an unfortunate miscalculation made while in the Sierra Nevadas. A thousand miles into the Pacific Crest Trail, his equipment was showing wear: …

Cascade Education Foundation (CEF) is a well-known and beloved nonprofit in the Upper Valley. Established over 25 years ago, CEF’s mission is “to raise and allocate funds to support the …

On the first day of fall, the American Red Cross is asking the public to start the season off with a lifesaving blood or platelet donation. While the leaves turn, the need for blood never changes. …

There is some evidence that local natural food scarcity may have been more of an issue this year than others. Two local biologists up the Chumstick, Don Youkey and Lisa Foster, noticed snow melted …

The Health Plan Partnership, a cooperative alliance of the WA Department of Health, Health Care Authority, and all the major health care plans in Washington, announced the 2022 Immunize Washington …

Rich Beausoleil has been tagging, tracking, and researching bears since 1997. Beausoleil is a North American bear expert, lives close by in Wenatchee, and works for our Washington Department of Fish …

WENATCHEE - Persistence and vision pay off and, for the new Confluence Health PACU, the third time was the charm. Confluence Health recently opened its newly expanded PACU which doubles its …