Chelan News

Saying painful cuts should start at the top, outgoing Chelan County commissioner Buell Hawkins suggested his fellow elected officials forego pay raises next year to help ease the county's financial crisis.

Central Washington Hospital has had no deaths as a result of MRSA, a hospital spokeswoman says.

Here are the road construction alerts for North Central Washington for the coming week: Rock slope netting, Rock Island, Highway 28, Today through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, 6 a.m. to noon, ...

How they stack up Walmart germ-X 2.5 ounce 99 cents/bottle 40 cents/ounce Walmart germ-X 1.5 ounce 59 cents/bottle 39 cents/ounce Target brand, 2 ounce 99 cents/bottle 50 cents/ounce Target brand w/aloe, 2 ...

The National Weather Service now expects the Stehekin River to flood sometime Wednesday night and cautions against possible flooding of small streams and rivers near Lake Wenatchee.

Several wineries and vineyard owners in Eastern Washington are banding together to garner recognition for a specific wine-grape growing region northwest of Yakima.

The scene looks like something out of a movie where lots of extras are hired. Dozens of field hands, warmly dressed, stand in dirt and mud along a row of small cherry trees as far as the eye can see.

Voters chose state Rep. Mike Armstrong for a fifth two-year term over challenger Courtney Cox, 55.9 to 44.1 percent in Tuesday's election.

Elise R. Miller, a passenger in the vehicle, died at the scene, according to a Washington State Patrol accident memo.

A registered sex offender from Chelan is accused of breaking into a young girl's house and groping her.

Washington has become the second state in America to approve a medically assisted suicide law, following neighboring Oregon in allowing terminally ill people to obtain lethal prescription drugs from a doctor.

Peshastin orchardist Carnan Bergren appears on his way to defeating incumbent Warner Janssen to become Chelan County PUD commissioner.

Developers of a proposed major resort on Lake Chelan's south shore will host an open house to explain their project at the same time Chelan County will gather comments about environmental concerns related to ...

A 28-year-old Chelan man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of entering the home of a teen and groping her last week in Chelan.

The Chelan County sheriff's office says the bank robber who killed himself during a shoot-out with deputies in Skagit County had robbed a bank earlier this month in Leavenworth.

After trimming expenses and shuffling money around, the Chelan County budget is still nearly $1 million in the red and may require staff cuts.

Posted: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 - 11:45 a.m. PDT Okanogan to host district volleyball starting Saturday District VI volleyball will open with Tonasket taking on Brewster in a loser-out match at 11 a.m. this ...

Proponents of a major development near Chelan say they're planning to build one of Eastern Washington's largest 'green' projects by reusing water for irrigation, incorporating organic farms and using ...

Dylan Parrish, of Wenatchee, tries out a new raking technique while helping clean up Pioneer Park as part of a Make a Difference Day event last year.

Experience: Twelve years on Douglas County Commission; member of the regional jail committee, RiverCom board of directors, Martin Hall board, Chelan-Douglas Health District board, Solid Waste Advisory Committee ...