Leavenworth News

Spelling test: Jonah Gunter, 13, of Leavenworth, Wash., left, high-fives Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Va., the youngest speller at the National Spelling Bee, after she spelled her word correctly Wednesday, during the National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md.

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When Ryan Sutherland wanted to go to college three years ago, his father, Steve, went with him.

Ryan and Steve Sutherland head to their dorm room along the main campus walkway at Whitworth which has motivational sayings written in chalk like this one that says, "Stop at nothing." As his condition progresses, Ryan Sutherland's physical movements beyond talking, are now limited to moving his hand slightly to control the direction of his ... (more)

Now organized by Environment for the Americas, the event is meant to foster a better understanding and appreciation of the phenomenon of bird migration.

Adam D. Ellis, a 45-year-old Leavenworth man whose ex-girlfriend stabbed him in the neck Tuesday afternoon, was released from the hospital and arrested Wednesday as the aggressor in the incident, officials said.