Rock Island News

The parents of a boy charged with burning down their Rock Island home have told authorities they don't want the 14-year-old living with them.

The Washington State Patrol says an oncoming driver threw a lit cigarette out the window that landed on a passing hay trailer on Highway 28 near the Rock Island Dam east of Wenatchee.

With just half a day's notice, a steelhead fishing season will open today for the Upper Columbia River and portions of the Wenatchee, Icicle, Entiat, Methow and Okanogan rivers.

It's time to reassess your image of Wenatchee, the central Washington town between the Columbia River's Rock Island and Rocky Reach dams.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN News of record News of record Chelan County Vehicle thefts 1000 block North Western Avenue: Black, 2000 Chevrolet pickup taken, reported Aug.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN PUD's debt is heading toward the $1 billion barrier PUD's debt is heading toward the $1 billion barrier By Christine Pratt World staff writer WENATCHEE - Chelan County PUD debt will surpass the $1 billion mark this month.

NASCAR WENATCHEE STORY: School budgets dip, class sizes grow Few effects on local classes Few effects on local classes By Rachel Schleif World staff writer WENATCHEE - Wenatchee and Eastmont school officials are still unsure about middle and high school, but elementary class sizes are expected to stay similar to last year.

Wenatchee Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Man injured after 50-foot cliff jump Man injured after 50-foot cliff jump By Rachel Schleif World staff writer EAST WENATCHEE - A 23-year-old Rock Island man was hospitalized after he fell 50 feet from a cliff and landed in about 3 feet of water Wednesday afternoon.

With temperatures predicted to hit 103 degrees in Wenatchee today, state and federal fire officials have a watchful eye on North Central Washington.

Cycling Wenatchee Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: Douglas County deputies seize 150 marijuana plants Men arrested in drug raid facing multiple felony charges Men arrested in drug raid facing multiple felony charges By Travis Hay World staff writer Hubert B. Mangum, 54, and Darrell S. Engelbreston, 39, are facing charges of ...

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN At a glance: Chelan county PUD At a glance: Chelan county PUD By Christine Pratt World staff writer Customers: 44,431 Power sources: Rocky Reach Dam and Rock Island Dams, Columbia River, Lake Chelan Dam: 1,040 average megawatts Share of Nine Canyon wind farm, south of Tri-Cities: 2.7 average megawatts.

Soon it will be safer to access the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail on the east side of the Columbia River.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Lee Ray, from Par Electric, installs a disconnect switch at the new Rapids Switchyard in Rock Island on June 17.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN State's error costs county $300,000 State's error costs county $300,000 By Michelle McNiel World staff writer WENATCHEE - Chelan County can't catch a break on its budget.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Artifacts headed for Colvilles but fate of human remains still undecided Artifacts headed for Colvilles but fate of human remains still undecided By Michelle McNiel World staff writer WENATCHEE - Hundreds of Native American artifacts discovered during construction work at Rocky Reach and Rock Island dams will soon be ...

A tip led to the confiscation of about $468,000 worth of marijuana from a grow between Rock Island and Rock Island Dam on July 1. Starting at 7 a.m., the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team executed a series of search warrants that resulted in two arrests and seizure of 231 marijuana plants.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: Forty-seven guns recovered in drug bust Forty-seven guns recovered in drug bust EAST WENATCHEE - A total of 47 guns were confiscated during a drug operation Wednesday near Rock Island and in East Wenatchee, Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal said.

Wenatchee Valley College earned a $2 million grant for a new program that helps migrant workers and their children be successful in college.

WENATCHEE Douglas County deputy Evan O'Malley carries guns away from a house Wednesday southeast of Rock Island.

An expansion of the Rock Island Golf Course is back on track after the owner secured permits and a land survey found no historical cultural sites.