Wenatchee News

During their monthly meeting Thursday in Wenatchee, the Washington Apple Commission placed President Dave Carlson on administrative leave effective Sept.

Sockeye salmon, an oceangoing species that starts and ends its life hundreds of river miles inland, are swimming up the Columbia River this summer in numbers unseen in five decades.

Fire crews fully contained a blaze that briefly threatened several dozen homes near the Columbia River, but lightning sparked new blazes Wednesday in Washington's north Cascades.

WENATCHEE &#8212 Lori Kostors has been named new interim director of the Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center.

EAST WENATCHEE &#8212 The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is looking for any information on vehicles that may have been driving in the area where the Badger Mountain Fire started last week.

Firefighters with Douglas County Fire District 2 mop up a fire in a wheat field near Fancher Heights on Tuesday afternoon.

WENATCHEE &#8212 A Toppenish man who told police early Saturday that he was the victim of an unprovoked street attack also said his attackers used ethnic slurs before stabbing him.

Brisk winds fanned a wildfire across more than 2.3 square miles of sagebrush in central Washington, at one point threatening several dozen homes and resulting in the brief evacuation of up to 300 people.

Chief Dave Leitch of the West Valley Fire Department was recognized this month as the year's top fire chief in the state by a leading professional organization.

Firefighters with Douglas County Fire District 2 mop up the fire near Fancher Heights on Tuesday afternoon.

Wenatchee police are looking for three men who are accused of attacking and stabbing a man who was walking along a street.

WENATCHEE &#8212 Statewide crews that have been battling fires in North Central Washington over the last week are preparing to head home soon if they can keep the fires in check today.

A soccer mom has been charged with stealing from her local youth soccer league. According to court documents, besides being a mother and a former soccer coach, Deborah Angilley was the treasurer of the ...

Wenatchee Police are searching for three men accused of attacking and stabbing a man who was just walking down the street, late Friday night.

CHELAN &#8212 A 38-year-old Wenatchee woman told authorities she was raped Thursday morning by two men after they offered her a ride from Chelan to Wenatchee, Lt.

WENATCHEE &#8212 Wenatchee Police cited an 11-year-old boy for malicious mischief Saturday evening after the boy's aunt reported he was destroying their residence.

Wenatchee police are looking for the men who apparently attacked and stabbed a Wenatchee man who was walking along Fifth Street late Friday.

WENATCHEE &#8212 Both the Chelan County PUD and Douglas County PUD are disputing that the Browns Canyon Fire was started by a downed power line.

A 31-year-old Lake Wenatchee woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for treatment of facial injuries sustained Thursday night in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 207.

A Yakima Valley Starbucks is among 600 stores nationwide slated for closure. Statewide, the giant coffee chain will close 19 stores in an effort to boost its business and weed out unprofitable locations.