Wenatchee News

On Oct. 11, a landslide buried Washington state Route 410 and dammed the Naches River in the Nile Valley, east of Mount Rainier and west of Yakima, in the Cascade Mountains.

Running on a platform of watchful city spending and a desire to offload Town Toyota Center to the private sector, challenger Tony Veeder has defeated incumbent Gaby Fernandez for the Position 2 seat on the Wenatchee City Council.

EAST WENATCHEE a ' A 44-year-old East Wenatchee man is in custody this morning after causing three accidents and leading Douglas County sheriffa TMs deputies on a high-speed chase through East Wenatchee Monday night.

Wenatchee's Selland Construction has nearly 50 workers at the site, putting in 12- to 14-hour days, seven days a week.

People can learn about the history of wine grapes in Washington, canopy management and plant nutrition through the Hispanic Employee Education Program, "Introduction to Viticulture." The 19-credit certificate program runs Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov.

WENATCHEE, Wash. - City records show Wenatchee has fired a female firefighter who went home sick only to be seen later at a concert.

Have you seen this man's Pro Bowl left tackle? Seahawks quarterback Matt Hassellbeck's six-year-old daughter Mallory is recovering from injuries she sustained after getting hit by a dirt bike .

All but 12 communities nationwide saw declines in construction employment between September 2008 and 2009 according to a new analysis of metropolitan area employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released today by the Associated General Contractors of America .

A Wenatchee man is expected to face a vehicular assault charge after a crash on Interstate 90 Monday evening injured him and his passenger, the Washington State Patrol reported.

The daughter of Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is recovering after surgery to repair injuries sustained on a family trip to Central Washington over the bye weekend.

KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The 4A Big 9 Playoffs start this Friday with crossover games.

Three people were injured Oct. 24 in a two-vehicle crash 1.5 miles north of East Wenatchee on state Highway 2. Andrew F. Kostenko, 32, East Wenatchee, was westbound about 11:30 p.m. on Blue Grade Steet and Tyler J. McIntosh, 19, Bridgeport, was eastbound on the highway.

The only nontribal casino in Clallam and Jefferson counties has run out of luck.

A couple weeks ago, I blogged about my experience working with some tenaciously terrific nonprofit organizations in North Central Washington.

With ranchers in Washington concerned about gray wolves, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing what may be the most generous compensation for livestock losses in the West.

Work history: Retired; founded Wenatchee Office Supply in 1978 and ran it for about 20 years; active duty in Army for two years; Army Reserves for 28 years; worked for Crown Zellerbach for eight years; was finance commissioner for the city of Wenatchee for six years; commercial banker for two years; regional emergency response coordinator ...

With ranchers in Washington concerned about gray wolves, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing what may be the most generous compensation for livestock losses in the West.

Westneat is irrelevant. His pieces always take the same old tired out liberal slant.

The Wenatchee Panthers are on a roll midway through the '09 football campaign. They are currently ranked 6th in the Washington Preps.com 4A poll with a 6-0 record.

Worried homeowners near the Tripp Canyon wildfire should rest easier when fire officials relax an evacuation notice after three days of be-ready-to-go alerts.