Douglas County News

Multiple fire agencies responded to a wildland fire on Stuhlmiller Road, west of Quincy near the county line between Douglas and Grant counties Tuesday night.

Right now fire crews are on the scene of a wildfire west of Quincy along the border of Douglas and Grant Counties.

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.

An evacuation order for up to 300 people was lifted Wednesday as more firefighters were put to work on a wind-driven wildfire fueled by sagebrush in central Washington, officials said.

TRINIDAD &#8212 A wildland brush fire quickly blew up to more than 100 acres early Tuesday evening near Stuhlmiller Road, about 25 miles east of East Wenatchee.

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

QUINCY, Wash. - Brisk winds fanned a new wildfire across some 5,000 acres of sagebrush Tuesday night, threatening dozens of homes, condos and mobile homes and leading authorities to evacuate as many as 300 ...

Marsh Haskins, commander of Washington Incident Management Team 4 , talks to people about the fire at the North Central Washington Fairgounds in Waterville Monday night.

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.

Commodity food distributions are scheduled for the coming week in Chelan and Douglas counties at: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday, Leavenworth Senior Center 9:30 a.m. Monday, Rock Island Center Park 2:30 to 4 p.m. ...

ORONDO &#8212 Department of Natural Resources investigators determined Thursday afternoon the Browns Canyon fire was caused by a downed power line.

Two Marines stationed at the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport are suspected in an alleged assault on a bartender at Sam's Beach House Bar last weekend.

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.

A 35-year-old East Wenatchee woman has been charged with assault in the June 28 stabbing of her husband.

The Badger Mountain Fire was in relatively good shape late this afternoon with no major wind flare-ups, a state fire spokeswoman said.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency this afternoon authorized the use of federal funds to help Washington State fight the Badger Mountain Complex Fire, burning near ...

Tom Porter won't leave his Badger Mountain home, not yet. The Level 3 evacuation notice was still duct-taped to his house under the kitchen window as he and his two teenage daughters watched white plumes of ...

A view of the Badger Mountain fire this afternoon taken during an aerial surveillance trip over the blaze by fire officials to determine whether any structures could be threatened by the fire.

Cooler temperatures, calmer winds helped firefighters today at Eastern Washington wildfires: SPOKANE COUNTY - Spokane Valley fire burned at least eight houses and forced evacuation of 200 residents DOUGLAS ...

The Badger Mountain Fire flared up this evening, causing Badger Mountain Road to be closed from Eastmont Avenue to the crest of the hill.