• The Chelan County Coroner says an unidentified person found May 30th on the back porch of a South Wenatchee business died by homicide.

• The Chelan County PUD is offering assistance for customers who may need some extra help with their monthly utility bills.

• A motorist under the influence went off Highway 97A north of Entiat on Tuesday afternoon, and took out several feet of fencing along the roadside.

• First responders with Lake Chelan Health were recognized last week in a yearly awards presentation hosted by the Greater Wenatchee EMS Council.

• Lighthouse Christian Ministries has filed a new legal complaint against the City of Wenatchee after a federal judge dismissed several of the organization’s claims last month.

• A federal fugitive missing from custody for more than a month was caught last week in Omak.

• The Wenatchee Police Department is leading a homicide investigation into the death of one person, found over the weekend on the back porch of a South Wenatchee business.

• A man is facing attempted murder charges in an alleged pipe bomb attack, which led police to cordon off an entire city block in the town of Brewster.

• Chelan County government offices entered their fourth day in the technological Dark Ages after detecting malware in their computer systems on Sunday morning.

• The Moses Lake man found dead Sunday at the top of Summer Falls is believed to have died by accidental drowning.

• All of the communication networks used by Chelan County government were compromised on Sunday morning by a malware attack.

•  A Moses Lake man last seen on May 15th was found dead Sunday at the top of Summer Falls, about 10 miles southeast of Coulee City.

• An international effort to memorialize American veterans who died while helping to liberate Europe needs the Chelan community's help.

• Grant County sheriff’s deputies continue to search for a Moses Lake resident, missing since May 15th and thought to have disappeared near Coulee City.

• Chelan County residents affected by last winter’s floods and windstorms have one more day to make an in-person request for short-term disaster aid. 

• Wenatchee Valley Fire Chief Brian Brett has been named Washington’s Fire Chief of the Year. 

• The Washington State Department of Transportation expects the North Cascades Highway to fully reopen to eastbound and westbound traffic by June 25th.

• The Cashmere Public Library will close its current Woodring Street location on May 30th so the staff can begin the move to the branch’s new location at Riverside Center.

• Police say an East Wenatchee officer responding to a possible assault Saturday night got into a physical altercation with a suspect that led both of them to treatment at the hospital.

• The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center broke ground Saturday on its $30 million dollar renovation project.

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• A 38-year-old Anacortes woman was arrested on Wednesday in a suspected road rage incident on Icicle Road in Leavenworth.

• The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday to celebrate its $30 million renovation project.

• The city of East Wenatchee and its police department are highlighting funding milestones that will allow the agency to hire three new entry-level police officers.

•  Those looking to safely dispose of sensitive personal documents will have the opportunity to do so Friday at the East Wenatchee Financial Center of Washington Trust Bank.

• The Wenatchee City Council has scheduled a roundtable discussion on Thursday to discuss the banner application process that ended up excluding Pride banners that would normally be displayed in June.

• A 23-year-old man was arrested in Moses Lake for allegedly hitting multiple parked cars while driving drunk early this morning.

• A brush fire burning near Highway 24 in Grant County burned an estimated 2,200 to 2,500 acres Sunday night before crews gained control Monday morning. 

• Candidates for public office in Chelan and Douglas counties filed for this year's elections with numerous races in contention.

• A 78-year-old former resident of Grant County was sentenced Wednesday to two and a half years in federal custody for assuming the identity of a Vietnam veteran.

• After a year’s hiatus, the Two Rivers Medieval Faire is back this weekend at the Chelan County Expo Center in Cashmere.

• U.S. Representative Kim Schrier was in Wenatchee this morning to highlight federal funding she helped secure for the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office.

• Chelan County has paid $15,000 to a deputy with the sheriff's office, as part of a settlement over a public records lawsuit.

• In a case that stems from a 2004 murder in Grant County, the Washington Supreme Court ruled today that criminals cannot seek to vacate their convictions until after they’re released from prison.

• The state of Washington declared today its reliance on snowpack for its water supply is now an obsolete strategy.

• Elected commissioners of two NCW utilities are now serving on the board of Energy Northwest, the joint operating agency for Washington’s 28 public power districts and municipal electric services.

• At Centennial Park today, a small group gathered to march and bring attention to the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People.

• Authorities have charged a Malaga man with attempted murder and related charges, stemming from a January home invasion and robbery in Wenatchee.

• The Colville Tribes have received a gift of just over 22 acres of land along the Methow River.

• U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum made a commitment yesterday to build a new, permanent access road in Stehekin during a Senate committee hearing.

•  The annual delegation from Misawa, Japan has arrived in the Wenatchee Valley, just in time for the climax of the Apple Blossom Festival.

• Starting in October, air travelers can enjoy a new, nonstop flight out of Pangborn Memorial Airport to Portland.

• The man who killed a Moses Lake mother of three will serve at least 20 years in prison for the crime.

• A Wenatchee man who was among those arrested in the 2024 Net Nanny sting operation targeting people seeking to pay for underage sex has entered a guilty plea.

• Candidates for public office will need to file with their county auditor’s office for this year’s primary and general elections, starting next week on May 4.

• East Wenatchee police say two men were stabbed last night in the 800 block of North Baker Avenue in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

• Another Wenatchee Valley city will go without the banners that typically adorn the streets for Pride Month each June. 

• Wenatchee resident George Crater Jr. is guilty on all counts in the 2024 murder of his tenant in a suburban Phoenix vacation home. 

•  A fundraising dinner thrown by one local ski area to benefit another brought in more than $7,000 last week. 

•  One of the member tribes of the Colville Reservation has won a Canadian court case reinforcing its heritage in British Columbia.

• Wenatchee High School wants the community to come inside. The Wenatchee School District is currently proposing a $295 million bond that would build a new high school and address failing HVAC systems in seven other schools.

• An East Wenatchee man who fired a handgun in the Wenatchee Valley Mall parking lot in September 2024 was sentenced in federal court last week to nearly 18 years in prison. 

• A new monument outside the Chelan County courthouse ensures even visually-impaired Americans can remain connected to their country’s flag.

• The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will soon begin conducting house inspections for disaster aid applicants in Chelan County, and throughout Washington.

•  A man convicted of child rape in 2022 has failed for the second time to overturn his case.

•The murder trial of a Wenatchee man has entered its fourth week in Phoenix, Arizona, where George W. Crater Jr. is accused of fatally beating and torturing a tenant in his vacation home who fell behind on rent.

•The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for public assistance to identify a person who was at Highlander Golf Course when a burglary alarm went off.

• The U.S. Forest Service announced today it was issuing $248 million in Secure Rural Schools payments for 2025.

• A Wenatchee man originally charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse has now pleaded to reduced charges, after the Chelan County prosecutor’s office mishandled and delayed the release of evidence to his lawyers.

• Detectives are investigating after a human body was found in Crab Creek in southwestern Grant County. 

• The Washington Department of Transportation is considering improvements to a two-mile stretch of Highway 97A outside of Chelan for bike and pedestrian safety.

• We’ve reported on the weekend death of Kasey Jo Emery of Chelan, who died Saturday after the SUV she was a passenger in struck the rear of an ambulance on Highway 97A.

•The Small Business Administration opened a temporary office in Leavenworth last week, aimed at helping residents recover after the December storms. 

• Okanogan County has begun the search for a new sheriff, after the resignation two weeks ago of Sheriff Paul Budrow.

• Each year, the Cascadia Conservation District hosts its “Picture Chelan County” photo contest, with winning work selected to grace the nonprofit’s annual calendar.

• A residential structure fire in the town of Bridgeport last week brought aid from surrounding fire agencies.

• The Chelan County Commissioners will hold a joint community meeting at the end of the month to provide updates on their districts.

• The Wenatchee School District plans to cut $2.5 million from its budget for the 2026-2027 school year — less than half of the amount that was originally expected.

• At Wenatchee High School, students and parents gathered yesterday for a third annual Migrant Family Night.

• Multiple people were injured in a three-car crash yesterday afternoon near Leavenworth. 

• Local utility districts struggled with wind-related power outages that began early this morning.

• The Stehekin Valley is once again at risk for flooding as it braces for more rain and snowmelt this week.

• The former Moses Lake physician accused of wounding a U.S. Marshal in a Florida shootout has now been formally charged.

• Rescue workers teamed up to help a 42-year-old dirt biker who collapsed on a Saturday excursion up Tripp Canyon outside Cashmere.

• Governor Bob Ferguson has signed the first tranche of bills to pass the Washington Legislature during this session, with more scheduled to receive his signature tomorrow.

• Two homes were struck by gunfire in the Bridgeport Bar area early Sunday morning, in what authorities believe is gang-related activity.

•A 55-year-old Moses Lake man must serve 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine trafficking.

• The National Park Service says it’s making federal funds available to partially rebuild the crucial road serving Stehekin.

• Several Washington state legislators voted in favor of a war powers resolution meant to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

• he Wenatchee man arrested early Tuesday for an alleged knife attack on his girlfriend is now facing three felony charges, and Douglas County sheriff’s deputies say the assault was captured on home security video.

• Chelan County is moving to assist the remote Lake Chelan community of Stehekin after the December floods.

• The Washington state Legislature has passed a bill to ban law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings.

• The killer of a young mother in Moses Lake has entered a plea in her death.

•The state of Washington and the federal government are expecting to pay roughly $180,000 dollars for temporary repairs on Beaver Hill, a steep and winding road grade just outside the town of Plain.

•The Washington Legislature is sprinting toward a March 12th deadline to pass the new state budget, with a possible $2 billion dollar deficit despite the proposed millionaires tax.

• The early access lottery is open for the North Cascades National Park. 

• There’s a new sheriff in town. Tyler Caille, the Douglas County undersheriff for the last seven years,  was sworn in this morning by County Commissioner Dan Sutton.

• The veteran fire chief for the city of Manson and its surroundings has announced his retirement.

• On Saturday, the Chuck Wagon Ministries food pantry will begin operations at the King’s Harvest Church of Christ in Wenatchee.

•A Wenatchee 16-year-old was struck and injured by another teen Tuesday in the parking lot of Winco Foods, and now that driver is facing hit-and-run charges.

•The Chopaka Lake and Cold Spring Campgrounds in Okanogan County are at risk of closure due to state budget cuts.

•A Wenatchee Valley mental health counselor was sentenced Monday to one month in jail after inappropriately messaging or touching two of his clients — ages 14 and 18 — told police that he had inappropriately messaged them or touched them.

•Central Washington lawmakers are working to put together funding for public building and infrastructure projects in the Wenatchee Valley.

•An 18-year-old suspect in a shooting last month in downtown Chelan has entered a guilty plea, but not to the shooting itself.

•Firefighters were called this morning to a commercial structure fire at cryptocurrency mining operation near Pangborn Airport.

•Two different open letters submitted by Confluence Health physicians and former leaders continue to raise concerns about the health system's planned cancer center.

•The Wenatchee Jazz Workshop has become a musical tradition in the Valley since it was established in 2000.

•Douglas County PUD commissioners declared a maintenance emergency at their Renewable Hydrogen Production Facility at Baker Flats on Tuesday, and authorized General Manager Gary Ivory to negotiate new contracts for its hydrogen electrolyzer system.

•A Wenatchee man was sentenced this week to a diversionary mental health program in lieu of jail this week, after pleading guilty to charges of arson and reckless burning.

•On Monday, a segment of 8th Street Southeast in East Wenatchee will be closed from South Mary to South Nile Avenue.

•The Washington Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that Amazon must stand trial in a civil case accusing the online retailer of contributing to suicides.

•Douglas County has a new sheriff, effective March 1st.

•The city of Wenatchee has officially launched its new utility billing payment website.

•The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center’s application to renovate and expand its facility is under review by the city.

•Washington is looking for federal help in its cleanup from December’s atmospheric river event.

•Young would-be surgeons suited up Saturday and started exploring in the Matters of the Heart event, held at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center.

•Commissioners for the Grant County PUD could decide the fate of the Crescent Bar golf course as soon as tomorrow.

•The city of East Wenatchee will close a portion of Fifth Street Northeast next week to begin infrastructure projects in the area.

•The Building Better Tomorrows Foundation is sponsoring an Instrument Drive to benefit local student musicians.

•Chelan County leadership visited the remote Lake Chelan village of Stehekin this week to learn more about the status of Company Creek Road and other damages from the December storms.

•The Town Nissan car dealership in East Wenatchee, owned by the Barros and Lisson families, is shutting down one month from now.

•Rivercom, the emergency dispatch service for Chelan and Douglas counties, is well on its way to a new funding stream.

•The city of Omak and NCW Libraries reached an agreement after a dispute over the status of the Omak Public Library.

•One Confluence Health pharmacist went above and beyond for a cancer patient’s treatment last week.

•The selection pageant for Apple Blossom 2026 is drawing near, and NCWLIFE’s Eric Granstrom has been getting to know all ten candidates for the Royal Court.

•The Top 10 finalists for Apple Blossom Queen have been making the rounds in the Wenatchee Valley, and now the time for their final pageant is drawing near.

•The empty seat on the Chelan Fire & Rescue Commissioner Board has been filled.

• Wenatchee High School students are adjusting to a new policy that locks away their phones during the school day.

• The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival returns this weekend at Rocky Reach Dam and Discovery Center.