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Pybus University Presents Class on Injury Prevention For All Ages
Mallory Berschauer (DPT) will instruct a class about Injury Prevention this Tuesday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Pybus University. The class topic is 'Injury Prevention for All Ages'.
Berschauer says that injury and pain are a normal part of physical activity
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Sunshine Protection Act To Do Away With Time Change Passes Senate, Now In House
Americans won't have to change their clocks twice a year if the Sunshine Protection Act passes the House and is signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA), is co-sponsoring the House version of the Sunshine Protection Act, which will end the time change we see twice a year
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Washington State Patrol Asking Public For Help To Find Hit and Run Driver
The Washington State Patrol is asking for the public's help to find an unknown driver and the passenger of a 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer that was involved in a felony hit and run collision. WSP reported a felony hit and run crash that occurred on Highway 97, just after midnight on Friday
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New Springtime Hours in Effect at Mission Ridge
Mission Ridge Ski Resort is transitioning from winter to spring time hours.
Tony Hickok public relations with Mission Ridge, says beginning this weekend spring time hours are in effect. "We are transitioning from our 7 day a week operations into a more variable schedule
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Point in Time Conducts Annual Homeless Survey
A yearly count of homeless people in the Wenatchee area shows a rise in people suffering from the condition.
The Homeless Point in Time Count revealed 123 people were living in spaces not appropriate for habitation, such a car, truck or RV, an abandoned building, a tent or other outdoor areas
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Stabbing Victim in Critical Condition
A Wenatchee man is in critical condition after being stabbed late Saturday night.
Deputies were called to a residential area off of State Route 28 south of East Wenatchee on a 911 hang up call, where they found a man his 20’s, who'd been stabbed multiple times in the belly.
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Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce Hires New Executive Director
After narrowing their search to two candidates, The Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director, Steve Wilkinson.
The chamber says Wilkinson comes to the position with a strong background in commercial banking, an understanding of rural communities, and he knows how local chambers work
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Three Vehicle Crash involving Semi on State Road 17 Results in Serious Injury
The Washington State Patrol reported a three vehicle crash on State Route 17, involving a pickup, a car and a semi in Grant County, March 11, at 6:15 p.m.
Thirty-year-old driver, Jorge I. Gomez-Avevedo, was driving a 2002 Chevy Silverado, with his passengers 27 year old Melbin I Quezado-Carrera, and 24 year old Oscar S
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High Speed Chase on Highway 2 Results in Arrest
On March 11 Rivercom received a report of a hit and run accident at the intersection of US 2 and Easy Street, in Wenatchee at 2:05 p.m.
Twenty-one-year-old old Adam Gray fled the scene in a stolen truck from Bremerton Washington, at speeds of over 100 mph
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Washington Apple Education Foundation Holds 20th Annual ‘Year of the Apple’ Art Contest
The Washington Apple Education Foundation is inviting high school students in Central Washington to participate in the 20th Annual Year of the Apple Art Contest.
Eligible students must be from Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, Grant, Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Yakima or Walla Walla County
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