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Lake Wenatchee Fires Expected to Produce More Smoke
Lake Wenatchee Fires Expected to Produce More Smoke
Lake Wenatchee Fires Expected to Produce More Smoke
The White River and Irving Peak Fires continue their slow burn in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Wenatchee. The two blazes have torched almost 6,800 combined acres since being igniting by lightning on August 11. Spokesperson Robin DeMario says the fires are expected to produce a larger volume of smoke in the days ahead...
City of East Wenatchee Bracing for Impacts of Inflation
City of East Wenatchee Bracing for Impacts of Inflation
City of East Wenatchee Bracing for Impacts of Inflation
Just like all municipalities in the United States, the City of East Wenatchee is already grappling with the effects of inflation. East Wenatchee Mayor, Jerrilea Crawford, says as the cost of just about everything continues to go up, there may come a time when the city will have to make some tough decisions...
One Person Hospitalized In Single Car I-90 Crash
One Person Hospitalized In Single Car I-90 Crash
One Person Hospitalized In Single Car I-90 Crash
Troopers are investigating a one car crash on I-90 west of Vantage on Sunday afternoon. A 2017 Hyundai Elantra driven by 20-year-old Elias Faitala of Fife was traveling eastbound when it left the roadway and hit a rock wall. The car came to a rest on the right shoulder of the highway...
Moses Lake Man Gets 5 Years For Altering Jobless Claims
Moses Lake Man Gets 5 Years For Altering Jobless Claims
Moses Lake Man Gets 5 Years For Altering Jobless Claims
A Moses Lake man will spend five years in federal prison for three felony convictions.   48-year-old Reyes De La Cruz, III was found guilty of fraudulently distributing at least $360,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits   De La Cruz modified unemployment claims while working for the Washington State’s Employment Security Department (ESD), and would take a portion for himself.   Prosecuto.
Blue-Green Algae Found at the Blue Heron Park in Moses Lake
Blue-Green Algae Found at the Blue Heron Park in Moses Lake
Blue-Green Algae Found at the Blue Heron Park in Moses Lake
The Grant County Health District (GCHD) detected blue-green algae at the Blue Heron Park boat launch in Moses Lake. The swimming beach at the Blue Heron Park will be closed, along with a warning for the rest of Moses Lake. The blue-green algae is a bacterium called cyanobacteria, which is similar to various types of algae.  Bloo...

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