Oldstation Off-ramp Closure Delayed for One Week
Construction is projected to be finished by early November.
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Department of Fish and Wildlife to Lift Target Shooting Bans on Oct. 7
Fire restrictions remain in place east of the Cascades.
Active Shooter Drills To Take Place at Moses Lake Hospitals
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is advising the public about a training exercise this weekend at local hospitals.
Samaritan Healthcare and Confluence Health hospitals are both taking part in an active shooter drill Saturday morning.
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Visits Wenatchee
The Apple Capital Loop Project received $92 million, the largest grant award in Washington State history.
Motorcyclist Hospitalized In Moses Lake Crash With Car
A motorcyclist has injuries from a crash with a car Thursday morning west of Moses Lake.
"A juvenile 16-year-old driver was operating a vehicle southbound on Road E Northeast, stopped a the stop sign, and proceeded into the intersection and struck a motorcycle," said Grant County Sheriff's Sgt. Bea...
Heavy Smoke To Linger Through October In Wenatchee Valley
The Wenatchee Valley continues to experience heavy smoke well into October.
Air Quality is reaching the Unhealthy to Hazardous level daily.
Susan Woodard with the Washington Department of Ecology says the current pattern is highly unusual, but not completely unprecedented in Wenatchee.
"In ...
Cashmere Waiting to see if Smoke Clears for Homecoming Football Game
The Cashmere School District is taking a wait-and-see approach to their varsity high school football game this week.
The Bulldogs are scheduled to play the annual Pear Bowl for homecoming week against the Cascade Kodiaks in Cashmere tomorrow night (Friday, October 7), but the lingering smoke might force the game to be delayed or moved and rescheduled...
Smoke Forces Wenatchee Football Games to Neutral Site
The lingering smoke and continuing poor air quality in the Wenatchee Valley has forced the Wenatchee School District to move its varsity and freshman high school football games to a neutral site tomorrow night (Friday, October 7).
District spokesperson, Diana Haglund, says the Panthers’ games against Ellensburg will now take place 68 miles to the east.
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Alleged Violent Robbery Suspect Being Sought in Othello
Deputies are looking for a suspect accused of taking items by force during a robbery in the Othello area Wednesday.
They're looking for Marco Antonio Martinez, who is accused of 1st Degree robbery, 2nd Degree Assault and 2nd Degree Theft.
Depu...
Wenatchee Parks & Rec Requests New Hire to Keep Up with Vandalism
The City of Wenatchee’s Parks & Recreation Department is requesting another fulltime employee.
If approved, the money to fund the hire would be provided as part of the city’s 2023 operating budget.
Parks director, Dave Erickson, says he needs another person primarily to keep up with the increasing rate of vandalism at the city’s parks.
“It’s really pick...