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A group of Ukrainian singers will perform at Eastmont Baptist Church this Sunday to raise donations for refugees of Russia's invasion of their country. The group We Are Ukraine has been raising money since just after the start of the war ...

The Wenatchee School District is renewing and expanding its contract with Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH) for school-based health services. Seven district schools will provide a combination of health, dental and behavioral health services: Wenatchee High School, West Side High School, Lincoln Elementary, Columbia Middle School, Newberry Elementary School, Mission View Elementary and Orchar

The East Wenatchee Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a runaway child. According to the department, 14-year-old Jade Lankford was last seen Tuesday. The teen is described as 5'7" tall and about 160 lbs with brown eyes and brown hair ...

One of six people charged in what police say was a gang-related shooting in East Wenatchee last year is changing his plea. Attorneys for 17-year-old Angel Eduardo Montes announced this week that he would not be taking the plea deal he'd agreed to, but would instead be going to trial ...

Chelan County Commissioners are celebrating Eric Pierson after he was named 2022 County Engineer of the Year by the Washington State County Administrative Board, an honor that will be recognized during the unveiling of the new Cashmere Bridge ...

Talks between the Washington Army National Guard and the Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority about bringing a permanent post for the Guard to Pangborn Memorial Airport continue. At the Port’s latest board meeting, discussions about how the Guard intends to facilitate the purchase of land and the lease of the Executive Flight building revealed the possibility of funding through the state legisla

The Wenatchee School District (WSD) is again offering free meals through their summer meals program. The effort is funded through federal assistance and offers a healthy breakfast or lunch to all kids age 18 and under. WSD communications director, Diana Haglund, says the waning pandemic has allowed the district to bring back a part of the program which had been absent the past two years ... Read M

Work on the Cascade Orchard Bridge deck preservation project began on Thursday. The two-lane span on Icicle Road in Leavenworth is being taken down to one lane with automated signals for the first 30 days of the project. A full closure of the bridge with a detour is planned for the final 30 days of work, which is scheduled for mid-August ...

An East Wenatchee man is in custody after allegedly calling in a bomb threat to the Chelan County government campus Wednesday afternoon. The campus was evacuated for over three hours before a search team with a K-9 concluded there were no suspicious items or packages at the location ...

Wenatchee police officers involved in the shooting death of a man last month are now cleared to return to work after being on administrative leave. Three officers were involved in the killing of 36 year old Alexander White after reports he was firing a gun into a church ...