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Many of the region’s rivers and streams are running faster and colder than usual for this time of year. Spokesperson Robin DeMario of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says recreationists should be cautious when encountering moving water because looks can be deceiving. “ ...

The idled REC Silicon plant in Moses Lake will start up operations next year under a new agreement. The company has a letter of intent with silocon manufacturer Ferroglobe to establish a solar supply chain in the U.S. It will enable a re-start of the currently idle REC Silicon plant in Moses Lake to produce solar grade polysilicon for use in in solar panels ...

The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering with the U.S. Forest Service to reduce wildfire hazards on 350,000 acres of the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The collaboration, dubbed the Central Washington Initiative, also includes landscape restoration and is being implemented as part of a ten-year federal plan called the Wildfire Crisis Strategy ...

A Grant County man is in jail on car theft charges after being hauled down and corralled by a police dog Tuesday morning. Deputies found 41-year-old Andrew J. Gilbert at the Moses Lake sand dunes after being given GPS data from the owner of the stolen vehicle ...

Link Transit CEO Richard DeRock is now the Chelan County Port District #3 commissioner after being appointed Tuesday by the port's other two Chelan County commissioners. DeRock will be sworn in at the June 28th Regional Port meeting. During Tuesday's meeting, Douglas County Port Commissioner Mark Spurgeon echoed the sentiments of his fellow Douglas County representatives regarding the search ... R

The Wenatchee City Pool has been temporarily closed. The shutdown was necessary after the pool’s main boiler failed Monday night. The component is essential for keeping the pool at safe operating temperatures. The city’s recreation and cultural services director, Dave Erickson, says the pool could reopen soon if Mother Nature cooperates. “Best c ...

The identity of the victim of last week's car fire in Moses Lake is now known. According to a release by the Grant County Sheriff's Office, Coroner Craig Morrison identified the victim as 25-year-old Mesan Felix Ekoue Totou of Moses Lake ...

Chelan County orchardists have another few weeks of allowable green waste burning to look forward to after county commissioners voted Tuesday to extend pile burning until next month. Fire Marshal Stephen Rinaldi informed the board that this spring's heavy rains have created an issue for many orchards with trees infected with blight ...

The Wenatchee Pride Festival returns the Valley on Saturday. The annual event, which is staged by the group Wenatchee Pride, was scrapped the last two years due to the pandemic. Pride’s Volunteer & Events Coordinator, Ashley Peterson, says the timing of the event has an historical influence. “The ...

Investigators are still trying to figure what caused a Monday afternoon brush fire near Monitor that sent heavy smoke across Highway U.S. 2/97 and burned close to new home construction. The fire was reported at 12:38 p.m. on land in the 5000 block of Old Monitor Road, and crews were able put much of it out within a half hour or so ...