KPQ News

8th District Representative Dr. Kim Schrier will be hosting two town halls this week. According to the congresswoman's office, the first town hall will be via telephone on Tuesday at 5:00 pm. You can sign up for the town hall here. Schrier will also be holding a town hall centering on Spanish-language kids and the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday at 5:00 pm ...

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting Friday evening that left at least one confirmed bullet hole in a car in the 1600 block of 8th Street Southeast in East Wenatchee. Undersheriff Tyler Caille said the bullet hole was actually discovered Monday morning in the car of a Wenatchee High School student ...

Douglas County rancher Molly Linville is the new vice-chair of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. She's been a member of the commission that sets policy for the Fish and Wildlife Department since 2019, when she was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee ...

Chelan-Douglas Health District is inviting Douglas and Chelan County residents to submit applications to serve on the health board. The board is looking to add at least six new members in 2022 to meet House Bill 1152 regulations. "We're hoping for community members who have a passion for healthcare ...

The Washington State Employment Security Department released its official October numbers for the Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). According to the report, the two-county area's unemployment (not seasonally-adjusted) fell 1 ...

The City of Wenatchee will pay near Jacob's Engineering out of Seattle up to $250,000 to design some energy-efficient upgrades to the city's wastewater treatment plant. Senior Utility Engineer Jeremy Hoover said the project will replace three aging blower motors and some electrical controls from the 1990's with units that can slow down to save energy ...

12th District Senator Brad Hawkins is pushing forward potential legislation, Senate Bill 5487, to incentivize school district consolidation. The bill aims to have smaller school districts partner with neighboring districts and the consolidated districts would receive a ten year boost in the school construction capital budget program formula ...

Several vehicles, a boat and an RV are a total loss after a Friday afternoon fire near Soap Lake. According to Chief Kirk Sheppard, Grant County Fire District 7 responded to the report of a motorhome on fire around 12:45 p.m. and the fire had already spread to neighboring vehicles, a trailer and a boat ...

Wenatchee High School was scheduled to resume in-person classes Monday after it went to online instruction and canceled after school and athletic activities Friday over a possible threat. A letter from Superintendent Paul Gordon said the move was a precautionary measure, and students and staff were never in any danger ...

Ski and snow board resorts in North Central Washington are still looking for favorable snow conditions to open for the winter. Mission Ridge near Wenatchee has set Thursday as the day it plans to reopen after suspending operations when the weather turned warm after Thanksgiving weekend ...