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Tumwater Dam maintenance to begin, causing traffic and access disruptions
LEAVENWORTH—Maintenance work on Tumwater Dam is set to begin Monday, according to Chelan County Public Utility District. The work will affect traffic and public access in the area. The utility said in a statement that travelers on Highway 2 through Tumwater Canyon should expect a one-day, one-lane closure near...
More air assets and initial attacks are key to improving fire response
Much attention and resources have been directed in recent weeks to Wenatchee’s Balsam Root Fire in early July and the Pioneer Fire currently burning near Lake Chelan. These fires are just two of the many our state will endure during this unusually long fire season. Growing up in Wenatchee,...
Police: Kidnapper injured in 12-year-old’s escape
WENATCHEE — A Wenatchee man is charged with kidnapping and other felonies for allegedly inviting a 12-year-old girl into his car and refusing to let her leave. Chelan County prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against Omar Christopher Harding, 41, including second-degree kidnapping, two counts of second-degree assault, and one each of first degree theft and felony harassment.
Probe closed into police wounding of VA shooter
EAST WENATCHEE — Investigators have completed their review of the force used by four Wenatchee Valley police officers who subdued the armed suspect in last year's gunfire incident at Wenatchee's Veteran Affairs clinic. The North Central Washington Special Investigation Unit said it's filed its report with Douglas County Prosecutor...
Team Canvassing Wenatchee In Search Of Noxious Weed
An effort is underway in Chelan County to remove the noxious weed known as Goatheads. The county Noxious Weed Control Board team is canvassing neighborhoods in Wenatchee this month. Chelan County spokesperson Jill FitzSimmons says they're contacting residents when they spot the plant. "If the team comes upon an infestation...
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