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Chelan PUD is closing in on finishing the splash pad for the summer. PUD Spokesperson Rachel Hansen says the splash pad is part of Phase 1 of improvements for the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail which began in June 2024. Enhancements are a joint effort between the PUD and the city of Wenatchee...

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Officers involved in the December 2023 shooting in a Wenatchee veteran's clinic will not face charges for excessive force. The Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney W. Gordon Edgar said in his findings the use of deadly force did not exceed the potential use of deadly force by 55-year-old Troy McMaster when he fired shots in the veteran's clinic...

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Ohme Gardens reopens after a tough offseason. The Gardens say they opened at 9 a.m. today (Tuesday) and will be open daily from 9 to 6 p.m. until Oct. 15. The popular garden experienced significant damage during a February wind storm uprooting several trees and required helicopters to remove trees...

Two separate Leavenworth men receive their prison sentences for child pornography cases. A Chelan County judge sentenced 55-year-old Michael Ross to six years in prison, while 26-year-old Khayman Matthews received a 34-month sentence...

Local prep high school basketball star Haily Van Lith is a professional. Monday, the Chicago Sky selected the former Cashmere Bulldog Van Lith no. 11 overall in this year's WNBA Draft. The TCU Standout, Big 12 Player of the Year and MVP, will join former LSU Teammate Angel Reese in the Windy City next season after helping her TCU Horned Frogs make the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament... Read Mor

A Wenatchee man convicted of molesting a nine-year-old child must face resentencing in Douglas County. The Washington Court of Appeals ruled a judge miscalculated 62-year-old Gilbert Garcia Jr's sentence. A jury found Garcia guilty of one count of child molestation, but not guilty of a second count, in 2023...

A single-vehicle rollover crash south of Mattawa injured one person Friday evening. Washington State Patrol says it happened around 6:10 p.m. on Highway 243 S at milepost 2 when a vehicle left the roadway onto the southbound shoulder...

An East Wenatchee man is suing the East Wenatchee Police Department and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office over an incident in 2023 where police allegedly tased him. According to court filings, 44-year-old Andrew Newton filed the lawsuit monday in the U...