Bridgeport News

Three people were injured Oct. 24 in a two-vehicle crash 1.5 miles north of East Wenatchee on state Highway 2. Andrew F. Kostenko, 32, East Wenatchee, was westbound about 11:30 p.m. on Blue Grade Steet and Tyler J. McIntosh, 19, Bridgeport, was eastbound on the highway.

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission announced its 2009-2010 winter schedule, with parks in Okanogan and Ferry counties scheduled to close soon for the winter.

Kim Evans was named leader of the year at the annual meeting of the Okanogan County 4-H Leaders Council.

A Brewster man was injured when his car left state Highway 173 a mile north of Bridgeport on Sept.

Douglas PUD proposes electricity rate hikes EAST WENATCHEE - Douglas County PUD will ask commissioners to raise power and fiber-optics rates by 6 percent next year and another 6 percent in 2011.

A warrant was issued Sept. 2 for a fourth man suspected of involvement in a shooting that left a Lapwai, Idaho, man critically injured.

A tawny stuffed puppy bobs in cold sea water, his four stiff legs tangled in the green net of some nameless fisherman.

Chronicle staff OMAK -- Three men were arrested Thursday, Aug. 20, in connection with a driveby shooting earlier this month.

Chronicle staff OMAK -- Three men were arrested Thursday, Aug. 20, in connection with a driveby shooting earlier this month.

By Roger Harnack Chronicle staff OMAK - Hundreds of fans turned out Saturday night to watch monster trucks jump crushed cars and local motorheads race through mud bogs and around an obstacle course in the new Omak Stampede Arena.

Chronicle staff OMAK -- Three men were arrested Thursday, Aug. 20, in connection with a driveby shooting earlier this month.

An English teacher in Bridgeport, Wash., is among 13 teachers selected by the U.S. Department of education to be teaching ambassadors this next school year.

NASCAR WENATCHEE Street Alert: Road construction this week in NCW Street Alert: Road construction this week in NCW Here are the road construction alerts for this week in North Central Washington.

A region-wide centerline rumble strip project is planned in August by the state Department of Transportation.

Posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009 - 10:15 a.m. PDT Spillway will impact salmon fishing access BRIDGEPORT - Work that will impact salmon fishing access has begun on a summer spillway project at Chief Joseph Dam.

Making my way from Winthrop to the Coulee Dam. Hitting the road around 5 a.m. in order to beat the heat and the headwinds; temperatures this week are expected to be in the 90s.. Took a break at the Rest Awhile cafe along Highway 153, just outside Pateros.

Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 12:36 p.m. PDT Drowning victim is identified BRIDGEPORT - The victim of a drowning in the Columbia River at Bridgeport has been identified as Samuel Guzman-Montalvo, 18, Bridgeport.

A man drowned while swimming with friends in the Columbia River near Bridgeport sometime late Friday or early Saturday, the Douglas County Sheriffa TMs office reported.

Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 12:43 p.m. PDT State opens fishing on parts of the Okanogan, Similkameen and Columbia rivers OLYMPIA - The state is opening some parts of the Okanogan, Similkameen and Columbia rivers to salmon fishing.

July WENATCHEE CHELAN WHERE IT IS Enlarge map Barb Thompson, left, and Pat McLaren look through a doll collection they are cataloging at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center.