Wenatchee News

WENATCHEE &#8212 Smoke from fires in northern California is keeping Wenatchee skies hazy and prompting an air quality advisory.

Two young men were transported to Central Washington Hospital and treated for knife wounds late Friday and early Saturday.

Ron Evensen of Ballard Ambulance carries Luis Fernandez, 5, away from his home at 563 Eastmont Ave.

WENATCHEE &#8212 The City Council appointed Gabriella "Gaby" Maria Fernandez to the council Thursday evening.

Jill Vickery, owner of "Inn the Doghouse Grooming," shaves a pug named Penny. Vickery says most people think pugs don't need trimming, but she's found that it keeps shedding to a minimum.

The National Weather Service warns of possible wildfires started by lightning strikes from afternoon and evening thunderstorms in Eastern Washington.

In Washington state, there's been no trace of a 43-year-old police drug informant who jumped off a bridge Tuesday night in handcuffs, with officers nearby.

WENATCHEE &#8212 The numbers are strictly preliminary, but most local high schools reported similar or improved results for this spring's Washington Assessment of Student Learning compared with last year.

A woman who was arrested on drug charges and then pressed into working as an informant jumped from a bridge into the Wenatchee River and hasn't been seen since.

OKANOGAN &#8212 Hundreds of people evacuated a bingo casino, restaurant, hotel and about 10 homes Tuesday night when a lightning-caused wildfire jumped Highway 97 just east of Okanogan shortly before 8 p.m. ...

A 31-year-old East Wenatchee man who was arrested at his home June 16 has been charged with rape.

Adrian "Bink" Beamer, 85, was in satisfactory condition at Central Washington Hospital this morning after apparently falling down a steep hill in his backyard and getting tangled in thick brush, wedged between ...

WENATCHEE &#8212 A prominent official in the Washington tree fruit industry was in critical condition at Central Washington Hospital this afternoon from a bicycle accident on Squilchuck Road.

Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, R-Wenatchee, is seeking re-election to the state Senate.

The sockeye streaming up the Columbia River in record numbers aren't yet pouring into Lake Wenatchee, but the phone calls from the eager fishermen awaiting their arrival sure are.

Posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 9:49 a.m. PDT E-mail threat suspect arrested in Wenatchee A search by Okanogan County Sheriff's Office for a 34-year-old Wenatchee woman led to her arrest June 18 in ...

In less than a minute, these four drivers head down Grant Road near the intersection of Eastmont Avenue last Monday afternoon, each talking on a hand-held cell phone.

WENATCHEE &#8212 Andre' Gerspach enjoys taking his pet terrier on walks at local parks.

WENATCHEE &#8212 At least one more winter of dodging deer and sheep is in store for motorists on Highway 97A between Wenatchee and Entiat.

Some people who drive Highway 97A between Wenatchee and Entiat have another name for it: Roadkill Alley.