Douglas County News

An Everett woman has been charged with first- and second-degree animal cruelty after law enforcement and animal control officials say they found several starving dogs and cats on a remote property near Mansfield.

An 18-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs and paraphernalia Nov.

An East Wenatchee man faces several charges after police say he caused three accidents and led law enforcement officials on a high-speed chase late Monday evening.

The parents of a boy charged with burning down their Rock Island home have told authorities they don't want the 14-year-old living with them.

EAST WENATCHEE a ' A 44-year-old East Wenatchee man is in custody this morning after causing three accidents and leading Douglas County sheriffa TMs deputies on a high-speed chase through East Wenatchee Monday night.

Health-care officials say their caseloads of people with flu-like symptoms is up dramatically, and they suspect that is because of the H1N1 virus.

Twelve hundred doses of vaccinations for the H1N1 flu should be arriving in Wenatchee by early next week and will be distributed to health care providers caring for children.

Therea s a free Forrester webcast from on Windows 7 coming up tomorrow that runs 12-1:00 PM Eastern Time.

The Windows Azure team released a Community Technology Preview of the Windows Azure Service Management API the other day.

DOUGLAS COUNTY a ' The Bureau of Land Management is looking for local volunteers to help pick up garbage and do trail and sign work in the Douglas Creek area 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.

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Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Sunday business briefing Sunday business briefing Compiled by Christine Pratt and Lori Didricksen World staff New life for Conoco convenience store Jason Khera plans to reopen by mid-September the Conoco convenience store at Chelan Avenue and First Street in Wenatchee.

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.

Volunteers get ready for school supply giveaway WENATCHEE - Boxes of pencils and paper and glue lined the walls and were stacked under several tables of a room at the Wenatchee Community Center on Monday as volunteers prepared for the valley's... WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Girl on bike struck by vehicle Girl on bike struck by vehicle By K.C.

"Henry," the second of three candidates applying for the general manager job at the Town Toyota Center, was kind enough to provide The World with his last name and previous employer.

Today Wenatchee WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN STORY: Trail survey skewed? Depends on perspective, officials say Trail survey skewed? Depends on perspective, officials say By Christine Pratt World staff writer EAST WENATCHEE - Does the 'More Than a Trail' survey accurately reflect public opinion that the east-side portion of the Apple Capital ...

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Although signs are posted at both entrances to the pig barn at the NCW District Fair in Waterville, very few people were seen heeding the warning Wednesday.

WENATCHEE LEAVENWORTH CHELAN Eastside trail users choose nature over condos Eastside trail users choose nature over condos Posted August 26, 2009 'It's fairly clear they want this area to stay relatively undeveloped,' David Stipe, co-owner of Wenatchee research firm Project Groundwork, said Tuesday evening.

The body of a 24-year-old Edmonds who had been missing since Saturday was recovered Thursday afternoon.