The Chelan County Hearing Examiner Wednesday reviewed the application for what would become the world's first fusion power plant, with a few members of the public submitting comments at the hearing expressing concern about the project.
While Wenatchee High School has a long-standing partnership with Confluence Health and participates in its Student Observation Program, itâs newer to Eastmont High School, which began last year.
Microsoft is slated to begin testing this month on its first data center building in Malaga, sending âsmall volumes of cooling waterâ to a new Cooling Water Disposal Facility, a company spokesperson said.
Port of Chelan County commissioners on Monday authorized filing a lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction to restrain Chelan County from enforcing its Tax Increment Area (TIA) moratorium in unincorporated areas, according to a release on Tuesday.
The Leavenworth City Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of keeping federal forests and the area's other natural resources public.
The city of Leavenworthâs longest-running festival, the Autumn Leaf Festival, paraded happily around downtown on Saturday for the 61st year.
Remains discovered last week in the Icicle Creek drainage have been confirmed through DNA testing as those of Travis Decker, the man accused of killing his three young daughters, Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison announced on Thursday.
As wildfires continue to burn in North Central Washington, smoke is pushing air quality to dangerous levels, raising health concerns for residents across the region.
The U.S. Marshals Service says the triple-homicide suspect, Travis Decker, is dead, following a months-long search and investigation.
A grievance hearing on Sept. 9 was held in open session to the surprise of top officials at the Chelan County Sheriff's Office, who were not expecting the open format or to address points outside the scope of the grievance.
Authorities say human remains discovered Thursday in the Icicle Creek drainage were inside clothing that matches what Travis Decker was seen wearing the day he disappeared.
Human remains found on Thursday during a search may belong to Travis Decker, according to Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison.
Investigators believe it could be 33-year-old Decker due to the clothing on the remains.
Builders in North Central Washington say a new executive order signed last week by Gov. Bob Ferguson could make it harder for small companies to compete.
Evacuation levels were increased this week on the Lower Sugarloaf Fire as it continues to burn between the Chumstick and Entiat River valleys.
As the Enchantments see a reduction in staff among the U.S. Forest Service, local volunteers are stepping up to the plate to care for Washingtonâs most treasured areas, the Enchantments.
Wenatchee Valley College stands to lose federal funding after the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday it will end grants for Minority-Serving Institutions.
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Executive Order 25-07 on Tuesday requiring Project Labor Agreements on construction projects costing more than $35 million during the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council Conference in Wenatchee.
More than a year after The Wenatchee World submitted a records request for âall sustained complaints against sheriffâs deputies in 2024â the Chelan County Sheriffâs Office is arbitrating the fallout of that request before the Chelan County Commissioners.
On the heels of Chelan County releasing the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resortâs proposed expansion project, the resort on Monday announced its own economic impact study.
Blaine Smith is a second-generation orchardist who grows cherries, pears and apples in Monitor, Washington, a small unincorporated town full of orchards. He relies on both domestic employees and H-2A guest workers to bring in the harvest.
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration estimated a shortfall of more than 13,000 registered nurses (RNs) in Washington State in 2024.
The Lower Sugarloaf Fire exploded Wednesday night, casting smoke and ash into the Wenatchee River Valley.
The bond between partners in the line of duty is built upon trust.
Chelan County Sheriff's Office's K9 Ruben and his handler, Detective Mark Hegberg, have built that with countless hours in training over their careers. But now Hegberg must continue without man's best friend.
September kicked off in Chelan County with several new fires that sparked from a dry lightning storm Sunday night.
In Wenatchee, orchards once stretched from the Columbia River to Saddle Rock. Flash forward to August 2025, the landscape of the âApple Capitalâ looks completely different. For generations, Wenatcheeâs economy has revolved around tree fruit.
The public is invited to submit comments on a conditional use permit to build a âHigh Impact Facility,â described as the worldâs first fusion power plant with an on-site substation.
As federal enforcement on English-learner rights wanes, North Central Washington schools briefly lost millions in funding for bilingual and migrant programs.
Third through ninth-graders have enthusiastically voted the 2019 book âThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunriseâ by Dan Gemeinhart of Cashmere to the top of their favorite reading lists.
