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

While Wenatchee High School has a long-standing partnership with Confluence Health and participates in its Student Observation Program, it’s 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 “small volumes of cooling water” to a new Cooling Water Disposal Facility, a

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 unincorpo...

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 Leavenworth’s 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

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 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

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.

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 Washington’s 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 Constructio...

More than a year after The Wenatchee World submitted a records request for “all sustained complaints against sheriff’s deputies in 2024” the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office is arbitrating the fallout

On the heels of Chelan County releasing the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort’s proposed expansion project, the resort on Monday announced its own

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

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.

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 “Apple Capital” looks completely different. For generations, Wenatchee’...

The public is invited to submit comments on a conditional use permit to build a “High Impact Facility,” described as the world’s 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. Educators say these programs are essential...

Third through ninth-graders have enthusiastically voted the 2019 book “The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise” by Dan Gemeinhart of Cashmere to the top of their favorite reading lists. Now the

A subdivision application will appear before the Douglas County Hearing Examiner in September over their subdivision application for over 100 single-family lots outside the city of East Wenatchee.

Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti went to a Wenatchee Confluence Rotary Club meeting on Wednesday and spoke about the state’s credit score and called for schools to require financial educat...

A Cashmere man was arrested Wednesday after police say he sold drugs to a recovering drug addict, who was later found dead at her home of an apparent drug overdose.

On Tuesday evening, Paula White-Cain, the newly appointed Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office, visited Grace City Church in Wenatchee.

Investigators have linked a second source of DNA evidence to Travis Decker in the deaths of his three daughters earlier this year.

More hikers and tourists are being rescued in Chelan County this year, as emergency officials point to the growing influence of social media and unprepared visitors on rugged trails.

An hour past lunchtime on Thursday, the mess hall at the Lighthouse Christian Ministries soup kitchen was empty — no sign of the usual patrons who would ordinarily be eager

Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council is a nonprofit organization that primarily serves residents of Chelan and Douglas counties and extends support to Okanogan, Grant, Adams and Lincoln counties wh...

In the face of rising food insecurity and decreased support from the federal government, local organizations are turning to the community to adapt and continue meeting needs.

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday announced the arrest of an 18-year-old East Wenatchee man in connection with the Balsam Root Fire that burned more than 300 acres in

North Central Washington’s rural hospitals from Quincy to Omak, Brewster to Grand Coulee, are staring down an uncertain future after Congress approved sweeping federal health care cuts that could gut

A state-funded grant led by the Community for the Advancement of Family Education (CAFÉ) and the Chelan County PUD is offering support to farmworkers in Chelan County. The grant aims

Following the first count of the primary election Tuesday evening, a Wenatchee proposition to fund road maintenance through an increased sales tax is failing by a slim margin and propositions

Nearly two months after it was first reported, the Pomas Fire continues to burn deep within the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, with no containment and limited access due to its steep,

Undocumented immigrants enrolled in Washington’s Apple Health Expansion program are raising concerns after learning that their Medicaid data was shared with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Drivers headed for the George Sellar Bridge may want to consider an alternate route: a semi-truck rollover has caused higher congestion and delays.

What Helion hopes is the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant broke ground this week in Malaga.

Downtown Kitchen is a new co-op space founded by Barb Andre-Van Lith, a culinary figure in the community for more than 30 years. The kitchen is set to open in

Wenatchee Valley College has suspended its College Assistance Migrant Program after losing federal funding — and more cuts could be coming.

Chelan County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously passed a six-month moratorium on any tax increment financing (TIF) districts or projects in unincorporated county areas.

A semi truck hauling cherries overturned around 9 a.m. Monday on the Grant Road curve east of South Union Avenue in Douglas County, sending thousands of cherries rolling across the

A former East Wenatchee Water District employee was awarded $5 million on Thursday by a federal jury that found he was wrongfully terminated by the district in 2021 after he