News Staff OROVILLE – Okanogan County stands to benefit from the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration’s (NOAA) new funding for dam removal and fish passage improvement projects. Washington State is set to receive $40 million for various projects, pending official approval from NOAA. $2 million of that will be allotted to study and plan for the removal … Read more
MOSES LAKE – Two people were taken to the hospital following a head-on chain reaction crash Wednesday morning on state Route 17 in Moses Lake. Moses Lake police say a southbound vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes and collided with an oncoming vehicle, causing a third vehicle to then slide into one of the other … Read more
BLEWETT PASS – Icy roadways was cited as a contributing factor in a fatal two car crash on US 97 north of Blewett Pass Wednesday morning. Police said, Donaciano Servin Marquez, 46, of Chelan, lost control of his pickup truck causing the vehicle to slide into a semi-truck. His passenger, 22-year-old Donaciano Servin, died at … Read more
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – Gov. Inslee is working to address a lack of affordable housing and a growing homeless population in Washington. The Gov. proposed Wednesday that state spending during the next two years prioritize housing. If lawmakers ok the referendum and voters approve it next November, the money would be spent on emergency housing … Read more
CLE ELUM – A January, 31, 2023 jury trial has been set for a Cle Elum man arrested for shooting up his place of work. According to a probable cause affidavit, Tom Hester became enraged over a child support payment that was taken out of his paycheck and threatened to “blow his boss’ head off.” … Read more
The Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) recently issued a public memo expressing concerns about the probability of avalanches in the Blewett Pass area. On Monday [Dec. 12], NWAC analyst Katie Warren posted about her tour of Blewett Pass, saying avalanches occurring in the Blewett Pass area would be isolated to the backcountry and would not reach … Read more
CHELAN – The public has a chance to learn about a watercraft inspection program coming to Lake Chelan next year. The Chelan County Natural Resources department is holding a town hall from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 at the Chelan Fire Hall. A recent assessment of aquatic invasive species shows Lake Chelan … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – “The antidote to hate is love.” Those were the words echoed by President Joe Biden as he signed gay marriage legislation into law Tuesday. “This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms,” Biden said on the South Lawn of the White House. The new … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) – Encouraging economic news just ahead of your Christmas shopping. A report released Tuesday shows that U.S. inflation slowed to 7.1% last month from 7.7% in October and more than 9% in the summer, indicating the worst of inflation may have passed. The lower than expected numbers could mean the Federal Reserve … Read more
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation are concerned about polluted waters in the Copper Mountain mine in Canada north of central Washington. Tribal leaders went to Washington D.C. to warn federal officials about the mines producing harmful waste that gets into the water and threatens their efforts to recover endangered fish species like salmon … Read more