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CASHMERE – A Wenatchee teen who fell asleep while driving on US 97 is being faulted for causing a chain reaction wreck north of Blewett Pass Monday. Troopers say Dominic Henley, 19, drifted into oncoming traffic resulting in a four car collision. Multiple people were injured. -0-

MOSES LAKE – A lovers quarrel ended with a shooting and an arrest Monday. Grant County officers say a man who was arguing with his girlfriend opened fire on construction workers who intervened during the domestic dispute on Loop Drive. Byron Combs then fled the scene and attempted to swim across Moses Lake, but was … Read more

SOAP LAKE – The Lake Lenore Caves became the site of another rescue this weekend. Grant County Fire District 7 says an elderly woman fell and injured herself, after she suffered a medical episode about a 1/2 mile up the rugged trail. She is reportedly doing fine, Grant County Fire district officials said. -0-

CHELAN – Chelan Fire & Rescue said in an update on Friday that arching power lines are to blame for the wind-driven brush fire that burned close to homes near US 97 & US 97A Thursday night. No structures were lost and there were no reports of injuries. -0-

EAST WENATCHEE – Washington State Troopers quickly caught up with a drunk driver in connection to a hit and run near East Wenatchee Friday. Danielle Wood was located on NW Cascade St. in East Wenatchee shortly after she collided with a vehicle on SR 2 causing the 67-year-old driver to crash into an orchard. -0-

CHELAN FALLS – An Okanogan County man was hurt after his truck collided with a deer on US 97 west of Chelan Falls early Saturday morning. Police said the 42-year-old was taken to Lake Chelan Hospital for treatment. -0-

OKANOGAN – Authorities say strong winds lifted a hangar off the ground with a plane inside at the Okanogan Legion Airport Thursday night, sending both flying onto power lines, sparking a brush fire on the hillside below the airport. The fire was quickly extinguished. No one was hurt. -0-

UPDATE — Several homes were issued level 3 evacuations due to a fast-spreading brush fire near Chelan. The blaze originated in the Howard Flats area at the US 97/97A intersection, Source ONE News learned. The cause of the fire is unknown but the fierce winds fueled it, officials said. -0-

COLVILLE – An Ellensburg man is one of seven men arrested in a child sex abuse sting. Thomas Riehl [real] now faces multiple charges, the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office says. Of the seven men arrested, three were from out of the area, one of whom was in town for a family event, the sheriffs office … Read more

MOSES LAKE – An investigation is continuing into the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at the skate park near 4th Avenue and Dogwood Street Friday night. Police say an argument led to the incident near the Moses Lake Spring Festival. A witness told Source ONE News that the stabbing was not gang related and the … Read more