News Staff OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. Inslee says he has “very mild symptoms,” and is working from home until further notice. Inslee credits being vaccinated and boosted for the milder symptoms, and encourages others to consider getting their booster because it’s very effective in preventing serious illness. -0-
WENATCHEE – The fatal shooting of a dog in South Wenatchee on Tuesday may have saved a life. iFIBER ONE News partner News Radio 560 KPQ reports that Chelan County Sheriff’s officials told the radio station that a man and his mother were taking a walk when three unleashed dogs approached them, one of which … Read more
(Kennewick, WA) – Area school districts are reacting after Tuesday’s deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school. School safety is certainly on the minds of students, staff, and parents following the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead, after an 18 year old gunman entered the school. The Kennewick School District released a … Read more
EAST WENATCHEE – An Eastmont Junior High School student was arrested Monday for alleged threats involving a firearm posted on social media. East Wenatchee’s school resource officer on Monday received reports of a possible weapons violation at the school, and it was discovered the student was at was home on Monday. Police used the Instagram … Read more
QUINCY – A Quincy investigator is calling for schools in the region to take up arms to keep kids safe. The owner of Investigation, Firearms and Protection Incorporated (IFP), who is a retired Grant County officer, told iFIBERONE News, that while he applauds school resource officer (SRO) programs he believes private security would provide optimal … Read more
OLYMPIA – In light of the mass shooting at a Texas elementary school Tuesday, the Washington State Schools Superintendent called on Washingtonians to get rid of guns in their homes. A gunman shot and killed more than a dozen kids and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvdale, Texas. Superintentendt Reykdal [rake doll] appeared … Read more
CHELAN – Three young bears that were badly burned by wildfires near Lake Chelan and Cedar Creek in 2021 are back home. Nearly a year after they were rescued by Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Department, the maimed mamals were returned to their natural habitat last week, according to KOMO News. The cubs were rehabilitated by … Read more
EAST WENATCHEE – Witness tips and clues compiled by East Wenatchee detectives led to the arrest of a suspect in a multi-county wide theft ring. The Columbia River Drug Task Force served a search warrant Friday at a North Keller Street address and confiscated hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of property stolen from several … Read more
WINTHROP – A 240-acre section of the Methow [MET-how] Wildlife Area is closed through September. According to the Spokesman Review newspaper, a pair of sandhill cranes are nesting in an area off SR 20, and Game officials are hoping that closing that stretch of the reserve will improve help safeguard the endangered birds. -0-
The rate of COVID-19 cases is rising in Washington. The statewide average of cases over the past seven days is 228, keeping Washington in the state Department of Health’s highest-risk category for the spread of COVID-19, The Spokesman-Review said Saturday. On a more encouraging note… Through the week of May 11 data shows the number … Read more