STEVENS PASS — Emergency repair work on US-2 near Stevens Pass will be put on hold Wednesday due to winter weather, pausing pilot car operations that have been in place from milepost 58-71. …

NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Confluence Health has received board approval to move forward with a new cancer center at its Hospital Central Campus in Wenatchee, a nearly $60 million project that …

NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Washington state has awarded more than $63 million in funding for affordable homeownership projects across the state, backing 43 projects expected to create 621 new …

CHELAN COUNTY — A series of powerful December storms triggered a wide-ranging response by Chelan County PUD crews, disrupting electric, fiber, and wastewater services and sending thousands of cubic …

CHELAN  — Holly Moody, owner of The Vine coffee shop, has been a supporter of the Lake Chelan Community Center since its earliest days, backing the project before construction began and long …

MANSON — For years, longtime Manson residents have pointed across the bay and described a small strip of shoreline beside Manson Bay Park as the “Old Swim Hole,” a place where kids once learned …

CHELAN — Students in the Chelan High School building class recently built and installed a custom cabinet for Vita Monteleone, director of community relations at the Lake Chelan Health & …

CASHMERE — The Cashmere Canyons Preserve, a nearly 2,200-acre trail system north of town, has entered its seasonal winter closure, with public access restricted through early spring to protect …

CASHMERE — Winter has a way of pulling people outward in this valley. Skis come down from rafters, snowshoes get dusted off, sleds reappear in truck beds. From Mission Ridge to the Icicle, from …

WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society will host a combined in-person and Zoom presentation Wednesday, Jan. 14, featuring nationally known genealogist Sunny Morton. The …

CHELAN COUNTY — For over a decade, a locally founded scholarship program has continued to provide financial support to English language learners (ELL) at Cascade and Chelan High Schools, awarding …

LAKE WENATCHEE — Since mid-December, floodwaters of the Wenatchee River washed out sections of US-2 in Tumwater Canyon, travelers have relied on Chumstick Highway as a detour. However, …

LEAVENWORTH — Repair work on Chumstick Highway, which was expected to be completed by midday Tuesday, has been postponed to Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 7 and 8. A contractor for the …

WENATCHEE VALLEY — The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center will again serve as a gathering place for the broader region when it hosts its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Multicultural Fest …

LEAVENWORTH — An estimated 70 people gathered in Leavenworth on Jan. 4 to protest the Trump administration’s operation that seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, …

NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Local governments working to advance affordable housing projects may have a new tool available earlier in the development process than many cities typically engage. …

LEAVENWORTH — A contractor for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is repairing several sections of failing pavement on Chumstick Highway. The work started Monday morning …

OLYMPIA – Supporters of two citizen initiatives, one focused on parental rights and another on barring transgender athletes from girls’ sports, moved closer Friday to getting those measures …

LEAVENWORTH — After weeks of uncertainty amid floods, power outages and road closures, Stevens Pass Ski Resort opened for the 2025-26 season on Dec. 29. Months ago, the ski resort predicted a …

COLES CORNER — After nearly 20 years of ownership, 59er Diner and Cabins owner Joe Cannata is passing the torch to new owners, Ezra and Sheena Frenzel. “I'm getting to the age where I do …