Jason is the News Director at News Radio 560 KPQ. My news background includes a number of different stops in radio newsrooms across the Midwest and the Western states. He covered both the Kansas and Missouri state legislatures, being stationed in the capital cities of both states. He now enjoys covering local news here in North Central Washington, A lot happens here in the recreation playground we live in. As they say, all politics is local.
Jason Taylor
Evacuations Reduced To Level 2 In Stehekin From Pioneer Fire
Chelan County Emergency Management announced the downgrade from Level 3 Sunday for the Stehekin Valley, from High Bridge south to Adams Point.
Three Big Wenatchee Valley Fires In 12 Hours Keep Crews Busy
Fire chief Brian Brett says the most complicated of the fires took place at about 5:30 pm Thursday in the 2600 block of West Malaga Road south of Wenatchee.
Man Suspected Of Killing Girfriend, Fleeing State Set For Trial
Ashton Bunting Jr. has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Synthia Ring.
Team Canvassing Wenatchee In Search Of Noxious Weed
The county Noxious Weed Control Board team is canvassing neighborhoods in Wenatchee this month.
Wenatchee Man Charged With Kidnapping 12-Year-Old Girl
Police say 41-year-old Omar Christopher Harding drove the girl past her home, grabbed her cell phone and held a knife to her neck.
Wenatchee To Build New Offices, Garage For Some City Works
Plans call for a new Wastewater Treatment Plant Administration Building and a new garage for Public Services Center equipment.
Rivercom Has New Menu Options For Non Emergency Callers
Callers will now encounter a phone tree system with instructions offered in both English and Spanish.
Plaintiiffs Must Answer Religious Questions In COVID-19 Lawsuit
The employees' lawyer, former East Wenatchee Mayor Steve Lacy, argued their beliefs are confidential.
Upgrades Coming To Inner City Wenatchee Intersections
District 4 City Council member Travis Hornby says he's heard from residents about the need for the ramps and the improvements to the aging street.
One Teenager Dead, 4 Underage Passengers Injured In SR 155 Crash
Troopers say a 1999 GMC pickup truck 17-year-old Jaelynn Vallee was northbound just before 9:30 pm Tuesday when Vallee failed to negotiate a curve.