Wenatchee

Wenatchee-based Tree Top received a fine from the Washington Department of Ecology for not using enough recycled content. The department issued fines for 23 companies ranging from $194 to nearly $55,000. The fine for Tree Top is for $20,508...

While mortgage rates continue to put pressure on home prices and demand, there is some momentum in the Wenatchee real estate market The total number of home sales and property listings last month in the Wenatchee area is higher than the previous year, according to the Real Estate Snapshot created by Pacific Appraisal Services. ...

Wenatchee Valley Fire responded to a call of an active house fire in the 800 block of Ringold Thursday afternoon. Operations Chief Andy Davidson said crews responded to the call at approximately 12:45 p.m. and arrived to find the structure of the third house down the street fully engulfed...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Department (CCSO) says more resources have arrived to join the search for accused murderer Travis Decker who is wanted in the death of his three young daughters last weekend. The 32 year old Decker is accused of First Degree Murder and Kidnapping after the bodies of 9-year-old Paityn Decker, 8-year-old Evelyn Decker, and 5-year-old Olivia Decker were found at a campgrou

Wenatchee Valley is rallying to support the mother of the three sisters who were allegedly killed at the hands of their father. The Bloom Flowery, a modern flower and gift shop, is taking cash donations to support the mother, Whitney Decker, after the deaths of her daughters; 9-year-old Paityn, 8-year-old Evelyn, and 5-year-old Olivia...

In the initial search for three murdered girls from Wenatchee, an Endangered Missing Persons Alert was issued instead of an Amber Alert, while it is presumed the girls may have still been alive. The Washington State Patrol's Communications Director Chris Loftus has explained two of the five criteria law enforcement uses to trigger an Amber Alert were not present throughout the search until Monday

The South Wenatchee Pedestrian project shutting down the W.T. Clark Pipeline bridge begins today. The project will close the bridge for approximately 17 months until Nov. 2026. One pedestrian bridge in East Wenatchee over Sunset Highway will connect back down to Ninth Street near Valley Mall Parkway...

The City of Wenatchee is honoring fallen heroes this Memorial Day with several services Monday. The services kick off 9 a.m. Monday at Wenatchee City Cemetary with a Presentation of Colors, Invocation, National Anthem, Wreath Laying, Rifle Volley and more...

Nearly 1,000 swimmers will descend on Wenatchee for Apple Capital Swim Meet, one of the largest in Washington and dating back over five decades. Swim meets also make a significant economic benefit to the community.

If you've driven in the Wenatchee Valley for any length of time or were born and have lived here for over five decades like me, then there might be a puzzling question that you've found yourself asking at one point or another. Why has Columbia Street never been paved...