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This week is National Boating Week, and local authorities are advising the public of safe boating practices. Washington state ranks among the most deadly for boating accidents at third in the nation, with 44 percent of the recreational boating accidents resulting in fatal injuries...

A Malaga man is in jail after possessing a stolen ATV and fleeing from deputies. Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison says Wenatchee officers took a report of a stolen ATV from within the city Saturday, May 3. A Chelan County deputy spotted an ATV without a license plate pull out of the Malaga Market and drive away in a reckless manner...

The 2025 Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival is officially underway after Thursday afternoon’s “Little Chief for a Day” event in Memorial Park.   Wenatchee Police Department, East Wenatchee Police Department, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife each selected their own chronically or terminally ill chi

A juvenile suspect is in police custody after allegedly stealing a car in Snohomish County and driving it to Chelan County early Monday. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to reports of a vehicle that was stolen out of Monroe at around 5:15 a...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office has announced the addition of one of its deputies to the East Cascade SWAT Team's Crisis Negotiation Team. In a Wednesday statement, Sheriff's officials said Deputy Zachary Brunner has been selected to be a part of the specialized unit that gathers intelligence and directly negotiates with subjects who are in crisis to bring high-risk situations to peaceful resol

A Chelan County man is in jail for sexual exploitation of a minor. According to Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison, the Colorado Springs Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children unit contacted the sheriff's office and said a woman told them about a man from Chelan County having sexually explicit conversations with her 14-year-old daughter since November 2024...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is celebrating the arrival of four new snowmobiles. Sheriff Mike Morrison says the vehicles are an important part of his office's fleet of terrestrial, marine, and aerial craft which are used for various purposes, primarily search-and-rescue missions...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office has issued an arrest warrant for a convicted sex offender whose whereabouts are currently unknown. Sheriff's officials say 40-year-old Joshua J. Clark failed to comply with the requirements of the state's sex offender registry program by not informing police about a change of residence...

Chelan County Sheriff's Office is looking for at least four suspects related to a string of gas station burglaries. According to Chief of Special Operations Ryan Moody, the most recent burglary occured at Bill's Gas in the Chelan area in the early morning hours of March 25...

Police arrested a man accused of running into three officers with a vehicle while fleeing from a traffic stop March 13. Authorities apprehended 23-year-old Romeo Padron and booked him in the Chelan County Jail Thursday. SWAT teams, Chelan and Douglas County sheriffs, and Wenatchee and East Wenatchee police officers shut down South Chelan Avenue after a Chelan County sheriff's deputy stopped and ar