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Winthrop High School went on lockdown after a young man displayed a handgun in the parking lot. Arrested on weapons charges; investigation ongoing.

Remains found in a Spokane encampment have ended a 3-year manhunt for Dylan Harrington, accused of killing David and Gerlyn Covey in Okanogan County.

The names of three men who were killed in a rock climbing accident in Okanogan County have been released. The Okanogan County Coroner's Office says 36-year-old Oleksander Martynenko of Bellevue, 48-year-old Vishnu Irigireddy of Renton, and 63-year-old Tim Nguyen - also of Renton, all died after falling hundreds of feet while attempting to descend a steep gully in the area of the North Early Winter

Three men are dead and another has serious injuries after a rock climbing accident in remote Okanogan County. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says it happened Saturday evening in the area of North Early Winters Spire just off State Route 20 about 16 miles west of Mazama. Under...

The body of an Okanogan County woman who went missing last fall has been found. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says search teams discovered the remains of 21-year-old Sofia Sorenson Amaro of Oroville in a remote area approximately 16 miles from Loomis on Thursday, April 24...

Police in Okanogan County have recovered over $23,000 for a citizen who they say was victimized by a scammer. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the victim said they received a phone call from someone claiming to be a sheriff's sergeant on Jan...

An Okanogan County man is in jail after police say he shot and damaged a police drone with a stolen gun after recklessly discharging the same weapon hours earlier. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says it happened on Sunday night when Justen S...

Law enforcement doubles down on search for 21-year-old Sofia Amaro, missing since Tuesday.

A pair of Okanogan County Sheriff's Office deputies have injuries after their patrol vehicle was struck from behind near Tonasket on Wednesday afternoon. Officials say the incident happened just before 3 p.m. near the 300 block of Havillah Road while Deputies Matt Kersten and Mark Dodge were responding to a single-vehicle accident and were hit from the rear by a pickup truck...

The body of a swimmer who went missing on Lake Roosevelt earlier this week has been recovered. The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office reports the 39-year-old was found around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday near the Keller Ferry boat launch on the southern shores of the lake where he was last seen on Monday...