• A fire broke out this morning at the Pointe Pest Control building in Wenatchee, and first responders believe it was human-caused.

• The U.S. Forest Service announced today it was issuing $248 million in Secure Rural Schools payments for 2025.

• A Wenatchee man originally charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse has now pleaded to reduced charges, after the Chelan County prosecutor’s office mishandled and delayed the release of evidence to his lawyers.