• Federal prosecutors have charged a former CEO of Columbia Valley Community Health with a huge embezzlement scheme from the healthcare payment company that he went on to lead.

• Chelan County residents affected by last winter’s floods and windstorms have one more day to make an in-person request for short-term disaster aid. 

• Wenatchee Valley Fire Chief Brian Brett has been named Washington’s Fire Chief of the Year. 

• Clients of the Chelan-Douglas Health District have just 10 days left to submit a claim if they were affected by the 2021 data breach that made their medical and personal information public.

• The Washington State Department of Transportation expects the North Cascades Highway to fully reopen to eastbound and westbound traffic by June 25th.

• The Cashmere Public Library will close its current Woodring Street location on May 30th so the staff can begin the move to the branch’s new location at Riverside Center.

• On Friday, officials at the Chelan-Douglas Health District confirmed a case of rodent-borne hantavirus had been confirmed in Chelan County.
• Sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help finding a Moses Lake, missing since late last week.
• A Wenatchee man was arrested Sunday evening after police say he hit two men with a double-sided machete after an argument over rent money. 

•  A Sunday evening brushfire on the Douglas County side of the Apple Capital Loop Trail burned six acres, and forced Highway 28 traffic to divert into East Wenatchee.

• Police say an East Wenatchee officer responding to a possible assault Saturday night got into a physical altercation with a suspect that led both of them to treatment at the hospital.

• The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center broke ground Saturday on its $30 million dollar renovation project.

• hearing from drivers about the pain at the pump

• a wrap on taste of pybus

• a new water park coming to quincy 

• The new roundtrip flight between Pangborn Memorial Airport and Portland is supported by a combination of federal grant funding and local investment for the next two years.

• A 38-year-old Anacortes woman was arrested on Wednesday in a suspected road rage incident on Icicle Road in Leavenworth.

• The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday to celebrate its $30 million renovation project.

• Two unoccupied Wenatchee homes caught fire this morning after a tree fire spread to the structures.

• The city of East Wenatchee and its police department are highlighting funding milestones that will allow the agency to hire three new entry-level police officers.

•  Those looking to safely dispose of sensitive personal documents will have the opportunity to do so Friday at the East Wenatchee Financial Center of Washington Trust Bank.

• Pybus Public Market is currently preparing for the annual Taste of Pybus fundraiser that supports its foundation.

• The Wenatchee City Council has scheduled a roundtable discussion on Thursday to discuss the banner application process that ended up excluding Pride banners that would normally be displayed in June.

• A 23-year-old man was arrested in Moses Lake for allegedly hitting multiple parked cars while driving drunk early this morning.

• Construction of the Confluence Parkway project has reached a major milestone. Last week marked a full year since construction began.

• A brush fire burning near Highway 24 in Grant County burned an estimated 2,200 to 2,500 acres Sunday night before crews gained control Monday morning. 

• Candidates for public office in Chelan and Douglas counties filed for this year's elections with numerous races in contention.

• New research from Washington State University shows that renewable natural gas can be extracted from sewage, while also reducing the cost to treat the material.

• A 78-year-old former resident of Grant County was sentenced Wednesday to two and a half years in federal custody for assuming the identity of a Vietnam veteran.

• After a year’s hiatus, the Two Rivers Medieval Faire is back this weekend at the Chelan County Expo Center in Cashmere.