•  The Malaga man who allegedly fired a gunshot during a January home invasion was formally arraigned yesterday on a count of attempted murder.

• U.S. Representative Kim Schrier was in Wenatchee this morning to highlight federal funding she helped secure for the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office.

• Chelan County has paid $15,000 to a deputy with the sheriff's office, as part of a settlement over a public records lawsuit.

• A wine production facility in Grant County went up in flames Tuesday, with an estimated 4.5 million gallons of wine inside. 

• In a case that stems from a 2004 murder in Grant County, the Washington Supreme Court ruled today that criminals cannot seek to vacate their convictions until after they’re released from prison.

• The state of Washington declared today its reliance on snowpack for its water supply is now an obsolete strategy.

• A home caught fire this morning in Malaga, killing a dog and displacing a family of four. 

• Elected commissioners of two NCW utilities are now serving on the board of Energy Northwest, the joint operating agency for Washington’s 28 public power districts and municipal electric services.

• At Centennial Park today, a small group gathered to march and bring attention to the ongoing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People.

• A three-vehicle collision on Highway 97 late Friday killed two motorists and a 20-year-old passenger, leaving the road impassable until early Saturday.

• Authorities have charged a Malaga man with attempted murder and related charges, stemming from a January home invasion and robbery in Wenatchee.

• The Colville Tribes have received a gift of just over 22 acres of land along the Methow River.

• The 53-year-old man found dead in his cell Sunday at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center has been identified.

• U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum made a commitment yesterday to build a new, permanent access road in Stehekin during a Senate committee hearing.

•  The annual delegation from Misawa, Japan has arrived in the Wenatchee Valley, just in time for the climax of the Apple Blossom Festival.

• A Monday shooting in the town of Brewster left one man wounded and four juvenile suspects in custody. 

• Starting in October, air travelers can enjoy a new, nonstop flight out of Pangborn Memorial Airport to Portland.

• The man who killed a Moses Lake mother of three will serve at least 20 years in prison for the crime.

• Two Wenatchee Valley men serving time in separate felonies have failed to overturn the conditions of their sentences.

• A Wenatchee man who was among those arrested in the 2024 Net Nanny sting operation targeting people seeking to pay for underage sex has entered a guilty plea.

• Candidates for public office will need to file with their county auditor’s office for this year’s primary and general elections, starting next week on May 4.

• Music, culture, food and history all came together at the Wenatchee Convention Center Friday night, where hundreds gathered for a record-breaking game of Lotería.

• East Wenatchee police say two men were stabbed last night in the 800 block of North Baker Avenue in the parking lot of an apartment complex.

• Another Wenatchee Valley city will go without the banners that typically adorn the streets for Pride Month each June. 

 Special edition of NCWLIFE Evening News on location kicking of apple blossom 2026

• Dressed in tiny uniforms and shiny badges, the new chiefs For A Day were appointed at noon today as part of the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival’s kickoff event.

• Wenatchee resident George Crater Jr. is guilty on all counts in the 2024 murder of his tenant in a suburban Phoenix vacation home. 

•  A fundraising dinner thrown by one local ski area to benefit another brought in more than $7,000 last week.