• The Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of its animal partners. The agency announced yesterday that K-9 Elsa had passed away after a sudden medical emergency.
• The Grant County Health District announced yesterday that it was notified of two confirmed measles cases in children this week.
•Wenatchee High School’s Mock Trial Team is heading to Tacoma this weekend for its annual statewide competition.

• The Women’s Service League of NCW is giving away over 1,000 prom dresses to high school girls this Saturday and Sunday.

• We’ve reported on the weekend death of Kasey Jo Emery of Chelan, who died Saturday after the SUV she was a passenger in struck the rear of an ambulance on Highway 97A.

•The Small Business Administration opened a temporary office in Leavenworth last week, aimed at helping residents recover after the December storms. 

• East Wenatchee City Hall was briefly closed Monday night after a suspicious briefcase prompted a bomb squad investigation.

• Okanogan County has begun the search for a new sheriff, after the resignation two weeks ago of Sheriff Paul Budrow.

• Each year, the Cascadia Conservation District hosts its “Picture Chelan County” photo contest, with winning work selected to grace the nonprofit’s annual calendar.

• A 24-year-old Chelan woman is dead after the SUV she was riding in slammed into an ambulance Saturday, and the driver now faces a charge of vehicular homicide.

• A residential structure fire in the town of Bridgeport last week brought aid from surrounding fire agencies.

• The Chelan County Commissioners will hold a joint community meeting at the end of the month to provide updates on their districts.

• The Washington State Legislature adjourned Thursday, concluding its regular session with a collection of bills that will impact North Central Washington, including the much-discussed "millionaire's tax.”

• The Wenatchee School District plans to cut $2.5 million from its budget for the 2026-2027 school year — less than half of the amount that was originally expected.

• At Wenatchee High School, students and parents gathered yesterday for a third annual Migrant Family Night.

•  A former Chelan County Community Development employee is suing the county, alleging the department was a "hostile work environment" where she endured "on-the-job sexual assault."

• Multiple people were injured in a three-car crash yesterday afternoon near Leavenworth. 

• Local utility districts struggled with wind-related power outages that began early this morning.

• Three Wenatchee Valley fifth graders got a big surprise today as the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival announced its 2026 Junior Royalty Court at Mission View Elementary

• The Stehekin Valley is once again at risk for flooding as it braces for more rain and snowmelt this week.

• The former Moses Lake physician accused of wounding a U.S. Marshal in a Florida shootout has now been formally charged.

• The Wenatchee Valley Humane Society is launching a partnership with East Wenatchee to trap and neuter feral cats that are living in the community.

• Rescue workers teamed up to help a 42-year-old dirt biker who collapsed on a Saturday excursion up Tripp Canyon outside Cashmere.

• Governor Bob Ferguson has signed the first tranche of bills to pass the Washington Legislature during this session, with more scheduled to receive his signature tomorrow.

• Columbia Valley Community Health has opened its new Youth Behavioral Health clinic in Wenatchee, designed to meet the needs of teens and young adults ages 13 to 25.

• Two homes were struck by gunfire in the Bridgeport Bar area early Sunday morning, in what authorities believe is gang-related activity.

•A 55-year-old Moses Lake man must serve 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine trafficking.

• A former Moses Lake physician was wounded and is now in custody after a police shootout in Florida, where he was arrested for an alleged sexual assault.

• The National Park Service says it’s making federal funds available to partially rebuild the crucial road serving Stehekin.

• Several Washington state legislators voted in favor of a war powers resolution meant to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.