• Eastward expansion of the Lower Sugarloaf Fire over the weekend prompted authorities to expand Level 3 evacuation notices to include the entire community of Ardenvoir.
• A former custodian at Sterling Junior High in East Wenatchee was charged late last month with sexual offenses against a student there, two years after his initial arrest.
• A Moses Lake man has pleaded guilty to child porn possession after his arrest last year.
• The Wenatchee River Institute is launching what it calls an “urgent” campaign to save its beloved Traveling Naturalist in the Classroom program.
• The City of Wenatchee plans to reopen nearby Hale Park on a limited basis while construction goes on.