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The last first day: Cascade seniors look ahead while holding on to home
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (1177+ words) LEAVENWORTH – For Cascade High School’s rising seniors, the first day of school is no longer simply the beginning of another year, but the beginning of the end. For Allie Ward, Georgia Holm and Jaden Parker, senior year brings excitement about…...
Little Giant Fire grows to 142,228 acres; crews respond to new lightning fires
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (567+ words) CHELAN — The Little Giant Fire has grown to 142,228 acres and remained 15% contained Sunday as firefighters worked to strengthen containment lines and responded to several new fires sparked by thunderstorms. California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 assumed command of the Little Giant…...
Overdue hiker found safe after multiagency search
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (263+ words) WENATCHEE — A 27-year-old Portland man reported overdue from a four-day hike was found healthy and uninjured Friday after a search involving about 70 people and three dogs, according to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office. Chad Pietrok was reported overdue at about…...
Search underway for hiker last seen at Ingalls Creek Trailhead
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (139+ words) LEAVENWORTH — The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about a 27-year-old overdue hiker who was last seen at the Ingalls Creek Trailhead on Aug. 11. Chad T. Pietrok planned to travel along the Ingalls Creek, Esmeralda Basin, Vann Epps, Jack…...
Cloud cover moderates Little Giant Fire before conditions turn hotter
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (445+ words) LEAVENWORTH — The Little Giant Fire is sitting at 138,475 acres as of Thursday morning as cloud cover helped moderate activity over Wednesday. Firefighters are preparing for increased fire activity over Thursday and Friday as conditions become hotter, drier and unstable. There…...
Thunderstorms bring new lightning fires as Little Giant Fire continues to grow
1+ week, 4+ day ago (386+ words) LEAVENWORTH — As thunderstorms continue to roll across the region, firefighters are responding to new lightning-caused fires as other resources continue to work on the 127,771-acre Little Giant Fire. According to the U.S. Forest Service, overnight thunderstorms Wednesday ignited multiple new…...
Little Giant Fire grows to 122,401 acres as warm, dry weather persists
1+ week, 6+ day ago (322+ words) LEAVENWORTH — Weather conditions helped drive growth on the Little Giant Fire over Monday, reaching 122,401 acres as of early Tuesday, Aug. 11. A virtual community meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m. It will be streamed on the Little Giant…...
Burnett widens lead over Willoughby in 12th District primary
2+ week, 4+ day ago (284+ words) NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Rep. Brian Burnett expanded his narrow lead over challenger Stacy Willoughby on Thursday as additional primary ballots were counted across Washington's 12th Legislative District, increasing his statewide advantage to 151 votes. With updated results released Thursday afternoon, Burnett had…...
Meline widens lead for second place in 8th District primary
2+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON – Incumbent U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier continued to hold a commanding lead Thursday afternoon in Washington's 8th Congressional District primary, while Republican Spencer Meline expanded his lead over fellow Republican Trinh Ha in the race for the second spot…...
Restaurants are losing $12.6B to allergy menu confusion
2+ week, 4+ day ago (617+ words) Someone in the group is scrolling a restaurant's menu from the couch, phone tilted sideways, hunting for any mention of tree nuts or shellfish. They don't find it and send a message out to the group chat saying, “Not sure…...