CASHMERE — Cashmere officials are considering a proposal aimed at reducing the city’s community cat population through spay-and-neuter surgeries. The idea, presented by Wenatchee Valley …

CASHMERE — Cashmere residents who have wondered why several Chelan County sheriff’s vehicles are often parked near City Hall are not alone. City council members say they have been hearing …

Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as the government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security dragged on. Though Transportation Security …

OLYMPIA — Lawmakers representing Washington’s 12th Legislative District are criticizing the Washington House’s passage of a state income tax following a marathon floor debate that lasted more …

OLYMPIA – It took over 24 hours of grinding floor debate, but Democrats in the Washington House approved an income tax Tuesday on households earning over $1 million a year. The state is now …

WENATCHEE — Wenatchee Valley College Knights Athletics will host a spring fundraiser featuring former ESPN anchor and WVC alumnus Kenny Mayne on May 9 at the college’s Wenatchee campus. The …

OLYMPIA  – New protections for domestic workers in Washington will take effect next year under a bill Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Monday.  Before the bill signing, close to 100 people …

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding residents to replace the batteries in home smoke alarms when adjusting clocks for daylight saving time. The office issued …

WENATCHEE — Average gasoline prices in Washington rose 29 cents per gallon over the past week, reaching $4.58 per gallon Monday, according to a survey of 2,666 stations conducted by GasBuddy. …

OLYMPIA – Tax breaks for data center operators could soon be stripped from Washington state law.  On Saturday, the House Finance Committee voted 8 to 6 to approve Senate Bill 6231 . The …

OLYMPIA – Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week, Washington House Republicans are seeking answers from the state’s top public schools official on policies related to gender identity and …

OLYMPIA – Democrats in the Washington state House on Friday stood at the precipice of enacting a statewide income tax, a momentous political accomplishment for progressives that is expected to face …

OLYMPIA – So close. With less than a week to go, policy proposals are nearing the finish line to becoming law in the Washington Legislature. But the last deadline of the legislative session Friday …

WENATCHEE — Registration has opened for the annual Spring Writers Conference organized by Write On The River, scheduled for May 29-31 at Wenatchee Valley College. The event, titled “Ink in …

CASHMERE — Members of the Cashmere School Board spent two days touring classrooms and programs across the district at the end of February, getting a closer look at how instruction, career training …

WENATCHEE. — NCW Libraries will host a free virtual program later this month examining the history of women’s participation in marathon running and the social changes surrounding it. “How …

CASHMERE — Over coffee in a small front office meeting space at Cashmere High School, administrators walked visiting school board members through slides outlining student participation, academic …

CASHMERE — Sitting around a table in the Cashmere Middle School library before beginning a walkthrough of the campus, school administrators outlined the ideas shaping instruction across the …

OLYMPIA – Washington is one step closer to adding guardrails to the use of automated license plate readers.  The state House on Thursday passed a revamped version of legislation to …

WENATCHEE — Legislation approved by the Washington State House of Representatives would allow a state commission to remove a county sheriff from office if the official loses law-enforcement …