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Chelan County responds to the lawsuit from the City of Wenatchee. During a live interview with KPQ, District 2 Commissioner Shon Smith said the county has been in negotiation with the city to renew their contract for about six months. "We're asking the city to do the same thing that we ask all of our cities and user groups to do as well," Smith said...

East Wenatchee may soon explore a public safety sales tax, which according to Councilman Mark Botello would ease the financial burden of incarceration.

Gambit, the talented drug interdiction dog at Chelan County Jail, relies on donations to continue his valuable work detecting illicit substances.

The county and family members of Blair Nelson reached a settlement in late April and the wrongful death lawsuit from the family was dismissed on Wednesday.

The Columbia River Drug Task Force says Salvador Alvarez-Palominos sold meth twice to a police confidential informant in the first three months of this year.

Deputies say Gabreal A. Easterly used a metal rod to break into the office at 105 Beebe Bridge Rd.

Officers say Jairamie Sundance Bolerjack met up with the 46-year-old woman at the Red Lion Inn in Wenatchee, where he sold her drugs on Friday, Jan. 5.

Commissioner Kevin Overbay says plans include building a satellite location for the county motor pool to ease overcrowding around office buildings.

Jail director Chris Sharp says the decision was made to give inmates fingertip access to Narcan after a near death experience.

Gambit is paying off in his first month since receiving certification. In October, Lewis says Gambit recorded six drug finds at the CCRJ including fentanyl. He is certified on the same six odors as K9 Kait; methamphetamines, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, buprenorphine which is also known as suboxone and fentanyl.