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How Chelan, Douglas & Grant Counties Were Created Here is a timeline showing how Chelan, Douglas & Grant Counties when created. Until 1846, any land west of the Columbia River was in dispute with Great Britain. The Oregon Treaty is a treaty between the UK and the US that was signed on June 15, 1846. This ended ...

Police in the Columbia Basin are on the lookout for an escaped inmate. Thirty-three-year-old Michael Nelson was being held at the Franklin County Corrections Center in Pasco but is now wanted for escape after violating the terms of his court-ordered furlough. ...

The Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has awarded $3.7 million in grants to provide students with outdoor learning experiences. The Outdoor Learning Grants program was created by the Legislature in 2022 to develop and support outdoor educational experiences for public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth gra

Deputies say 32-year-old Michael Dean Sheppard of Moses Lake led them on a chase after he failed to stop for a speeding violation on State Route 17 Monday.

The power lines fell onto the adjacent highway and into the Columbia River during the mishap Friday afternoon.

Members of the Grant County government met with venue owner Live Nation Tuesday to discuss ways to avoid a repeat episode.

Troopers say an 18-wheeler driven by 31-year-old Miguel Fuentes was traveling too fast for conditions when it lost balance on a curve and rolled on its the side

Deputies say there were 92 overdose calls into 9-1-1 in the past year

The Commerce Dept. figures indicate adding at 17,000 new homes by 2044 at market-rates will not be enough to meet the local demands in Chelan and Douglas Counties. The state projects between 40 and 55 percent of the new homes that are added will need to be affordably priced for people earning under 80 percent of the area’s median income.

The city council signed on to the agreement at it meeting this past week.