Why is it Called Leavenworth?
Leavenworth, Washington’s early name was Icicle Flats. It's the early 1880s and settlers who made their way across America saw the breathtaking Enchantments and surrounding ridges and decided to stay and trade with the local native tribes. At t...
It's been a busy week for fire crews in the Leavenworth area where Chelan County Fire District No. 3 has responded to three separate house fires in the last four days.
The first occurred Sunday at just after 7 a.m. on Eagle Creek Road where a carport and shed were heavily damaged and a vehicle and several pieces of recreational equipment were lost.
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Employees at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center are mourning the loss of one of their corrections deputies.
Twenty-three-year-old Jesus Olivera was killed in motorcycle accident near Leavenworth last weekend.
Jail director Chris Sharp says Olivera, who had just celebrated his one-year anniversary at the justice center, will be remembered fondly...
A 2010 Ford Expedition driven by 43-year-old Woody Braden of Leavenworth was eastbound heading toward Cle Elum when troopers say it hit a U-Haul trailer.
It's always fun to see those lists from other websites that feature cities from all over the United States and you scroll through them to see if yours made the list. Well, in a recent article from Far and Wide, they listed the 100 best small towns with less than 10,000 residents and one of Washington's town made the list...