okanogan county sheriff's office

The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office is looking for volunteers to join its Search & Rescue unit. The county currently has about 60 members on its Search & Rescue team, but deputy spokesperson Rick Balam says they need more help. "They're pretty much scattered around the county with a little heavier presence in the Methow Valley. I thin...

Officers believe 27-year-old Dylan Harrington of Chesaw murdered an elderly Omak couple at their property near Chesaw.

A 14-year-old boy is in police custody after allegedly stealing at least one vehicle in Okanogan County and leading deputies on a high-speed pursuit that covered roughly 60 miles late Wednesday afternoon. Okanogan County Undersheriff Dave Yarnell says it all began just before 5 p...

A hiker is recovering after being rescued from a trail near Loomis in Okanogan County on Sunday. Chief Rick Balam with the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the 59-year-old suffered a medical emergency at around 4 p.m. near the Cathedral Trailhead...

The Okanogan County Courthouse will be closed until further notice after the discovery of an unknown substance in the auditor's office. Chief Rick Balam with the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the substance was found on Wednesday afternoon...

One person is dead and two others injured following a single-vehicle rollover accident in Okanogan County late Tuesday night. The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Twisp River Road in Twisp when a car occupied by two males and two females lost control, left the roadway, and collided with a tree...