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In the swim of things 23 Jun 2013 | 12:02 pm
Students turn out for water safety at first-ever Swimfest
Street alerts 23 Jun 2013 | 12:02 pm
For information on highway work or mountain passes, go to wsdot.gov or call 511. For information on city work, call (509) 888-6200
Canadians weigh the value of water 23 Jun 2013 | 12:02 pm
FAUQUIER B.C. — A show of hands in the Fauquier community hall June 15 revealed a lot about the disgust and exasperation that residents in and around this Arrow Lakes community feel for the Columbia R...
Columbia River Treaty at a glance 23 Jun 2013 | 12:02 pm
U.S. and Canada When and why: Approved in 1964 to reduce flood danger along the Columbia River and regulate river flow to maximize hydropower production.
Woman killed in train collision 23 Jun 2013 | 12:53 am
EPHRATA — A female pedestrian was found dead about 9:45 a.m. today after she was struck by an eastbound freight train near the Ephrata Amtrak depot.
The Worm: Justice visits; justice needed; just a cheap cruise 22 Jun 2013 | 11:29 pm
You court fans and followers — we’re talking legal stuff, not sports — will be excited to know that State Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen visited the Douglas County District Court system in...
Link Ambassadors go to Washington D.C. 22 Jun 2013 | 11:27 pm
WENATCHEE — Link Transit not only transports community members around — it has given young Link Ambassadors the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C.
Death with Dignity report lists 104 deaths 22 Jun 2013 | 11:26 pm
OLYMPIA — In 2012, 104 people in Washington who were dispensed intentionally lethal doses of medication are known to have died, according to the state’s fourth annual Death with Dignity Act report. Of...
CWU changes focus, cuts staff at WVC satellite center 22 Jun 2013 | 10:55 pm
WENATCHEE — Central Washington University plans an expansion of degree programs through Wenatchee Valley College and elsewhere — which led it to eliminate two on-site positions at the campus. CWU’s si...
Death by hydropower 22 Jun 2013 | 10:47 pm
FAUQUIER B.C. — The Spicer Family farm near this tiny hamlet in Canada’s rugged Columbia River Basin once included 10 acres of fertile bottomland said to be the region’s highest-yielding per acre. Are...
