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The Chelan County Sheriff's Office has revealed that a 20-year-old hiker died Saturday while traversing the Colchuck Lake area. Details are scarce at the moment.

Deputies say she was not able to hike out of the area because of a medical condition that worsened at a high elevation.

A much-traveled U.S. Forest Service road in Chelan County will soon reopen for the spring season. Eightmile Road provides visitors with access to several trailheads in the popular Enchanments area near Leavenworth. It will remain closed until at least the end of the month while crews conduct necessary maintenance...

People no longer must physically go to the Wenatchee River Ranger Station in Leavenworth but can enter the lottery through an app

The hikers had planned to make the 24-mile trip through the area over three days this past weekend, but had only completed half the journey by Sunday night.

Members of the volunteer group were flown to Dragontail Peak by a Chelan County Sheriff's helicopter last Sunday to help a lost climber.

Applications are being taken until midnight next Wednesday the 2,700 camping slots available from the middle of May through the end of October.

Sgt. Jason Reinfeld of Chelan County Emergency Management says a 28-year-old Seattle man fell about 10 to 12 feet, possibly breaking his arm and couldn't climb back down Sunday morning.