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With nearly three weeks still remaining in 2024, Chelan and Douglas Counties have already set a dubious new benchmark for drug overdose deaths. According to blended statistics provided by Chelan County Coroner Wayne Harris and Douglas County Coroner Tanner Bateman, there have been 36 fatal drug overdose incidents in the two-county area so far this year, including a sobering eight during a recent e

Columbia River Drug Task Force seizes fentanyl, methethamphetamine and firearms in takedown of multi-county drug network.

Jordan Martinez, 21, from East Wenatchee, sentenced to a year in jail for drug possession. Authorities found cocaine and counterfeit pills in his bedroom.

A man who attempted to flee from police before being arrested for drug possession in Wenatchee has been formally charged. On Tuesday, Chelan County prosecutors filed five felony counts against 30-year-old Osvaldo Verduzco-Mendoza, including three for drug possession with intent to deliver, eluding law enforcement, and second-degree assault...

Two Columbia Basin men are in jail after police say they were found in possession of illegal narcotics. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says it began when 57-year-old Dennis Riojas of Othello was pulled over for a traffic stop and arrested after he was discovered with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana, as well as a stolen firearm deputies say he attempted to discard prior to being stopped

The East Wenatchee Police Department has a new four-legged member within its ranks. K9 Maverick, a three-year-old German Shepherd, officially became the Department's first active police dog in over a decade when he and handler, Officer Jordan Conley, went to work on Monday...

This troubling statistic reflects a broader epidemic impacting families and communities across the region.

According to Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice, 82 people have lost their lives to overdoses this year, with 35 of those deaths directly attributed to fentanyl.

Statewide overdose death rates have skyrocketed in recent years.

Study also shows some surprising news on the demographics of the typical drug abuser