It appears there is a lot to celebrate if you're a senior citizen living in the second decade of the 21st Century in Washington State...that is, if you're looking to live a bit longer anyway.
Although there's a 35,000-acre wildfire burning just three miles away from the bucolic banks of Lake Chelan's northwestern edge, you'd never know it in the small community of Holden Village.
Officials assigned to the Pomas Fire reported that the blaze has now swelled to 3,333 acres and has crept to within only three miles of Holden Village.
After six months of negotiations with a land developer who was awarded a $26 million arbitration judgement, the City of Cle Elum has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Washington state implements a new minimum wage and several new laws on January 1st.
FOX13 is reporting the minimum wage in Washington state will go up to $16.66 per hour, a 2.35% from 2024.
Beginning January 1st, 2025 all hospitals will be prohibited from mandating overtime for certain health care workers in Washington...