waterville

Things will change in a big way starting tomorrow and Thursday.

Officers say a caller told them he watched the man try to break into several vehicles 700 block of N Baker Avenue at about 7:45pm Tuesday.

Ben Reid has been given the Safety Challenge Coin, which rewards people for their lifesaving actions, and their commitment to safety.

Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation Monday to activate state resources to assist with recovery efforts.

Emergency repairs are now underway on a three-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced they have retained Hurst Construction, LLC of East Wenatchee to handle the project, which began Thursday morning (July 20). ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is still in the process of securing a contractor to conduct emergency repairs on U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The DOT began their search late last week after a section of the highway was washed away and rendered impassable by a mudslide last Monday (July 10)...

The cities of Wenatchee, Chelan, Omak and Moses Lake are included in the advisory.

A former physician's assistant from Waterville has pled guilty to federal charges that he lied to the FBI. Seventy-two-year-old Eldon L. Leinweber previously owned and operated Mansfield Family Clinic in Soap Lake and provided medical services throughout North Central Washington prior to retiring in four years ago...

Prosecutors originally charged 22-year-old Julius James Ceballos with first-degree murder and a possible life sentence, but reduced the charges to second-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault because of a lack of forensic evidence and unreliable witnesses.

Meteorologist Steven Van Horn says the reason for the change is conditions that are now more favorable for snow.