Pete O'Cain

2 weeks ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain

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2 weeks ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain

High school student-athletes from across North Central Washington were honored Saturday afternoon at The Wenatchee World’s inaugural NCW Best of Preps Awards. The event recognized athletes from Wenatchee to Okanogan to Ephrata who participated in WIAA-sanctioned sports during the 2024-2025 school year.

1 month ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain

A fire at a salvage yard Friday created a plume of smoke that prompted authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order to nearby homes and businesses. Crews were dispatched about 2:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Urban Industrial Way at Wenatchee Valley Salvage and Recycling in East Wenatchee where a machine that bales materials was on fire, according to Chief Brian Brett with the Wenatchee Valley Fire Department.

1 month ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain

Four officers involved in the December 2023 non-fatal shooting of a man who’d fired shots into an empty veterans clinic were cleared of wrongdoing Wednesday. Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney Gordon Edgar found that the use of deadly force by Sgt. Brian Lewis, Sgt. Adam Musgrove and Deputy Andrew Tilton of the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, and Wenatchee police officer Erik Magnussen “was not unlawful under the totality of circumstances.”The officers on Dec.

1 month ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Pete O'Cain

Karen Rutherford on Thursday was named Grand Marshal of the 2025 TekniPlex Youth Parade. Rutherford was surprised by the announcement by Washington State Apple Blossom Festival royalty at La Vie En Coffee Bar & Bakery in Wenatchee. Rutherford is a former Wenatchee city councilwoman with long track record of supporting youths. kAm“z2C6? 6>3@5:6D E96 DA:C:E @7 D6CG:46 2?5 565:42E:@?[ >2<:?8 2 AC@7@F?5 :>A24E @?