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David M. Drucker: Trump's economic pivot isn't coming. He's made that clear
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (713+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026, in Washington, D. C. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing." For Republicans in Congress who've been clinging to hope that President Donald Trump…...
Atlas Fare owners launch Encore restaurant at Crescent Bar
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (502+ words) Local chef Top Rojanasthien and Jenny Rojanasthien, owners of Wenatchee restaurants Atlas Fare and Top Thai, will bring a new restaurant concept, Encore by Atlas Fare, to Crescent Bar in July. According to Jenny Rojanasthien, Encore by Atlas Fare will…...
County employee dies at Okanogan landfill fire
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (579+ words) Okanogan County Central Landfill, 241 B&O Road. Interim Sheriff Jodie Barcus says 73-year-old Larry Fingar of Okanogan was driving a water tender early Tuesday at the Okanogan landfill, 241 B&O Road, to help suppress a rekindled fire on the property....
21-year-old man drowns in Wenatchee River
1+ week, 4+ day ago (655+ words) 7000 block of Depot Road in Dryden. A 21-year-old man drowned Monday afternoon in the Wenatchee River near the Lower Dryden Public Access area. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office was dispatched at 4: 33 p. m. to the 7000 block of Depot Road in Dryden after…...
The West heads for wildfires unprepared
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (569+ words) The West is staring down a dangerous wildfire year. A dry winter and historically low snowpack have set the stage for a potentially severe 2026 fire season. But the deeper problem is that the nation's capacity to respond to wildfire has…...
Small aircraft crashes near Moses Lake, occupants uninjured
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (591+ words) A light aircraft crashed Friday, May 8, 2026, northeast of Moses Lake. A light aircraft crashed Friday morning outside Moses Lake. Its two occupants were uninjured. The aircraft landed in the Black Rock area about 16 miles northeast of Moses Lake, according to…...
Colorado River faces a day of reckoning
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (678+ words) Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona. We are two and a half decades into the Southwest's most severe drought of the last 1, 200 years, and this winter's snow dearth is one of the most extreme on record. Without an April-May miracle,…...
OPINION | Some hikers leave plenty of traces
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (716+ words) Grand Canyon visitors face a new safety risk. A fast-food burger, in the original wrapper. I suppose they left it for the timid woodland creatures, except if fast food isn't good for us, why would critters want it? A volunteer…...