| Stehekin fire update |
7/30/2010 |
| As of 11:30 a.m.:
Smoke from the Rainbow Bridge Fire in Stehekin can be seen from Omak, Brewster, the Methow Valley and all the way down through the Lake Chelan Val...
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| Over 30 fires in NCW, Swakane update |
7/30/2010 |
| As of this morning, 33 lightning-caused fires were reported in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest.
Spokeswoman Robin DeMario says most of them are small, rangin...
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| Break-in at Chelan restaurant |
7/30/2010 |
| Burglars walked away from BC MacDonalds last night with about 83 bottles of mostly high-end liquor.
They gained entry by smashing through the double entry rear door...
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| Emergency declared for floods |
7/29/2010 |
| Wenatchee-area homeowners were digging out this morning from Wednesday’s flash floods.
Rivers of water, mud and debris coursed down from the Number 1 and Number 2 c...
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| Hatch Act investigation continues for Burnett |
7/30/2010 |
One of the candidates for Chelan County sheriff is facing a third round of an investigation into how his salary is paid, and how that might affect his ability to run in t...
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| Brewster hospital considers lid lift |
7/30/2010 |
| The Okanogan Douglas Hospital commissioners have agreed to delay a levy lid lift from November to sometime in the spring.
KOZI’s Rebecca Meadows was there and filed...
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| 97A open to traffic |
7/29/2010 |
| Both lanes of traffic are open on Highway 97A about nine miles south of Chelan.
A mudslide closed the highway last night, and crews resumed cleaning up the mess thi...
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| Over 20 fires in NCW |
7/29/2010 |
Lightning from Wednesday’s storm set off numerous wildfires in North Central Washington…...
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| PUD tackles power outages |
7/29/2010 |
| Numerous scattered outages were reported across Chelan County during last night’s thunderstorms.
Kimberlee Craig with the PUD said the pattern of those outages foll...
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| Construction continues in Chelan School District |
7/29/2010 |
| Lake Chelan School District’s new superintendent, Rob Manahan, talked with KOZI News yesterday about the status of the school district’s capital projects.
Manahan s...
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| Police boat damaged, but Marine Patrol sails on |
7/28/2010 |
Despite the vandalism of a marine patrol boat on Lake Chelan last weekend, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office says deputies are still out on the water, and they’re still ...
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| Riazzi expresses PUD confidence upon departure |
7/28/2010 |
| Chelan County PUD commissioners said their goodbyes yesterday to outgoing General Manager Rich Riazzi.
It was Riazzi’s final board meeting Monday, and he used the o...
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| McGinnis Road to get makeover |
7/28/2010 |
| If you’ve ever taken the drive from East Wenatchee over Badger Mountain to Waterville, you know about McGinnis Canyon.
It’s the last remaining unpaved section of r...
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| More campfire restrictions |
7/28/2010 |
| Effective today, campfire restrictions are expanding for the Chelan, Entiat and Wenatchee River Ranger Districts.
The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest says that’s...
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| Sheriff candidate wins appeal of Hatch Act decision |
7/28/2010 |
Brian Burnett’s campaign for Chelan County Sheriff has been validated by the U.S. Office of Special Council, following allegations that he violated the Federal Hatch Act....
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| New CFO hired at LCCH |
7/28/2010 |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital has a new official to oversee finances: Viola Babcock.
Raised in a family of health care workers, Babcock relished their passion for ...
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| Storms rage through NCW; 97A partially open |
7/28/2010 |
| Flooding, mudslides and fires were reported throughout Wednesday evening after thunderstorms swept through the region.
A flash flood warning was issued by the Natio...
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| Bridgeport home goes up in flames |
7/27/2010 |
| Two buildings were heavily damaged in a fire yesterday in Bridgeport.
The fire started at 4:40 p.m. at the home of Martin French on Foster Creek Avenue.
Acco...
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| Three collisions north of Brewster |
7/27/2010 |
| A Brewster man was killed in a one-vehicle collision last night near Malott.
Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said a pickup truck missed a curve on Chiliwist Ro...
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| Lakeview Drive-in Fire: UPDATE |
7/26/2010 |
| You may need to find a new place to enjoy your lunch...
at least for a little while.
A weekend fire has heavily damaged the iconic Lakeview Drive-in on the shores ...
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