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Wenatchee School Board closes elementary school, cuts 63 staff positions
(The Center Square) – Wenatchee School District is closing the doors to Columbia Elementary following a unanimous School Board decision on Tuesday to "ensure the long-term sustainability" of the district. Enrollment has been declining throughout the district since 2015, with around 916 students having left since then. That loss of students is paired with a loss of funding, as the state sees the two factors as intertwined, according to WSD's website. ...
Confluence Health security team saves man's life through swift action
WENATCHEE - A man's life was saved thanks to the diligence and quick thinking of the Confluence Health security team. The incident occurred recently just after midnight near one of the healthcare system's facilities. Security officer Giovanni Mendoza, while monitoring camera feeds, noticed a man lying motionless in a dark...
Seeking Travis Coleman: Missing man lost since April 22, 2023
Travis Coleman disappeared into the Wenatchee Foothills while suffering from a mental health crisis. He is now presumed dead, but his mother Denise McBurnie still hopes to bring home his remains, and plans a celebration of his life for the public this weekend.
Ed Knaggs meets friendly horse on Opening Day Run
While the Major League Baseball season is underway, the West Coast Collegiate season is a couple weeks away and one coach is off to a running start…. Ed Knaggs, who is the associate head coach of the Corvallis Knights and the former head coach of the Wenatchee AppleSox, is running from Wenatchee to Corvallis to kick off the season and raise awareness for mental health.
Charge dismissed in fatal 2023 East Wenatchee shooting
A criminal charge against a man accused of driving a shooter from the scene of a homicide were dropped May 6 after witnesses declined to cooperate with prosecutors. Police said Juan Carlos Vazquez-Hernandez drove Erik Farias Reyes and Sabrina McCubbin away after Farias Reyes fatally shot Elias Mora-Ontiveros on April 17, 2023, in East Wenatchee.
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