Killed in the crash were Derek J. Rairdan, 47, of Republic; and David R. Klein, 22, and Ella Weaver, 20, both of Orcas Island. ncwlife.com/news/3-dead-af…
The Maricopa County jury took roughly four hours to convict George W. Crater Jr. of first-degree murder, kidnapping, burglary and assault in the 2024 death of Thomas F. Galatola, 70. ncwlife.com/news/wenatchee…
Wenatchee resident George W. Crater Jr. admitted struggling with a tenant in his Arizona vacation home and binding his wrists, but denied the allegations that led to his trial for murder in a Phoenix courtroom. ncwlife.com/news/murder-tr…ncwlife.com/news/murder-tr…
"I like solving puzzles, and I like helping people," says Chelan County Chief Deputy Coroner Faye Fetters. "And this job allows me to do both." ncwlife.com/news/chief-dep…
Benjamin and Lauren Petter are two of six individual plaintiffs and four organizations that filed suit Thursday, arguing Washington's new tax on yearly incomes over a million dollars is unconstitutional. ncwlife.com/news/chelan-de…
The secondary campus at 425 Ohme Garden Road provides a new home for the Chelan County Coroner’s Office, the sheriff’s Emergency Management division, and the county motor pool. ncwlife.com/news/chelan-co…
The state representative and Quincy native said Thursday he’ll run this year for the seat left open by State Sen. Judy Warnick, a fellow Republican who announced her retirement last month. ncwlife.com/news/alex-ybar…
George W. Crater Jr. of Wenatchee used a wheelchair to enter the Maricopa County Superior Court chamber. He’s charged with murder, kidnapping, assault and related counts in the November 2024 death of 70-year-old Thomas F. Galatola. ncwlife.com/news/arizona-m…
Linhui Yan and his wife Yan Yang sued the Columbia River Drug Task Force over the raid of their illicit Wenatchee massage business, saying the police illegally seized more than $150,000 from multiple bank accounts. ncwlife.com/news/appeals-c…
Dr. Eric Edward Haeger, 57, pleaded guilty in December to providing CPAP and BiPAP machines to Medicaid patients, even after they were recalled because of toxic foam components that posed a risk to users’ health. ncwlife.com/news/brewster-…
Jerod Jeffery Smith, 19, was the driver of an Audi sedan that crashed into an oncoming pickup truck Nov. 21 near the Easy Street roundabout. The collision killed 12-year-old Bentley Knight and 14-year old Erik Figueroa, both of East Wenatchee. ncwlife.com/news/court-hea…
State workplace inspectors are probing two Chelan County jobsite accidents, including the fall that killed electrical worker Ivan Garcia near Lake Chelan. ncwlife.com/news/l-i-probe…
Traffic crossing the George Sellar Bridge between Wenatchee and East Wenatchee was held up for public safety reasons today after a person carried a bicycle to the peak of the bridge, then tied the bike to the American flag. ncwlife.com/news/climber-s…
The Wenatchee High School mock trial team came in 14th out of 28 teams involved in the statewide competition, held in Tacoma over the weekend. ncwlife.com/news/wenatchee…