State Rep. Brian Burnett , R-Wenatchee, has been appointed to serve on the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Law and Public Safety Committee, a national panel focused on strengthening public safety policy and coordination between states and the federal government. The appointment, which is extended to only two legislators from each state, ensures North Central Washington will have a voice in national conversations on crime, law enforcement, and community safety, areas where...

An evening community meeting hosted by the Chelan County Commissioners Tuesday received countywide citizen participation. Commissioners were able to clarify the legal wrangling going on over a tax district being formed by the Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority at Malaga. The formation of the tax district is now in appellate court. There was concern shared over Mountain Barge Services possible relocation on the Lake Chelan shoreline. "Due to a pedestrian pathway, the barge operation had...

Chelan County Sheriff's Deputy Drew Davis, left, receiving his deputy certification from Sheriff Mike Morrison. Chelan County Sheriff's Office file photo. A man inspecting a handgun, accidentally fired a round in Dryden on Saturday, sending a bullet through his hand, into the buttocks of another and eventually lodging into the leg of a third person. Chelan County Sheriff’s Chief Ryan Moody said Monday that deputies concluded that the man believed the gun was unloaded when he pulled the...