Chelan County Sheriff

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office ordered downtown Leavenworth evacuated Tuesday night after a male caller told a 911 dispatcher that he had placed an explosive device in a garbage can.

CHELAN, Wash. (AP) — The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is investigating a hit-and-run accident that left a 50-year-old bicyclist dead. Officials say Gary Knowlton of Brewster was riding his bicycle on Apple Acres Road near the Chelan Airport on Saturday when he was struck by what was believed to be a red truck...

CHELAN FALLS (AP) — The Chelan County Sheriff says a man on a date was robbed when another man, who had been hiding in the trunk of his date's car, emerged and confronted him. Sheriff Brian Burnett said Thursday that 30-year-old Amber Hernandez, of Omak, and 25-year-old Jose Lara Mendez were booked into jail for investigation of robbery...

CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. (AP) — Officials say the search for a Portland man who planned to climb Colchuck Peak near Leavenworth but failed to return on time has been suspended. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday the search has been suspended due to rain and snow...