chelan county

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Two wildfires burning in north central Washington have consumed more than 11 square miles (30.3 square kilometers). The Spartan Fire in Chelan County had burned about seven square miles (18.1 square kilometers) on Tuesday and threatened some 80 homes...

Washington's biggest wildfire is now approximately 50 percent contained, as crews resume work on a fire line on its western perimeter.

A wildfire burning south of Wenatchee in the Colockum Pass area has grown to about 39 square miles and is spreading toward a wind farm near Vantage.

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is asking people to avoid recreation and travel in the Clockum Pass area as the Chelan County Fire, now estimated at 14,000 acres, has reached the northern border of Kittitas County.

The Chelan County sheriff's office is investigating the case of an agitated Central Washington man who died in custody after driving off in a patrol car, briefly dragging a Douglas County deputy, then struggling as he was arrested.

WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife officials say Wenatchee residents may have some unexpected visitors this fall and winter as deer displaced by the wildfires come into their yards looking for food. The Wenatchee World reports fires in the foothills have ravaged the mule deer's normal feeding grounds...

Nearly a thousand boots are on the ground fighting fires scattered across Yakima and Kittitas Counties. At this time, the largest one is only 10 percent contained. Poor air quality and heavy smoke is making life in Ellensburg a challenge...