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The Chelan County Sheriff's Office has handed over management of the search for triple-murder suspect Travis Decker to federal authorities. In a Monday statement, Sheriff's officials said local command of the manhunt for Decker, who's accused of killing his three young daughters, ended at 6 p...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office Behavioral Health Unit will be hosting three workshops this week that will offer support to members of the community on how to navigate grief in the wake of the murder of three young girls. The gatherings will include a variety of topics, including how children comprehend and process grief, ways to discuss death with children, and how to support and heal those de

The search for a Wenatchee man suspected of kidnapping and killing his three young daughters is continuing. Thirty-two-year-old Travis Decker is wanted for First-Degree Murder in connection with the deaths of 9-year-old Paityn Decker, 8-year-old Evelyn Decker, and 5-year-old Olivia Decker, whose bodies were found on Monday at a remote campground 17 miles west of Leavenworth...

Police arrested two people late Wednesday in connection with a series of vehicle prowls in Leavenworth. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says a woman flagged down a deputy at 11 p.m. Thursday, May 22. The woman said her bicycle had been stolen from the back of her truck...

This week is National Boating Week, and local authorities are advising the public of safe boating practices. Washington state ranks among the most deadly for boating accidents at third in the nation, with 44 percent of the recreational boating accidents resulting in fatal injuries...

A Malaga man is in jail after possessing a stolen ATV and fleeing from deputies. Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison says Wenatchee officers took a report of a stolen ATV from within the city Saturday, May 3. A Chelan County deputy spotted an ATV without a license plate pull out of the Malaga Market and drive away in a reckless manner...

The 2025 Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival is officially underway after Thursday afternoon’s “Little Chief for a Day” event in Memorial Park.   Wenatchee Police Department, East Wenatchee Police Department, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife each selected their own chronically or terminally ill chi

A juvenile suspect is in police custody after allegedly stealing a car in Snohomish County and driving it to Chelan County early Monday. The Chelan County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to reports of a vehicle that was stolen out of Monroe at around 5:15 a...

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office has announced the addition of one of its deputies to the East Cascade SWAT Team's Crisis Negotiation Team. In a Wednesday statement, Sheriff's officials said Deputy Zachary Brunner has been selected to be a part of the specialized unit that gathers intelligence and directly negotiates with subjects who are in crisis to bring high-risk situations to peaceful resol

A Chelan County man is in jail for sexual exploitation of a minor. According to Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison, the Colorado Springs Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children unit contacted the sheriff's office and said a woman told them about a man from Chelan County having sexually explicit conversations with her 14-year-old daughter since November 2024...