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Big winners of the past lost big in 2008

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ January 5, 2009 # Comments Off

As 2008 ends, you may feel like the year’s biggest loser is you.

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Fire strong through three, lose to Stockton

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ December 28, 2008 # Comments Off

WENATCHEE — The Wenatchee Fire scored a pair of quick goals at the end of the third quarter Saturday, pulling the team to within two goals of the top team in the league.
But the Stockton Cougars struck back for four goals in the final period on the way to a 12-6 win.

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Times changed for Eastmont’s Saturday basketball games

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ December 20, 2008 # Comments Off

The start times for the Eastmont boys’ and girls’ basketball games against Walla Walla on Saturday have been moved up to 2:45 p.m. from 7:30 p.m. Travel issues created by the weather forced the change.

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Steady as he goes

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

WENATCHEE - Any fisherman worth his salt would say that for every stretch of water where the fish seem to be leaping into the boat, there’ll be another stretch where nothing’s biting.

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Teen gets 10 years in plea deal in invasion case

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

WENATCHEE - A 17-year-old boy received a 10-year prison sentence Wednesday for his role in a violent home invasion robbery that included an alleged rape in April.

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Looks like recession has begun … in July

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government reported today the economy shrank in the summer, the strongest signal yet that a recession may have already begun, a day after the Federal Reserve slashed a key interest rate to battle an economic downturn.

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All clear at Sea-Tac airport after lockdown

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

SEATAC - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was briefly shut down this morning because of a reported security breach.

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State to talk big Highway 2 project

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

LEAVENWORTH - The state Department of Transportation is holding an open house to talk to the public about a big paving project in Tumwater Canyon next summer that will close Highway 2 weeknights for more than a month.

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Chelan, Douglas counties face funding shortfalls

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

WENATCHEE - After trimming expenses and shuffling money around, the Chelan County budget is still nearly $1 million in the red and may require staff cuts.

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Man suspected of burglary, groping teen at home

The Wenatchee World - Top Local Headlines @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off

CHELAN - A 28-year-old Chelan man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of entering the home of a teen and groping her last week in Chelan.

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