The piles will be burned over the next two weeks. Pile burning generally produces much less smoke than a large wildfire. The ...

EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A fire started by lightning that threatened some homes in a subdivision near East Wenatchee has rapidly burned through about 3 square miles of grass, brush and wheat. A ...

The Swakane Unit of the Chelan Wildlife Area, located north of Wenatchee, reopened Wednesday, October 22, after being closed ...

Photos of U.S. Forest Service's burned area emergency response assessment to prevent future problems Wednesday afternoon near ...

Monday saw sunny skies and warmer temperatures, but wildfire smoke affected air quality in central Washington. An Air Quality Alert is in effect near Wenatchee, with moderate conditions in western ...

WENATCHEE, Wash. — US 97 at Blewett Pass is closed milepost 149 and 178 due to the ongoing Labor Mountain Fire, and there is no estimated time of reopening, according to the Washington State ...