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Fire danger already here in parched NW forests (Seattle Times)
Remnants of the state's reasonably wet winter are evaporating as the region transitions to a potentially combustible summer. Even in damp Western Washington, a long rainless stretch in June has helped set wildfire conditions not normally seen until summer's end.Motorcyclist injured in collision (The Wenatchee World) WENATCHEE — Vincent Wehmeyer, 60, of Cashmere, was in satisfactory condition this morning at Central Washington Hospital with a lower, left leg injury he received in an accident Wednesday, Wenatchee police said.
Abney named to statewide association (The Wenatchee World) WENATCHEE — Brenda Abney, director of the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, was elected in June to serve as president of the Washington Museum Association.
Jackets Wake Up Bats, Beat Sox (The Kitsap Sun) Kitsap pounds out 12 hits to beat East Division-leading Wenatchee.
River shooting suspect brought back to Carson (Nevada Appeal) Carson City detectives on Saturday brought back to Nevada an illegal immigrant wanted in the attempted murder of a woman he allegedly left for dead at the Carson River.
Wenatchee still clings to title as Apple capital (Seattle Times) A bright neon sign the shape of an apple boasts "Apple Capital of the World" as you head into Wenatchee from the west. Oh, yeah? Who says so?
Wenatchee still clings to title as Apple capital (KOMO Seattle) The apples may no longer grow in the city of Wenatchee, but they come here for packing and storage from all over the state, sometimes farther. From here, they're sold all over the world. Nearly 38 million boxes of apples were packed in Wenatchee and shipped from here last year.
Hall of Fame honor for local street rod enthusiast (The Wenatchee World) Marlin Lannoye’s induction into the Washington State Street Rod Hall of Fame in April took him by surprise. “I about fell out of the chair,” he says about how he reacted when, at the induction ceremony in Olympia, he realized they were talking about him.
Lottery (The Wenatchee World) OLYMPIA (AP) — Wednesday's winning numbers in the Washington state Daily Lottery Game:
Volunteers dust, doll up, keep museum up to date (The Wenatchee World) WENATCHEE — They dust. They wash. They mop and vacuum. They polish an antique pipe organ and catalog pieces of history that range from postage stamps to wheelbarrows. They're the Basement Belles.