Jun 18, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News
• The Wenatchee and East Wenatchee mayors introduced a new proposal to their respective city councils at a joint meeting Wednesday, which would involve one police chief overseeing both departments, on a temporary basis.
• The arraignment scheduled today for a 13-year-old charged with first-degree murder was continued until next month, and prosecutors are seeking to try him as an adult.
• The Kartar Fire, a major wildland fire believed to be human-caused, continues to burn on the Colville Indian Reservation southeast of Omak.
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