July 2, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

July 8, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• A criminal investigation of the Chelan Hills Acres Fire is underway. The wildfire is believed to be human-caused, and may have been started by fireworks. •  Chelan County deputies responding to a vehicle crash report over the weekend recovered the body of a driver, killed when his vehicle slid into the Chelan River Gorge. • As the Chelan Hills Fire progressed after its start on July 4th, it caused injuries for multiple firefighters, with some suffering minor burns and others enduring smoke inhalation.

July 7,2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• Authorities are working to assess the damage as the Chelan Hills Fire continues burning in Douglas County. That 10,000-acre fire that began on July 4th was about 20% contained as of this morning, but it’s damaged or destroyed 100 or more structures on either side of McNeil Canyon Road, including homes and farms.  • The main eastbound highway into Leavenworth will close next week for four days, to permanently repair damage from the December 2025 flooding. • Recovery workers have been able to raise a tugboat that sank last week in the Columbia River above Priest Rapids Dam.

July 6, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• The Grant County Fire Marshal says the county experienced nearly a hundred brushfires over the July 4th weekend. • One person has died over the weekend as an apparent result of the Chelan Hills Fire. Sheriff Tyler Caille said today a deceased person was found Sunday in a crashed vehicle, inside the nearly 10,000-acre footprint of the fire. • Two climbers, one of them injured, were rescued Friday by Chelan County Mountain Rescue teams from 8,400 feet up on Mount Stuart, the tallest mountain on the popular Enchantments trail.

July 2, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• The Wenatchee Police Department’s automatic license plate reading cameras will be coming back online, after the department shut down the eight cameras located around the city in late 2025. • Fire crews were able to safely contain the Henderson Fire on Wednesday, after it grew to 350 acres and threatened homes on Henderson Road and Union Valley Road outside Chelan. • The Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery will close the gate to its boat launch parking area on Monday due to waterflow levels in Icicle Creek.

July 1, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• A fast-growing brushfire is sparking evacuation notices in the hills above Lake Chelan. The Henderson Fire was reported shortly after 1:30 this afternoon, burning near Henderson Road overlooking Lake Chelan Hills. •  Washington state’s five national forests are expanding digital payment options at recreation sites with a mobile app. • A woman accused of stealing from multiple banks in Washington, including in Leavenworth, says she was just a patsy for a larger criminal organization.