July 1, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

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.

JUN 30, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• County Commissioners have declined to ban the sale or discharge of fireworks in unincorporated Grant County ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, but urged safety practices. • Mosquitoes collected for sampling in Grant County have tested positive for West Nile virus, which can lead to encephalitis when transmitted to humans. • The Washington Court of Appeals agreed today that a Douglas County man was properly convicted of assault, but said there’s no evidence he concealed the weapon used in the attack.

Jun 29, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• Fire crews were kept busy over the weekend by a trio of fires in Chelan and Okanogan counties that officials suspect were human-caused. • An East Wenatchee law firm has won a $160,000 settlement from the Washington Department of Licensing over its handling of public records. • Campfires are now banned in all portions of North Cascades National Park Service Complex, to prevent human-caused wildfires during drought-like conditions.

Jun 26, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• The Garred Road Fire, which forced vacationers to flee from their campsites and paralyzed traffic near Sun Lakes, has now been brought under control. • An international torch relay for peace passed through Walla Walla Point Park this morning on their journey to New York and back. • The FBI is looking into a series of incidents where arriving planes have been targeted by lasers as they approached McAllister Field in Yakima.

Jun 25, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• The criminal case against a Leavenworth man accused of killing a pedestrian was dismissed last week — almost three months after his trial ended with a hung jury. • Grant County has a new interim auditor after its elected official departed that position. •A former healthcare executive from Wenatchee has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of wire fraud for embezzling millions from his medical payment service.