Wenatchee Valley

About 3,700 farms closed in Washington within five years. Today, farmers are struggling to keep their farms open. They point to high labor costs, government regulations and market pressures, causing some to consolidate operations or sell off land and end production.

As smoke blankets North Central Washington, some farmers are concerned how their apples will turn out this season.

As immigration policies shift nationwide, local farmworkers in the Northwest say they are losing hours and losing ground. Some fear being replaced by foreign workers on visas, while others worry about detention.

Cash donations were raised by local businesses in the Wenatchee Valley to help support the mother of the three Decker girls.

(Runtime 0:56)Our Valley Our Future, a nonprofit, is launching Wenatchee Valley 101, an event series aimed at helping new residents connect with their…

(Runtime 4:13)In Wenatchee, Garden Terrace and other low-income senior housing facilities are overwhelmed with demand, painting a complex picture of the…

The company that makes Aplets and Cotlets, the famous jellied fruit candy from central Washington, is calling it quits this June. Served up for Christmas and family reunions alike, the gelatinous apple and apricot treat studded with walnuts was famous far beyond Washington’s borders.

The chemical’s especially dangerous for babies and small children because it can have lasting neurological effects. Chlorpyrifos can blow from orchards into nearby houses; parents who work in orchards can transport the chemical home on their clothes and in their cars; and chlorpyrifos can make its way into developing fetuses through umbilical cord blood.