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Brian Mariano Rivera Martinez entered a plea deal Monday in Chelan County Superior Court and was sentenced by Judge Travis Brandt.

Numbers compiled by county coroner Wayne Harris show the high mark of 31 overdose deaths last year has fallen off by about a third so far in 2023.

A lawsuit from 60-year-old Linhui Yan and 44-year-old Yan Yang claims the Columbia River Drug Task Force improperly seized almost $135,000 from their bank accounts.

During the pursuit, a female passenger inside the Sentra tried getting out of the car and her leg was run over in the process.

Investigators say dealers resort to social media to locate buyers.

Detectives began investigating Wallace after seeing him advertise nicotine/marijuana infused cartridges known as “puff bars” and marijuana on his social media.

Columbia River Drug Task Force Chief Ryan Moody says they currently do not have any new leads on where the suspects are.

Members of the Columbia River Drug Task Force searched locations in the 400 block of North Mission and 300 block of North Chelan.

Detectives say Filiberto Santana and Emilee Stotts fled the scene in a stolen car last month from a weapons offense where a gun was pointed at a victim in the 800 block of North Baker Avenue in East Wenatchee.

A 36-year-old man is in jail after detectives say they found 8,000 fentanyl pills at his residence in East Wenatchee. Detectives filed a notice of arrest document Monday in Douglas County Superior Court, saying they also found 19.7 grams of heroin in the garage of Shawn James Drummond in the 600 block of North Grover Place...