Law Enforcement / Public Safety
Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Grant to Assist with Mental Health Issues
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about regionally-based law enforcement training and grants being sought to assist sheriff’s deputies and personnel with mental health issues.
Read MoreFentanyl Busts Rising in Chelan County
Chris Foreman, Chief of Special Operations with the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the growing number of narcotics cases involving fentanyl within the county.
Read MoreWenatchee SD Superintendent Explains Actions, Protocol Surrounding Recent School Threats
Wenatchee School District Superintendent Dr. Paul Gordon talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the recent rash of threats aimed at schools across the state, including in Wenatchee, and what actions local officials have taken and are outlined to execute when such instances arise.
Read MoreChelan County Sheriff says New Pursuit Laws Placing Public at Risk
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett talks with KOHO 101’s Randy Roadz about a recent incident involving the pursuit of a stolen vehicle that had to be terminated due to Washington’s new laws regarding how law enforcement can engage in such instances.
Read MoreChelan County Sheriff Talks Upsides to Forming Regional Multi-Agency SWAT Team
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the effort to organize a regional, multi-agency SWAT team.
Read MoreChelan County Launching Diversion Program to Help Law Enforcement Help Others
Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay and the county’s new diversion program manager, Ana Gonzalez, talk with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the county’s new diversion program and how it will assist local law enforcement to help those in need of mental health assistance.
Read MoreDifficult, Lengthy Search & Rescue for New Mexico Woman Hiking Enchantments
Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about a search and rescue operation to evacuate a New Mexico woman who suffered a medical emergency while hiking the Enchantments near Colchuck Lake this week.
Read MoreEast Wenatchee Joining in Formation of Regional S.W.A.T. Team
City of East Wenatchee mayor Jerrilea Crawford talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about her city’s police department joining several other local law enforcement agencies to form a regional S.W.A.T. outfit. Mayor Crawford also details the nearly-completed improvements to 10th Street.
Read MoreNo COVID at Chelan County Jail Since Pandemic Began
Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the success of COVID infection prevention at the Chelan County Regional justice Center since the outset of the pandemic.
Read MoreSmoky Air Offers Silver Lining for Local Gardens
The Garden Guru – Scott Parsons – chats with KOHO morning Show host Chris Hansen about how the persistent smoky conditions produced by regional wildfires of recent produce a mixture of positive and negative impacts on local gardens.
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Kim Schrier talks Delta Variant, Wildfire Relief
U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier of Washington’s 8th Congressional District talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the challenges being presented by the Delta variant of COVID-19 and the 2021 wildfire season in the Western U.S.
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