I'm the News Director at News Radio 560 KPQ. My news background includes a number of different stops in radio newsrooms across the Midwest and the Western states. I covered both the Kansas and Missouri state legislatures, being stationed in the capital cities of both states. I enjoy covering local news here in North Central Washington, A lot happens here in the recreation playground we live in. As they say, all politics is local.
Jason Taylor
Recommendations To Avoid Auto Theft In Washington
The agency has republished a social media post from law enforcement in the Puget Sound area about combating vehicle theft
Chelan PUD Touts Fish Survival Rate Through Rocky Reach Dam
Juvenile Chinook salmon traveling downstream had a survival rate of almost 94 percent while almost 100 percent of adult fish traveling back upstream survived.
Chelan Co. Rodeo Queen In Place, But Funding Needed For Job
Cashmere High School graduate Austyn Robinson has won the honor, but now needs funding to travel and make appearances as the fair and rodeo ambassador.
Chelan County Fair Announces New Competition To Be Rodeo Queen
The rodeo queen pageant will be held in about three weeks, Nov 12 at the Tillicum Riders Club House, with contestants judged in several categories
Fall Colors At Peak In Okanogan Wenatchee Forest, As Is Traffic
Forest Service spokesperson Robin DeMario says there are plenty of visually striking views available to people passing through in cars.
Chelan County Personnel Still Performing Mountain Rescues In Oct.
A stuck climber was rescued Friday night near the summit of Mt. Stuart, which reaches higher than 9,400 feet.
Pilot Dead From Airplane Crash Near Twisp
Okanogan County Search and Rescue was notified at about 10:30AM of a plane crash south of Finley Canyon in rugged hill country southeast of Twisp.
Climber Dead From Fall In Okanogan County Backcountry
The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office reports a 25-year-old man from Alabama fell 130 feet off of the Goat Wall west of Winthrop.
Blue Green Algae Warnings In Place For Parts Of Moses Lake
The health department's blue-green algae tracker has warning designations for the Lewis Horn and Middle Moses Lake sections of the lake.
Leavenworth Parade to Feature Entries From All over Northwest
The Festival Parade on Saturday features a single float from Leavenworth along with parade entries from eight other festivals in the Northwest.
Salmon Festival Gets Repeat Performance At Rocky Reach Dam
The festival is meant to celebrate the return of salmon into the river system to spawn after years in the Pacific Ocean.
Grant County Officials, Live Nation Discuss Gorge Traffic Jam
Members of the Grant County government met with venue owner Live Nation Tuesday to discuss ways to avoid a repeat episode.