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‘Everybody has a why’
MOSES LAKE — Community organizations gathered at McCosh Park on Saturday to mark National Overdose Awareness Day, …
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
GENEVA (AP) — Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries, the head of the Wor…
Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks
PARIS (AP) — The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded within a 13th-c…
Virginia cuts Confederate Gen. Robert Lee statue into pieces
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for mo…
RFK wife Ethel Kennedy says assassin shouldn't be released
BOSTON (AP) — The wife of the late Robert F. Kennedy's says assassin Sirhan Sirhan should not be released from prison, further roiling a family divide over
Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee taken down in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the giant pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city …
Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee coming down in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After years of resistance and a long court battle, one of America’s largest monuments to the Confederacy was being pulled from its prominent perch in Virginia’s capital city Wednesday.
Groff Elementary School officials cut ribbon
MOSES LAKE — Opening day at Vicki Groff Elementary School found the place full of kids and teachers, as well as a few electricians and landscapers putting the …
Puppers’ play place: Royal City girl working to build dog park
ROYAL CITY — Nine-year-old Kristi Jenks is working on a project to give Royal City something she thinks it needs.
A morning like no other: Three local people reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001
Editor’s note: This is the first in a planned series commemorating 9/11. What started as any other Tuesday 20 years ago quickly shifted in the morning hours t…
Flowers, pumpkins and games: Quincy Farmers Market to wrap up season
QUINCY — A sunny summer Saturday brought local families, as well as people just passing through town, to the second-to-last Quincy Farmers Market of the season.
Unknown water line breaks in Mattawa
MATTAWA — A break, originating in the 300 block of Portage Avenue in a previously unidentified water line, forced Mattawa city officials to shut off the water to about 100 homes Sept. 1.
Run for a Cause 5K Color Run raises money for recreation
OTHELLO — The Columbia Basin Health Association Run for a Cause 5K Color Run Aug. 28 raised more than $40,000 for parks and recreation departments.
Deputies seek help finding stolen gear, alleged thieves
ROYAL CITY — Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputies are seeking help to find a set of fire turnout gear stolen from a Royal Slope Fire Rescue & EMS volunteer either Thursday or Friday, as well as the alleged thieve…
Othello Fair, rodeo to return next week
OTHELLO — Animals, carnival rides and all sorts of fun will descend on Othello Sept. 15-18, with the Othello Fair and Othello Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo.
Road work means closures on west side of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Road reconstruction triggered by construction of a Love’s Travel Stop on the west side of Moses Lake, on the south side of Interstate 90, will cau…