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Broncos reload after memorable state semifinal run
LIND — If you ask Lind/Ritzville (14-2) Head Coach Cari Galbreath, last season was special for the Broncos. “…
By the numbers: EWU economist gives city council statistics on population, crime rate, graduation, median income
MOSES LAKE — “Numbers are stories. They’re not numbers. They’re actually stories, so the context helps explain that story,” said Dr. Patrick Jones of Eastern W…
Quincy voters support one-year hospital levy
MOSES LAKE — Grant County election officials continue to count ballots and post unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election.
Moses Lake announces 6-week road closure as part of travel stop construction
MOSES LAKE — A stretch of Sage Road on the west side of Moses Lake will be closed for six weeks beginning Monday as city crews ready the area for the construct…
Taking a leap: Moses Lake dancer to join CWU dance team
MOSES LAKE — It’s been a few years since Darianna Vela geared up for a year at Warden High School with the dance program.
Othello parks and rec levy coming up short in vote tally
RITZVILLE — A maintenance and operations levy proposal to pay for upkeep to P.J. Taggares Park near Othello is still falling short of the votes it needs to pass.
Grant County commissioners want to develop standards for wind, solar power facilities
EPHRATA — Grant County commissioners have imposed a six-month moratorium on new wind and solar power generation projects in the unincorporated areas of the county.
Republicans schedule meeting, expect Walsh to speak
The August meeting of the Republican Women of Grant County organization will be Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m., at Lake City Foursquare Church, 333 N. Central Drive, Moses Lake.
Othello to install roundabouts in test
OTHELLO — The city of Othello will install temporary traffic circles in residential neighborhoods to see if they slow down traffic and reduce the number of collisions.
Masquers Theater schedules ‘Moon Over Buffalo’ auditions
SOAP LAKE — The Masquers Theater company will hold auditions for its next play, “Moon Over Buffalo,” at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday at the theater, 322 E. Main Ave., Soap Lake.
Lawmakers give Cuomo deadline in impeachment probe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State lawmakers told Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday that their ongoing investigation of his conduct in office is almost done and gave him a deadline of Aug. 13 to provide additional evidence as t…
Facebook shuts out NYU academics' research on political ads
Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network.
US to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experien…
Potential military vaccine mandate brings distrust, support
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Since President Joe Biden asked the Pentagon last week to look at adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the military's mandatory shots, former Army lawyer Greg T. Rinckey has fielded a deluge of calls.
South Africa quickens vaccine drive, gets more doses from US
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The cars lined up by the strikingly modern mosque and were guided to parking bays where the drivers soon got jabs.
For Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, the eviction fight is personal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly two decades before she was elected to Congress, Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri lived in a Ford Explorer with her then-husband and two young children after the family had been evicted from thei…