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Going rogue
MOSES LAKE — The new salon on East Broadway is called Rogue Collective for a reason. “We had this dream to do i…
Crash course: Northwest Ag Demolition Derby returns, expands to two nights
MOSES LAKE — After a pandemic-induced year off, the Northwest Ag Demolition Derby returns to the Moses Lake Roundup arena at 3953 Airway Drive NE.
Grant County Health District, board issue plea to residents
The Grant County Health District and Grant County Board of Health on Thursday issued an impassioned plea to residents about the delta variant and “recent COVID-19 surge.”
Zombies meet the Bard: Masquers to present ‘Shakespeare Ate My Brain’
SOAP LAKE — When it comes to entertainment, some people prefer the historically renowned works of William Shakespeare, while others may prefer stories of werew…
Mattawa solid waste drop box to stay open
MATTAWA — The garbage collection facility maintained by Grant County in the Mattawa area, also called a drop box, will stay open.
New laws allow PUDs to offer retail broadband; Grant PUD stays put
Two new state laws, House Bill 1336 and Senate Bill 5383, enable public entities, including not-for-profit, community-owned public utility districts, to provid…
Moses Lake to demolish some old structures
This year, the city of Moses Lake is cleaning up some rubble.
Health officers urge wearing of masks
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officers throughout Washington have issued a joint statement recommending all residents wear facial coverings in indoor public settings where the vaccination status of other people is unknown.
Polish lawmakers pass bill seen as limiting media freedom
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would force Discovery Inc., the U.S. owner of Poland’s largest private television network, to sell its Polish holdings and is widely…
California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, as schools return from summer break amid grow…
Belarus sprinter feels safe, looks to future in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — After all the turmoil of the last week, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya finally feels safe.
US granted more grounds to appeal on Assange extradition
LONDON (AP) — Britain's High Court on Wednesday granted U.S. authorities permission to expand their grounds for appealing an earlier U.K. court decision to block the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,…
Sweeping conquests test US hopes of more moderate Taliban
What's inside the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan plan to rebuild roads and bridges, modernize public works systems and boost broadband internet, among other improvements to the nation's infra…
Biden's complicated new task: keeping Democrats together
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden overcame skepticism, deep political polarization and legislative gamesmanship to win bipartisan approval in the Senate this week of his $1 trillion infrastructure bill.
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states' urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school — reigniting ideo…