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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…
Watching water: Moses Lake conservation measures extended through September
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council voted Tuesday to extend the city’s conservation measures permanently from the beginning of June to the end of Septembe…
BBCC summer job fair draws varied interest
MOSES LAKE — Brandy Valdez and Hunter Barnett were among several hundred who came to the summer job fair at Big Bend Community College Thursday with the goal o…
Tooth Fairy Experience makes stops in Moses Lake
The tooth fairy made a magical stop in Moses Lake on Monday, visiting children at the Boys & Girls Clubs of The Columbia Basin’s McGraw Clubhouse and North Ele…
On their toes: Ballet Academy of Moses Lake owners share passion for dance
MOSES LAKE — On the corner of South Beech Street and Third Avenue in Moses Lake, one can typically find toes tapping and dancers twirling inside the studio at …
Health officers advise people wear masks indoors
Public health officers announced Thursday they recommended residents wear a mask in indoor public places and practice physical distancing when possible due to the “rapidly increasing spread of COVID-19 in Washingto…
MLPD to hold National Night Out
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department will present National Night Out Against Crime 6-8 p.m. Aug. 3 at McCosh Park.
First US evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to new home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people to resettlement in the United States on Friday, including scores of children and babi…
Infrastructure talks leave Biden's entire agenda at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's latest leap into the Senate's up-and-down efforts to clinch a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure deal comes with even more at stake than his coveted plans for boosting roa…
Pro-Sanders group rebranding into 'pragmatic progressives'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stinging from the disappointment of Bernie Sanders'
Bhutan fully vaccinates 90% of eligible adults within a week
GAUHATI, India (AP) — The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has fully vaccinated 90% of its eligible adult population within just seven days, its health ministry said Tuesday.
Key details of the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to take up a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan after President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement on major provisions of the package.
GOP’s Jake Ellzey wins US House seat over Trump-backed rival
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Jake Ellzey of Texas won a U.S. House seat on Tuesday night over a rival backed by Donald Trump, dealing the former president a defeat in a test of his endorsement power since leavin…
Group: Jailed Belarus journalist needs urgent hospital care
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian Association of Journalists on Thursday called on authorities in Belarus to transfer a jailed journalist to a civilian hospital so he could get treatment for a coronavirus-induced…
AP Interview: Japan minister urges young adults to get shots
TOKYO (AP) — As Olympics host Tokyo saw another record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday, Japan’s vaccination minister said the speed of the country’s inoculation campaign is less urgent than getting shots to y…
Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday
BOSTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled the moratorium would only b…