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Ephrata proclamation honors 9/11 victims, calls for service
EPHRATA — As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the City of Ephrata h…
Jill Biden in Tokyo for Olympic Games, meets prime minister
TOYKO (AP) — Jill Biden embarked on her first solo international trip as first lady, leading a U.S. delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where the
The Latest: EU donating 200M doses of coronavirus vaccines
BRUSSELS — The European Union says it will donate more than 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to middle and low-income countries before the end of the year.
Senate panel to vote on Biden's pick to oversee US lands
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. Senate panel was set to vote Thursday on President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee vast government-owned lands in the U.S. West after Republicans sought to derail the nomination.
The Latest: Tokyo hits 6-month high in cases before Olympics
TOKYO — Tokyo has hit another six-month high in new coronavirus cases, one day before the Olympics.
The Latest: Indian government dismisses excess deaths study
DELHI, India — India's government has dismissed a recent study which estimated that the country's excess deaths during the pandemic could be 10 times the official COVID-19 toll, calling it “misleading” and “fallaci…
Biden says getting COVID-19 vaccine 'gigantically important'
CINCINNATI (AP) — President Joe Biden expressed pointed frustration over the slowing COVID-19 vaccination rate in the U.S. and pleaded that it's "gigantically important” for Americans to step up and get inoculated …
Garland launches gun trafficking strike forces in 5 cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is launching an effort in five cities in the U.S. to reduce spiking
More protection: Department of Fish and Wildlife receives funds to protect shrubsteppe
Because of last year’s immense fire-scar on land vital to vulnerable and endangered animal populations in the Columbia Basin, state legislators passed a Shrubs…
Fairgrounds officials look at adding commercial kitchen
MOSES LAKE — A project to build a new restroom at the Grant County Fairgrounds may be expanded to include a new commercial kitchen.
West Nile virus found in mosquito sample in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — A mosquito sample collected in the Moses Lake area last week tested positive for West Nile virus, the first detection in Grant County in 2021.
Rev. Klockers: We are all sheep, so which shepherd(s) do you follow?
John 10:27, from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, says: (Jesus said) "My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me."
Remembering Ron Covey: Former Moses Lake mayor touched many lives in his community
Dr. Ronald Covey, born June 9, 1947, was a lifelong Moses Lake resident. He graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1965, ran a chiropractic clinic on Third A…
Moses Lake man among injured in Kittitas County collision
A Moses Lake man, an Issaquah man and teenager were injured Wednesday afternoon in a collision two miles northwest of Easton on Interstate 90.
Vehicle fire briefly closes part of I-90
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 90, about three miles west of Ritzville, were blocked Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle caught fire.
The Latest: South Korea hits pandemic high for daily cases
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported a new daily high for coronavirus cases, putting pressure on authorities to extend their toughest distancing rules.