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His Helping Hands opens for winter season with new commercial kitchen
EPHRATA — What started as a one-day Christmas coat giveaway for 35 people has grown into a community effort servin…
Microsoft exec: Targeting of Americans' records 'routine'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology com…
European troops make low-key return home from Afghanistan
BERLIN (AP) — The last German and Italian troops returned home from Afghanistan to low-key receptions on Wednesday, nearly 20 years after the first Western soldiers were deployed there.
Joining Trump at border, GOP congressman eyes path to power
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the invitation of Donald Trump,
The Latest: CDC director Walensky weighs in on wearing masks
WASHINGTON — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the CDC is leaving it up to local officials to set guidelines for mask-wearing as the highly contagious delta var…
William, Harry to unveil Diana statue as royal rift simmers
LONDON (AP) — They were once so close.
The Latest: Russia hits record death toll for 2nd day in row
MOSCOW — Coronavirus deaths in Russia hit a record for the second day in a row on Wednesday, with the authorities reporting 669 new deaths, the highest daily tally in the pandemic. The previous record, of 652 new d…
Putin: US aircraft involved in Black Sea UK incident
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with a British destroyer during last week’s Black Sea incident in what he described as a “prov…
As wildfires rage, Biden will raise federal firefighter pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to temporarily raise pay for federal firefighters to ensure that no one fighting wildland fires is making less than $15 per hour, according to a senior administration of…
As COVID recedes in prisons, will any lessons learned stick?
Derrick Johnson had a makeshift mask. He had the spray bottle of bleach and extra soap that corrections officers provided. But he still spent every day crammed in a unit with 63 other men in a Florida prison, crowd…
Kim berates North Korean officials for 'crucial' virus lapse
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated top officials for failures in coronavirus prevention that caused a “great crisis,” using strong language that raised the specter of a mass outbreak …
Rolling forward: Phase 1 funding complete for skate park renovations
MOSES LAKE — The Rotary Club of Moses Lake recently completed Phase 1 funding for improvements to the skate park in downtown Moses Lake, surpassing a goal of $…
Opening up: Day arrives for end of pandemic-related restrictions imposed on businesses
OLYMPIA — Most of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place and modified several times since last spring were to be lifted in Washington state Wednesday at 12:01 a.m., meaning restaurants and bars and other…
Living space: Othello OKs plan to make housing construction easier
OTHELLO — Changing zoning laws to encourage more residential development, reviewing the rules on accessory dwelling units and reviewing development standards f…
Heavy lifting: How Alexis Mansfield found her place at Chuck Yarbro Auctioneers
MOSES LAKE — At Chuck Yarbro Auctioneers Inc., 2566 N. Frontage Road in Ephrata, there are auctioneers, of course – and there are those who do everything but. …
Othello pool opens for summer
OTHELLO — Last year, the Othello Community Pool couldn’t open, but the pool opened for summer 2021 on June 25.