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A wish come true
ROYAL CITY — What’s better for a little boy than meeting one of his heroes? Meeting all of them at once at Disneyl…
Desert Oasis High School announces graduation schedule
OTHELLO — Graduation ceremonies for the Desert Oasis High School class of 2021 are scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday at Huskie Stadium, the Othello High School football field, 340 S. Seventh Ave.
Graduation season kicks off Friday
MOSES LAKE — Graduation ceremonies for the class of 2021 at most local schools will look a little more normal, after a year when school was anything but normal. Schools will hold graduation ceremonies in the next t…
ML passes neighborhood meeting ordinance
The Moses Lake City Council passed a new neighborhood meeting ordinance May 25, requiring developers with substantial plats, or those different from surrounding uses, built within or adjacent to residential zoning,…
Health district recommends continued mask wearing
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Health District officials said in a release Tuesday Grant County residents should continue wearing masks indoors, even if they’re vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.
Turning a corner: Excited crowd gathers for Washington’s second rodeo weekend in two years
The Coulee City Rodeo Grounds came alive again this weekend for the 69th annual — until a pandemic broke the chain — PRCA Last Stand Rodeo, with more than 80 b…
Boaters allegedly harass others flying pride flags; fire breaks out
Little information is confirmed of a boat fire Sunday afternoon on Moses Lake, but mechanical trouble might have caused the blaze.
Othello man arrested in Texas for alleged stabbing
OTHELLO — An Othello man was arrested in Houston, Texas, Friday for allegedly stabbing a woman in April in Othello.
Russia's Navalny asks court to end prison security checks
MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny asked a court Monday to halt the hourly night-time checks he has been subjected to in his penal colony.
Houston seethes over being frozen out of federal flood funds
HOUSTON (AP) — Residents of the East Aldine neighborhood of Houston are tired of their homes flooding during hurricanes and of worrying every time it rains because their streets and waterways don't drain well.
Texas GOP puts final touches on sweeping voting restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans dug in Saturday for a final weekend vote on some of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S., putting the last touches on a sweeping bill that would eliminate drive-th…
Iowa flap raises fears of politicized local election offices
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It had been eight years since a Republican candidate even stepped forward to challenge Democrat Roxanna Moritz as the top elections official in Scott County, Iowa.
AP PHOTOS: Tiananmen crackdown exhibit opens in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — The organizer of Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square candlelight vigil has opened its yearly exhibit of photographs and paraphernalia from the bloody 1989 crackdown in Beijing on those calling for …
Question for Denmark: Why could the US allegedly eavesdrop?
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Several European nations want Denmark to explain why its foreign secret service allegedly helped the United States spy on European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, more…
China easing birth limits further to cope with aging society
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party said Monday it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of slowing the rapid aging of its population, which is adding …
UN watchdog: Access to key Iranian data lacking since Feb 23
VIENNA (AP) — The United Nations' atomic watchdog hasn't been able to access data important to monitoring Iran's nuclear program since late February when the Islamic Republic started restricting international inspe…