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Soap Lake City Council approves new consultant despite mayor's objections
SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a contract for municipal consulting …
AP sources: US report makes no definitive finding about UFOs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government cannot give a definitive explanation of aerial phenomena spotted by military pilots but has found no evidence that they are linked to aliens, according to two officials briefed…
Judge: US can't delay challenge to public land coal sales
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge has rejected the Biden administration's attempt to delay a lawsuit from several states and environmentalists who are seeking to end lease sales for coal mining on federal lands.
House Dems unveil $547B infrastructure bill amid Biden talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats released a plan Friday for spending $547 billion over the next five years on road, mass transit and rail projects, a blueprint for what they want parts of
Experts see strides on AIDS, but COVID-19 halted progress
NEW YORK (AP) — Some researchers believe COVID-19 has derailed the fight against HIV, siphoning away health workers and other resources and setting back a U.S. campaign to decimate the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
Protests as Austria grapples with violence against women
VIENNA (AP) — The 35-year-old woman was working at a tobacco shop in Vienna when authorities say her ex-boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her ablaze in March. In April, another woman of the same age was foun…
Driveway art: Moses Lake student finds comfort and confidence in chalk drawing
Moses Lake High School senior Tessa Pyle started doing chalk artwork on the driveway and sidewalk outside her home, after the pandemic struck last year, as a w…
Long, hot summer: Drought looking likely for Columbia Basin
MOSES LAKE — It’s been a dry spring across nearly the entire state of Washington, and that means there is a very good likelihood of drought this summer.
State to reward vaccine recipients
OLYMPIA — It’s quite an incentive. Get a COVID-19 vaccination and possibly win $1 million.
Cougar sighting reported in Mae Valley
MOSES LAKE — Police with the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife have followed up on reported cougar sightings in Mae Valley, but so far have not confirmed there are any of the giant cats in the area.
Traffic stop, arrest reveals likely meth lab
RITZVILLE — A traffic stop led Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies to discover what they termed a possible mobile meth manufacturing lab.
Moses Lake man in critical condition after Memorial Day collision
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center on Wednesday after the farm vehicle he was driving was hit by a car near Moses Lake on Monday.
Quincy boy arrested after allegedly making threat to district office, school
QUINCY — A 15-year-old Quincy boy was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly admitted sending threats to the Quincy School District Office and Quincy Junior Hig…
George P. Bush running for attorney general in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — George P. Bush on Wednesday launched his next political move: a run for Texas attorney general in 2022 that puts the scion of a Republican dynasty against a GOP incumbent shadowed by securities…
Advocates hopeful climate bill can pass Oregon Legislature
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon would adopt one of the country’s most ambitious timelines for eliminating carbon dioxide emissions from its power grid under a bill being considered by the Legisltature this year.
Pelosi rules out having Biden create Jan. 6 commission
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is ruling out a presidential commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, telling House Democrats that having President Joe Biden appoint a panel is …