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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 …
Belarusian journalist in prison video after flight diversion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dissident journalist arrested when Belarus diverted his flight said in a video from prison that he has been set up by an unidentified associate.
Honoring the fallen: Beyond the Call of Duty commemorates law enforcement officers who gave their all
EPHRATA — Jagrut Shah has three things he wants people to know about the 338 law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty across the United Sta…
Flower fest
Matt Putnam (far right), of Trinity Gardens Lavender Farm near George...
Samaritan plans construction work, will expand Patton Clinic
MOSES LAKE — Halme Construction Inc., of Davenport, has been awarded a $1.6 million contract to expand the Samaritan Healthcare clinic near Patton Boulevard.
Doing it right: New pumping house is the beginning of a wetter future
WARDEN — The dust that filled much of the sky over Grant and Adams counties May 27 was a stark reminder for many of the need to finish the Columbia Basin Proje…
Instructors for virtual class visit in person
MOSES LAKE — Four industry-based instructors visited the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center on May 24, and video game programming student Logan Beck remark…
Warden High School graduation set
WARDEN — Graduation ceremonies for the Warden High School Class of 2021 are scheduled for 7 p.m. June 11 at the WHS football field, 101 Beck Way.
Moses Lake girl dies in California collision
A 7-year-old Moses Lake girl was killed in an automobile collision Sunday near Edwards Air Force Base, east of Rosamond, California.
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.
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.
Talk of Trump 2024 run builds as legal pressure intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was calling into yet another friendly radio show when he was asked, as he often is, whether he's planning a comeback bid for the White House. “We need you," conservative commentator
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…
Police release dramatic body-cam video of rail yard shooting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who killed nine co-workers at a Northern California rail yard shot himself twice in the head as sheriff's deputies raced into a building, according to authorities who on Tuesday rel…
Florida governor OKs limits on transgender student athletes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday barring transgender girls and women from playing on public school teams intended for student athletes identified as girls at birth, plung…