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WEATHER: May 27-June 2
Wednesday: Sunny, high near 87 and light and variable. Overnight, partly cloudy with a low of 49.
Eastern releases Dean’s List for winter 2021
CHENEY — The following Basin students were named to the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University for the winter 2021 quarter.
Cleaning house: Hazardous waste collection event sees big turnout
MOSES LAKE — Grant County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event, at the Grant County Road District 2 Shop, 12171 Wheeler Road in Moses Lake, brought in …
Kindergarten class goes out to the ball game for ‘Opening Day’
MOSES LAKE — The concession stand was busy, the dugout was bustling and everybody stood up during the seventh-inning stretch for a rousing rendition of “Take M…
Use-of-force cases prompt state debates over officer records
DENVER (AP) — Lawmakers in more than 20 states have considered bills this year to make the disciplinary records of police officers public or to share them with other agencies, a push that comes amid high-profile de…
Texas voters head back to polls after congressman's death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The widow of a Texas congressman who died after contracting COVID-19 carried Donald Trump's endorsement into a special election Saturday, while Democrats and GOP critics of the former president…
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years.
Belarus Olympian to go on hunger strike as political protest
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An Olympic silver medalist who is one of Belarus’ most lauded athletes says he is going on a 10-day hunger strike to support victims of political repression in the country.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here…
Kinzinger goes to Texas in search of anti-Trump Republicans
MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — Adam Kinzinger came to Texas this week to hunt unicorns.
Biden helps his Amtrak family celebrate its 50th anniversary
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden didn't want to be anywhere else Friday than helping his Amtrak family celebrate 50 years on the rails.
Republican Susan Wright makes US House runoff in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Susan Wright of Texas, the widow of the first member of Congress to die after contracting COVID-19, advanced to a U.S. House runoff for her late husband’s seat Saturday night.
How the Gaetz probe grew from sex trafficking to medical pot
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — When Rep. Matt Gaetz vacationed in the Bahamas in 2018, he was joined by a doctor who donated to his campaign and a former colleague in the Florida Legislature.
Over 90 German police injured in May Day riots
BERLIN (AP) — At least 93 police officers were injured and 354 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent, the city's top security official said Sunday.
Over 800 migrants rescued at sea head to Italy
ROME (AP) — Two Italian ports faced an influx of hundreds of migrants on Saturday, as a charity ship sailed toward a Sicilian port with 236 people rescued in the Mediterranean from traffickers' boats, while Italian…
Florida casts itself as elections model, but clashes remain
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a state famed for election night fiascoes, Florida's handling of the November presidential vote was hailed as a sign it finally got things right. Even so, Florida Republicans have drafte…