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Fish story
MOSES LAKE — The line between fantasy and reality, and the lines between generations, are woven together in the mu…
Developer eyes second crossing for Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — With the Mae Valley area growing rapidly and commercial trucks needing another way out to the Port of Moses Lake that bypasses town, just about everyone agrees there needs to be a second way to get acr…
Future of play space: Planning effort underway to chart course for Moses Lake Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department
MOSES LAKE — About 45 people attended a virtual public forum Thursday by the Moses Lake Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Department to gain input for its …
Utility wins state grant for energy efficiency
OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Commerce has awarded the Grant County Public Utility District a $430,000 grant to improve the energy efficiency of the district’s Ephrata headquarters.
New pavement rolls out in Grant County
Central Washington Asphalt Inc. and Shamrock Paving Inc. are stationed this week between mileposts 148 and 152 on Interstate 90, east of George, 6 a.m. to 6 p.…
US restricts visas from Ethiopia, Eritrea over Tigray crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Floyd killing prompts some states to limit or ban chokeholds
Democratic Rep. Leslie Herod had no luck persuading her colleagues in the Colorado Legislature to ban police from using chokeholds after the death of a 23-year-old Black man in suburban Aurora in 2019.
Shock of Jan. 6 insurrection devolves into political fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of the most chilling scenes from the Jan. 6 insurrection, a violent mob surged through the halls of the U.S. Capitol chanting “hang Mike Pence.” But when the House moved this week to create…
Experts or 'grifters'? Little-known firm runs Arizona audit
In early March, a Boston-based vote-counting firm called Clear Ballot Group sent a bid to Arizona's state Senate to audit the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.
Belarus opposition figure detained when flight diverted
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A prominent opponent of Belarus' authoritarian president was arrested Sunday after the airliner in which he was traveling was diverted to the country after a bomb threat, in what the oppos…
Trump criminal investigation looms over Manhattan DA race
NEW YORK (AP) — Eight days after Donald Trump turns 75 next month, New York City voters will cast their last ballots in an election that's sure to have consequences for the former president.
With tall Trump tale, Macron plays to France's young voters
LE PECQ, France (AP) — True or false: When he was the U.S. president, Donald Trump called French leader Emmanuel Macron from the White House to wish him happy birthday, but got the day wrong.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, appeared in court in person on Monday for the first time since the military arrested her when it seized power on Feb. 1.
EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a p…
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute
WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s Kennedy Center Honors may be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic — but honoree Dick Van Dyke still says it's “the capper on my career.”
Epstein guards to skirt jail time in deal with prosecutors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The two Bureau of Prisons workers tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself in a New York jail have admitted they falsified records, but they will skirt any time behind bars…