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Tigers girls XC takes first at Apple Ridge
EPHRATA— The Ephrata Tigers had a successful day at the Apple Ridge Run Invite Saturday as the boys took third ove…
Blinken brings Biden's anti-Trump climate policy to Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — On a trip overshadowed by the crisis in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted the Biden administration’s abrupt shift in its predecessor’s climate polic…
Palestinians go on strike as Israel-Hamas fighting rages
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories went on strike in a rare collective protest Tuesday as Israeli missiles toppled a building in Gaza and militants in the Hamas-rul…
Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza; Palestinians go on strike
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, and militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Tuesday. Pales…
Raising a glass: Beaumont Cellars celebrates release of summer wine
QUINCY — Beaumont Cellars Winery cleared off its crush pad, where it crushes and presses grapes, making room for a dining experience Friday outside its Quincy …
Effective insect repellents reduce chances of bites and disease
MOSES LAKE — There are biting, stinging little bugs out there, some of which carry nasty diseases. And since humans figured out bugs carry disease, they have m…
Group expected to file an effort to recall Inslee
OLYMPIA — A group seeking to recall Gov. Jay Inslee was expected to file paperwork with Washington Secretary of State late Monday accusing Inslee of “lawless c…
Filing week opens for candidates in election
EPHRATA — Port of Moses Lake Commissioner Kent Jones will have a challenger for his seat, one candidate has filed for an open seat on the Moses Lake School District Board, and a member of the Mattawa City Council h…
Man convicted in ML case arrested
A Salvadoran man — sentenced in Grant County for third-degree child rape — was among 10 migrants caught Saturday evening while attempting to illegally enter the U.S. near Abrams, Texas, according to a Monday releas…
Russia's northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
NAGURSKOYE, Russia (AP) — During the Cold War, Russia's Nagurskoye airbase was little more than a runway, a weather station and a communications outpost in the Franz Josef Land archipelago.
Israeli warplanes stage more heavy strikes across Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes unleashed a new series of heavy airstrikes at several locations in Gaza City early Monday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled the fourth wa…
Republican Arizona election official says Trump "unhinged"
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their c…
Navajos say new Arizona restrictions will complicate voting
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Republicans say the voter restrictions they're pushing after President Joe Biden's win in the state last year are designed to strengthen the integrity of future elections.
Protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes over the Gaza Strip…
The Latest: Florida's amusement parks loosen mask wearing
ORLANDO, Fla. — Visitors to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios-Orlando were allowed Saturday to remove their masks when outdoors, except when on attractions, in line or riding transportation.
Afghans who helped the US now fear being left behind
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — He served as an interpreter alongside U.S. soldiers on hundreds of patrols and dozens of firefights in eastern Afghanistan, earning a glowing letter of recommendation from an American plat…