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Efforts continue to open Othello splash pad by 2027
OTHELLO — Othello city officials are working to get the splash pad in Kiwanis Park open for summer 2027. The sp…
Big Bend CC instructor tapped for Humanities Washington speaker series
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College English instructor and author Dr. Allison Palumbo was recently selected for the 2021-23 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau series, according to a press release from the co…
Digging in: City breaks ground for new Larson Recreation Center
MOSES LAKE — “As the Mayor of the City of Moses Lake, it is my honor to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for our new Larson Recreation Center,” said …
MLHS volunteers beautify downtown with flowers
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School FFA members, MLHS horticulture students and some teachers fanned through downtown Wednesday morning, removing plants from t…
ML OKs homeless assistance proposal
The Moses Lake City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to expand homeless services in the name of a rapid re-housing and a hotel voucher program.
Cloudiness in water caused by city system change
Cloudy tap water? Try filling a glass and waiting a minute for it to clear.
Analysis: Violence upends Biden's Israel-Palestinian outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) — The surge in
China adds few babies, loses workers as its 1.4B people age
BEIJING (AP) — The number of working-age people in China fell over the past decade as its aging population barely grew, a census showed Tuesday, complicating Chinese leaders' efforts to create a more prosperous and…
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
CLEMMONS, N.C. (AP) — The nation's largest fuel pipeline restarted operations Wednesday, days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers.
GOP dumps defiant Trump critic Cheney from top House post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans dumped GOP Rep. Liz Cheney from her House leadership post Wednesday for her persistent repudiation of Donald Trump’s election falsehoods, underscoring the hold the defeated and twice-i…
Open carry of weapons now prohibited at rallies, Capitol
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Openly carrying guns and other weapons are now prohibited at the Washington state Capitol and public protests statewide, under a measure signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
US looking at how to weed out extremists in law enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former police officers for the…
Clock is ticking for EU vaccine certificates as summer looms
BRUSSELS (AP) — As strict lockdowns are loosened across Europe and many EU citizens dream about holidays in the sun, the 27-nation bloc has yet to agree on how to quickly implement a virus certificate scheme to boo…
EXPLAINER: With bankruptcy tossed, what's next for the NRA?
NEW YORK (AP) — Now that a judge has rejected the National Rifle Association’s bankruptcy bid, blocking its plan to reincorporate in Texas, the gun rights group is back to fighting a lawsuit that threatens to put i…
Gaza militants, Israel trade new rocket fire and airstrikes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets from Gaza and Israel unleashed new air strikes against them early Tuesday, in an escalation triggered by soaring tensions in Jerusalem and days of c…
Judge rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent
LONDON (AP) — A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled Tuesday that 10 civilians killed during military operations in west Belfast half a century ago were innocent victims, clearing them of suggestions that they were sh…