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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…
The Latest: Spain relaxes nationwide virus pandemic measures
MADRID — Spain will relax nationwide coronavirus pandemic measures this weekend, including travel restrictions, as the vaccine rollout continues to speed up.
1980s Montana shooting victim identified through DNA
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Officials in western Montana, working with a private DNA lab in Texas, have identified the victim of an early 1980s homicide and are now investigating to see if she may have died at the hands…
Whose 'Big Lie'? Trump's proclamation a new GOP litmus test
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last …
Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition, raising the possibility that his Likud party could be pushed into …
The Latest: European agency studying new COVID-19 treatment
LONDON — The European Medicines Agency says it has begun an accelerated authorization process for an experimental coronavirus treatment made by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir BioTechnology.
Boeing crash victims' families push for changes at FAA
Family members who lost relatives in the second deadly crash of a Boeing 737 Max met with Transportation Department officials Wednesday to renew their push for the ouster of top federal aviation officials, whom the…
G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause
LONDON (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations gathered Tuesday in London for their first face-to-face meeting in more than two years, with the issue of whether to challenge …
FBI names pipeline cyberattackers as company promises return
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the…
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel
McConnell poised for starring role in voting bill fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is so determined to stop a
By moms, for moms: Basin businesses start unique Mother’s Day traditions
MOSES LAKE — For many, Mother’s Day fires images of flower ensembles and large breakfasts, a staple of business’ traditions across the nation.
Controlling West Nile virus easier when mosquitoes are curbed
MOSES LAKE — The return of warm weather brings with it the return of mosquito activity, and with the bugs, the possibility of West Nile virus.
'Water is everything': State legislators add money for local irrigation, projects in capital budget
MOSES LAKE — Legislators included a number of local projects — including two major irrigation expansions and repair work to the Soap Lake city hall — as part o…
‘Project North’: company looking at buying empty plant on Road N
MOSES LAKE — A company is looking at buying the empty Xyleco production facility on Road N Northeast, which could bring as many as 300 new jobs to the region.
State updates emergency rules for ag worker housing
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries and the state Department of Health on Friday updated emergency rules intended to protect laborers living in temporary farmworker housing from the coronavirus, L&I ann…