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Homesley, Falstad share plans for growing county, auditors office
EPHRATA — As Grant County continues to grow, the county auditor's office is tasked with keeping pace with increasi…
Video: Latino man pinned by California cops before he dies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Alameda have made public body cam footage showing officers pinning a Latino man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week …
'Fetal heartbeat' in abortion laws taps emotion, not science
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dr. Michael Cackovic has treated his share of pregnant women. So when Republican lawmakers across the U.S. began passing bans on abortion at what they term “the first detectable fetal heartb…
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if…
Video shows California man pinned by officers before he dies
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Alameda have made public body cam footage showing officers pinning a man to the ground for more than five minutes during an arrest last week that en…
Immigration groups launch $50 million effort for citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of immigration advocacy groups is launching a $50 million effort aimed at defending President Joe Biden on
Biden to pitch sweeping 'family plan' in speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will use his first joint address to Congress to pitch
US Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday. It wa…
Othello mayor rescinds emergency power proclamation
OTHELLO — Othello Mayor Shawn Logan rescinded on Monday a declaration of civil emergency signed in March 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, as it was no longer needed, and he never used the power it gave hi…
Othello site for medical student research into pandemic impact
Kirsten Myers said the early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t really cover what was going on outside large cities.
Mayor, council, school board seats open in 2021
Many local races are on the ballot in November, including city councils, school boards, hospital boards, and fire districts.
A newsman and a visionary: Remembering Duane Hagadone, whose media empire included the Columbia Basin Herald
Duane B. Hagadone, a private but devoted family man and an icon of publishing, real estate and hospitality, died Saturday at his winter home in Palm Desert at …
Othello seeks reactions to street proposal
Officials are seeking residents’ opinions on possible changes to street design standards for new residential development, as city council members approved public works design standards April 12, but didn’t include …
‘Trying to make it better’: Dave Patterson ready to retire as Grant County Fire District 8 chief
MATTAWA — Grant County Fire District 8 Chief Dave Patterson said he started his firefighting career as a volunteer, and it was as a volunteer that he joined Gr…
Port of Mattawa to receive grant, will improve treatment plant
MATTAWA — The Port of Mattawa will receive $618,000 in state grant funding for the next phase of its water treatment project as part of Washington’s $6 billion…
Safety improvement project on Booker Road, east of Othello, moves forward
RITZVILLE — Moses Lake-based Central Washington Asphalt Inc. submitted the low bid of $319,000 for a federally funded project to add rumble strips at the intersection of Booker Road and state Route 26, west of Othe…