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Joel Martinez appointed to Moses Lake School Board
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District Board of Directors selected Joel Martinez to fill the vacant District …
US and China spar in 1st face-to-face meeting under Biden
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials were set to meet again on Friday after offering sharply different views of each other and the world in their first face-to-face talks since
A crafted legacy: Local boutique owner takes paper beyond the page
Portia Hebdon has crafted since she was young, scrapbooking at an early age, thanks to her mother, Kenna DeNiro.
In-person instructions: Local school districts meet Inslee’s requirement differently
School districts in Grant County and the Othello School District (in Adams County) have one thing in common: they all meet the criteria established by Gov. Jay…
Man indicted in federal court for allegedly possessing bomb
A Moses Lake man was indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court for unlawfully possessing an unregistered firearm/destructive device.
Committee OKs juvenile court jurisdiction bill
Senate Bill 5122 would increase the age range of children presumed incapable of committing crimes to 13 and under.
Lane closures planned next week along Stratford Road
One lane of traffic will be closed each way at the intersections of Valley and Stratford roads, and Walmart Supercenter and WinCo Foods, from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. March 22-25 for construction.
Commissioners pass controlled substance possession ordinance
Grant County Commissioners passed an ordinance Tuesday keeping it "unlawful for any person to knowingly possess a controlled substance."
US sanctions 24 China and Hong Kong officials ahead of talks
HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on political freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, just ahead of the Biden administration's fir…
Homeland Security head spars with Congress over border surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s head of Homeland Security sparred Wednesday with members of Congress over the surge of migrants at the Southwest border, refusing to concede the situation was a crisis or eve…
Biden plans to send COVID shots to Mexico, Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is planning to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada in its first export of shots, the White House said Thursday.
Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
DETROIT (AP) — The Movement for Black Lives is opposing the
US-Russia ties nosedive after Biden-Putin tit-for-tat
MOSCOW (AP) — U.S.-Russia ties nosedived on Thursday after Russian leader Vladimir Putin shot back at President Joe Biden’s description of him as a killer.
Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants the Senate to engage in old-fashioned filibusters, forcing senators who try to block bills to have to stand and talk for hours, as happened in Hollywood movies and during…
Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls teams
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Transgender women and girls couldn't play on girls and women's school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House committee on Wednesday.
Biden, Harris offering solace to grieving Asian Americans
ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and a reeling nation on Friday as they visited Atlanta just days after a white gunman killed