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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 …
Who deserves credit? Biden leans into pandemic politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — In President Joe Biden's war against
A lifetime of flying: Moses Lake man reflects on a 64-year career in the sky
Daryl Jackson has been flying almost his entire life.
Ephrata group to review recommendations for Grant County Jail site
A committee of Ephrata residents will meet next week to evaluate two possible sites for the new Grant County Jail, which is among the first steps in the city's…
Grant County Sheriff’s Office K-9 receives body armor
Another local dog is protected thanks to a nonprofit on the east coast.
Leprechaun luck: North Elementary kindergartners enjoy St. Patrick’s Day activities
Excitement is an understatement for the kindergartners celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Wednesday at North Elementary School in Moses Lake.
Volunteers sought to assist at vaccination clinics
The Grant County Vaccine Task Force is looking for volunteers to assist at COVID-19 vaccination clinics around the county and there is a bonus.
Foster, child care licensing bill passes out of committee
Senate Bill 5151 would modify foster care licensing by creating a child-specific license for relatives or a “suitable person” who wants to care for a child und…
Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus
BERLIN (AP) — Three times a week, Aliye Tuerkyilmaz hits the markets and busy shopping streets of Neukoelln to hand out informational flyers on the coronavirus pandemic to residents of the German capital's crowded …
South Carolina lawmakers reject transgender sports ban bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A committee in the South Carolina House rejected a bill Tuesday that would have prevented transgender students from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle and high school.
EXPLAINER: Why countries are halting the AstraZeneca shot
LONDON (AP) — At least a dozen countries including Germany, France, Italy and Spain have now temporarily suspended their use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after reports last week that some people in Denmark …
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…
Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
DETROIT (AP) — The Movement for Black Lives is opposing the
Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state automatically bl…
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…