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Soap Lake moves forward the 2027 preliminary budget draft
SOAP LAKE — During the Oct. 7 Soap Lake City Council meeting, council members had a number of new business items t…
Dutch PM's popularity high but eroding as election looms
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After more than a decade in power and a year spent battling the virus, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's popularity — boosted by his handling of the pandemic — remains high two weeks b…
Moses Lake City Council approves Sagecrest Developer agreement
Moses Lake City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the Sagecrest Developer Agreement, in which Hayden Homes will be reimbursed by the city for certain imp…
Mae Valley development to hook up to Moses Lake municipal water, sewer
Residents of a 24-lot development in Mae Valley can hook up to Moses Lake municipal sewer and water services, but will be required to become part of the city if city officials decide to annex it in the future.
Off to the races: Moses Lake hosts first Columbia Basin Kart Fest
Racers who entered Saturday’s Columbia Basin Kart Fest could hear roaring engines from the Grant County Fairgrounds' gravel lot.
Representatives pass school-based health programs bill
House Bill 1225, which passed in a 60-36 vote Friday during the virtual floor debate, would require the state Department of Health to establish a school-based health program office within the department.
‘This is bad policy’: Low-carbon fuel bill in Olympia would raise cost of gas, diesel
House Bill 1091 passed in a 52-46 vote after five hours of debate.
Moses Lake man to appear in court on rape charge
A Moses Lake man was summoned to appear in court for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl.
City, HopeSource, El Rancho prepare for shelter transition
The purchase will be finalized within four weeks, said Moses Lake Housing & Grants Coordinator Taylor Burton.
US is 'gravely concerned' by reports of abuses in Ethiopia
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United States is “gravely concerned by reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation” in Ethiopia's Tigray region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in the toughest s…
Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief
NEW YORK (AP) — With the nation's financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed to protect millions of Americans from financial ruin.
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats' hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill seemed all but dead Monday as the Senate prepared to debate its own version of the House-passed ai…
Senate confirms Cardona as Biden's education secretary
The Senate voted Monday to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Joe Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Some GOP state lawmakers help spread COVID-19 misinformation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Many Republican lawmakers have criticized governors’ emergency restrictions since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Now that most legislatures are back in session, a new type of pushback …
Defying deadly crackdown, crowds again protest Myanmar coup
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar’s biggest city fired tear gas Monday at defiant crowds who returned to the streets to protest last month's coup, despite
Deal reached to get California children back in classrooms
ELK GROVE, Calif. (AP) — The majority of California's 6.1 million public school students could be back in the classroom by April under new legislation announced Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders. …