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Tigers pull off OT victory over Huskies
OTHELLO — The Ephrata Tigers (4-7-2) earned a competitive 3-2 overtime victory on the road against the Othello Hus…
From threatened to endangered
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public input on its periodic status review for the ferruginous hawk, as it is recommending a change f…
Grant County Fairgrounds holds first mass vaccination event
A steady stream of cars snaked around cones throughout Saturday at the Grant County Fairgrounds, with 1,000 COVID-19 shots distributed for the first mass vacci…
Warden woman accused of 2018 vehicular homicide
A Warden woman appeared in Grant County Superior Court last week for allegedly killing another woman with her car in 2018.
DCYF highlights parents, caregivers throughout February
The Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) will celebrate parents and families throughout the month after Gov. Jay insole proclaimed February as “Parent Recognition Month” Jan. 21.
CBHA hosting vaccine clinic in Royal City Wednesday
Appointments are full for the event, but people can call the CBHA at 509-488-5256 to be on the waiting list for the clinics in Othello, Connell and Mattawa.
EPA begins tong-term cleanup at former base
Five pounds. That’s how much trichloroethylene (TCE) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has likely removed during the last year from a contaminated plume…
Trump loyalists in South Dakota turn on home state senator
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Longtime South Dakota Republican voter Jim Thompson is ready to leave the GOP, hoping that an exodus of Donald Trump supporters like him will punish the state's preeminent politician,
Creator of 'Bernie' mittens partners with teddy bear maker
The teacher who created the recycled wool mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration — engendering countless memes — is partnering with the Vermont Teddy Bear Company to create a wh…
Trump lawyer: Impeachment case 'undemocratic,' ill-advised
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are using the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump as a political “weapon” to bar the former president from seeking office again and are pursuing a case that is “undemocrati…
Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday afternoon with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed spending about one-third of the $1.9 trillion he is seeking in coronavirus aid, though …
Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect o…
Myanmar's military takes power in coup, detains Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s military staged a coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward democrac…
South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Rice for impeachment vote
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans on Saturday issued a formal censure to U.S. Rep. Tom Rice to show disapproval over his vote in support of the second impeachment of former President Donald Trump.
In early going, Biden floods the zone with decrees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Modern American presidents have found that a good way to get off to a fast start in office is
GOP lawmakers seek tougher voting rules after record turnout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers in statehouses across the country are moving swiftly to attack some of the voting methods that fueled the