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Moses Lake author encourages women to look beyond church culture norms
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake author’s book, “A Christian Woman Striving to Live Her Faith in a Man-Controlled World,”…
Othello hires grant writing administrator
Thalia Lemus DeLeon has been hired as the grant writing administrator for the city of Othello and started this week.
Wahluke School District students start hybrid classes
Students in the Wahluke School District set foot in classrooms for the first time in months after Christmas break.
Royal City weighs options for new police chief
Royal City officials aren’t sure how they’re going to replace retiring Royal City Police Chief Darin Smith.
Soap Lake seeks funds for basketball court grant
It looks like Smokiam Park in Soap Lake will get a new basketball park.
Grant County Fair for this year is being planned
The 2021 Grant County Fair will have a livestock show and sale, but what else will happen during fair week is still to be determined.
Students may be eligible for emergency waiver program if legislation passes
State legislators are looking to create a permanent waiver program for graduating public and private high school students in case of a local, state or national emergency.
EXPLAINER: Can Trump be impeached after leaving office?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump might argue the calendar is his friend when it comes to a second impeachment trial.
DC on lockdown and on edge before Biden's inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will take place in a Washington on edge, after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol unleashed a wave of fear and unmatched security concerns. And law e…
US virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump's final hours
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a singular failur…
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people livin…
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether …
Yellen pushes GOP senators on $1.9 trillion relief package
WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden's choice as Treasury secretary, said Tuesday that the incoming administration would focus on winning quick passage of its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan…
'Shameful': US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus “totally under contr…
The Latest: Trump declassifies Crossfire Hurricane material
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Joe Biden's presidential inauguration (all times local):
Correction: Biden-Inauguration story
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a story January 18, 2021, about the inauguration, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 200,000 small flags displayed on the National Mall were placed there to honor the nearly 400,0…