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His Helping Hands opens for winter season with new commercial kitchen
EPHRATA — What started as a one-day Christmas coat giveaway for 35 people has grown into a community effort servin…
Left behind: How to prepare pets for a post-pandemic life
Sometime in 2021, probably for many more than a year after pandemic restrictions began in the United States, most American workers and students will return to campuses, offices and other workplaces. Left behind wil…
Changes, challenges: The not-so-secret life of pandemic pets
CINCINNATI (AP) — Olivia Hinerfeld's dog Lincoln and Kate Hilts' cat Potato have something in common: They both like to interrupt Zoom calls as their owners work from home.
China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID surges globally
BEIJING (AP) — China has approved its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, health regulators said Thursday, marking the addition of another vaccine in the global fight against a virus that is surging b…
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's bail revoked
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has had his bail revoked after prosecutors succeeded in asking the city’s highest court to send him back to detention.
Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai heads back to jail after bail revoked in national security case
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai heads back to jail after bail revoked in national security case.
Tokyo trading closed for holiday, other global indexes mixed
TOKYO (AP) — Trading in Tokyo was closed for the New Year's holidays Thursday, while the handful of bourses that remained open in Asia and Europe was mixed.
Rep. Alex Ybarra appointed lead Republican on education committee
Rep. Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, was appointed as the lead Republican on the House Education committee, and will serve as a member on the Civil Rights and Judiciary…
Taking a risk in the time of COVID-19
Light in the darkness. That’s how Jenna Hildebrand describes her little boutique, Love and Lumber, located deep inside the first floor of the Smith Martin Buil…
New Year's events limited as we say goodbye to 2020
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day events are limited this year due to restrictions from COVID-19.
Ways to dispose of Christmas trees
In Moses Lake, there are at least three ways to dispose of Christmas trees.
Ideas for your real tree after Christmas
If you're interested in repurposing your tree once the holiday is over, you can.
Inslee extends restaurant closure by one week
Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday extended to Jan. 11 his order closing restaurants and bars to indoor dining and limiting the size of indoor and outdoor social gat…
First significant snowfall of winter blankets Moses Lake
The snow Wednesday morning was almost too much for James Habedenk’s tractor.
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