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Basin sports schedule May 1-7
COLUMBIA BASIN – Check out this week’s sports schedule, featuring local baseball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and track and field events. This schedule w…
Tigers, Huskies split doubleheader
EPHRATA – Monday’s Central Washington Athletic Conference doubleheader matchup between Othello and Ephrata saw each team pick up a win, with the Huskies winnin…
Two Basin Sounders teams claim WA Cup titles
PASCO – Two Basin Sounders squads claimed titles at last weekend’s Washington Premier League 14U-11U WA Cup in Pasco.
Newspapers nationwide sue OpenAI for illegally scraping content to train AI
(The Center Square) - Eight newspapers across the United States filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for using their copyrighted content without paymen…
Fire prep event set for May 8 in Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE – Grant County Fire District 8 and its community partners will host a kickoff meeting for Desert Aire’s Wildfire Ready Neighbors program.
Owners of Mattawa Fitness Club have big plans
MATTAWA — Ulises Sanchez and Hector Guerrero said their business started as one of those casual conversations, a couple of friends kicking around possibilities…
Lind council attempts to vacate mayor’s seat
LIND – Lind Town Council members voted 3-0 to vacate Mayor Paula Bell from her position during the April 23 regular town council meeting, citing numerous compl…
DEA warns of increasing xylazine in illicit fentanyl
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has issued another warning about the growing prevalence of a veterinary sedative in illicit fentanyl sup…
Little girl, big fight
MOSES LAKE — The parking lot at Third Avenue and Alder Street took on a life of its own Saturday, as businesses and volunteers turned out in support of a very …
FRESH NEWS: All Seep Lakes open, smallmouth bass spawning
The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,046.2 feet, coming up 0.5 feet this past week. We are currently 0.3 feet below full pool. The water temperat…
Bourbon & Bowties organizers express gratitude
MOSES LAKE — With framing going up for the new Samaritan Hospital, Chief Executive Officer Theresa Sullivan told the packed house at the Bourbon & Bowties fund…
Last Stand Rodeo back for 72nd year
COULEE CITY — The PRCA Last Stand Rodeo returns for its 72nd outing this May, hosted at the Coulee City Rodeo Grounds. The three-day rodeo is hosted over M…
WA Cares private insurance exemptions cause confusion
(The Center Square) – There seems to be some confusion among certain state agencies about workers who received exemptions from WA Cares, Washington’s mandatory…
Options on display at Outdoor Career Day
MATTAWA — No question, life as a firefighter can be demanding, as the abbreviated version of the physical agility test set up by Grant County Fire District 8 d…
Debate attempts to address dam breaching questions
PASCO — People gathered at Columbia Basin College in Pasco last Thursday to witness a debate regarding whether it was a good idea to remove dams on the Lower S…