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Updated 10 hours, 25 minutes ago

Garza hired as Othello city administrator

OTHELLO — Aaron Garza, currently Othello Police Chief, has been hired as Othello’s new city administrator. Othe…

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Russia's Putin slams presence of foreign troops in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the presence of foreign troops in Syria, saying they are there against the will of the Syrian government and are blocking the consolidation of the …

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Putin to self-isolate due to COVID cases among inner circle

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday, adding that he tested negative for COVID-19.

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Putin to self-isolate due to coronavirus among inner circle

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday. The announcement came in the Kremlin’s readout of Putin’s phon…

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
A life of service: Remembering Paul Hirai

MOSES LAKE — According to former Big Bend Community College President Terrence Leas, Paul Hirai epitomized the Rotary Club motto “Service above self.”

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Putin and Syria's Assad hold talks in Moscow on rebel area

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Syria’s Bashar Assad have met in Moscow to discuss the cooperation between their armies and how to continue operations to gain control of the last rebel-held areas…

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Screening crucial for finding latent tuberculosis

MOSES LAKE — The pace of travel has slowed considerably since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the pandemic is a reminder some of the “souvenirs” are definitely unwelcome.

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Memorial planned for deputy; sheriff’s office to be closed

A public memorial service for Grant County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jon Melvin will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Cave B Estate Winery, 348 Silica Road NW in Quincy, according to a notification from the GCSO.

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Application period for tourism projects open

Applications for 2022 tourism projects are being accepted until noon Oct. 1 by the Moses Lake Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, according to a news flash from the city.

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Norway's center-left heads to victory in general elections

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The center-left bloc headed to a victory in Norway's elections Monday as official projections pointed to the governing Conservatives losing power after a campaign dominated by climate cha…

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
New capsule installed within pedestal where Lee statue stood

RICHMOND,, Va. (AP) — Workers at the site in Virginia's capital where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was taken down this week installed a new time capsule Saturday within the statue's massive pedestal, …

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
WA State troopers, other workers sue over vaccine mandate

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state troopers, prison correctional officers, ferry workers and other public sector employees have filed a lawsuit to try to overturn Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Out West, Biden points to wildfires to push for big rebuild

MATHER, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday used his first Western swing in office to hold out the wildfires burning across the region as an argument for his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plans, calling year-rou…

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Biden turns to Colorado to pitch investments in clean energy

DENVER (AP) — While legislators

Updated 4 years, 7 months ago
Your suffering is ours: Pope honors Slovak Holocaust victims

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Pope Francis honored Slovakian Holocaust victims and atoned for Christian complicity in wartime crimes as he sought to promote reconciliation Monday in a country where a Catholic priest …