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MLSD mulls temporary return to online-only education for middle schoolers
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is considering sending kids at its two largest middle schools — Fron...
Health district reports nine deaths due to COVID-19 at care centers
Grant County Health District on Friday reported nine residents at McKay Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Moses Lake have died and their deaths are linked to COVID-19.
Lakeview Elementary precautionarily locked down Thursday morning
MOSES LAKE — Lakeview Terrace Elementary School was in a precautionary lock down for 20 minutes Thursday morning after a school employee reported hearing gunfire in the neighborhood, according to Moses Lake Polic...
Health district seeks Ritzville wedding attendees
Grant County Health District is asking anyone who attended a large private wedding near Ritzville last week to get tested for COVID-19 after a number of cases of the pandemic illness have been linked to the event.
Inslee issues restrictions on restaurants, home gatherings
Gov. Jay Inslee announced a series of new restrictions Sunday morning, including closing all restaurants to indoor dining and restrictions on indoor gatherings.
Health district announces 21st COVID-19 death
The Grant County Health District reported late Friday that a Moses Lake man in his 80s died from COVID-19-related causes.
Two More Adams County Covid Deaths
ADAMS COUNTY — The Adams County Health Department is reporting two more deaths in the county as a result of complications from COVID-19.
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Eighth Grant County resident has died of COVID-19
GRANT COUNTY — A Mattawa man in his 50s is the eighth Grant County resident to die after testing positive for the coronavirus, and the fourth death reported ...
Accident, helicopter trouble, hole snarl traffic on I-90
GEORGE — An accident involving a motorcycle tied up traffic for nearly an hour on the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 on the Vantage Bridge Friday afternoon, according to a statement from Washington State Depart...
Seventh Grant County resident dies of COVID-19
GRANT COUNTY - A Moses Lake man in his 70s who had the coronavirus has died, Grant County Health District said Thursday. It was the seventh death in Grant Co...
Fire starts on Saddle Mountain, grows to 1,400 acres
MATTAWA — Firefighting units from around the region responded to a fire on Saddle Mountain, east of Mattawa, on Monday, according to Grant County Sheriff’s O...
Coronavirus: one death, 18 new cases reported in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — One patient in Grant County sickened with the novel coronavirus has died, Grant County Health District announced Friday. The patient was the f...
Coronavirus temporarily closes popular Moses Lake restaurant
MOSES LAKE — A popular Moses Lake restaurant will close for two weeks after an employee tested positive for coronavirus.
Crashes on I-90 cause backups, leave vehicle in lake
A passenger car ended up in the water of Moses Lake after two collisions minutes apart on Interstate 90 at milepost 177