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Crime

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Updated 2 days, 7 hours ago

iNET works at identifying, mitigating narcotics in the Basin

EPHRATA – If you live in the Columbia Basin, you've seen coverage from the Columbia Basin Herald and other outlets…

Updated 2 days, 7 hours ago
SLPD chief now 13 weeks on paid admin leave, investigation ongoing

SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake Police Chief Ryan Cox was placed on paid administrative leave on Nov. 15, 2024, making it 13 weeks, today. Robert Geates has been the…

Updated 3 days, 7 hours ago
Two teens steal 'copious amount' of marijuana

SOAP LAKE — A cannabis shop was hit by a burglary early Friday morning, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. At around 1:30 a.m…

Updated 3 days, 8 hours ago
New law adds ID to Department of Corrections reentry plans

OLYMPIA — A new law will require the Department of Corrections to help state inmates to get some form of state identification before they are released. The law…

Updated 4 days, 21 hours ago
Fake kids, real charges: Lawmakers push additional oversight for net nanny stings

(The Center Square) – The Washington State Patrol has leveraged “net nanny” operations since 2015 to arrest hundreds of alleged child predators, but state lawm…

Updated 6 days, 7 hours ago
CBIT continues investigation on Grant Co. Jail death

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Police Department Captain Troy Froewiss released a statement regarding Central Basin Investigations Team regarding the death of Richard L…

Updated 6 days, 7 hours ago
Three Quincy residents booked for fuel theft, possessing stolen goods

QUINCY – On Thursday morning, three Quincy residents were arrested after their vehicle ran out of fuel with a bed full of suspected stolen property, according …

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
Othello man booked for drive-by shooting

OTHELLO – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a drive-by shooting at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of South Kirstina Road.

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Two booked for weekend domestic violence incidents

MOSES LAKE – Over the weekend, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office dealt with two instances of alleged domestic violence, both ended with an individual booked in…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Basin law enforcement, schools address immigration concerns

MOSES LAKE — Local law enforcement and schools will continue following state law regarding immigration enforcement, according to statements made by those organ…

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
FIRST RESPONDER FOCUS: Lanny Abundiz

EPHRATA — The phrase “first responder” often conjures up a mental image of a heavily-armed person with a badge and a Taser, or a firefighter emerging from the …

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
WA bill would give judges discretion to reduce felons' sentences

(The Center Square) – Washington state lawmakers are contemplating a bill that, if enacted, would give judges discretion to reduce the sentences of convicted felons, including those convicted of violent crimes and …

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
4 officers join Quincy PD

4 officers join Quncy PD

Updated 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Grant County nurse charged with unprofessional conduct

WENATCHEE — Candace Anne Stephens, a nurse living in Grant County has been charged with unprofessional conduct after she allegedly removed drugs from her workp…

Updated 2 weeks, 3 days ago
HB 5060 proposes law enforcement recruiting grant

OLYMPIA – A bipartisan bill to create a law enforcement hiring grant program was introduced to the Senate Law and Justice Committee Tuesday by Sen. Jeff Holy, …