Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
GCSO asks for community assistance on 1992 cold case
MATTAWA — Grant County Major Crimes detectives are renewing efforts to identify a young child whose remains were d…
Man sentenced for stealing GTA bus, eluding
A Coulee Dam man was sentenced to just more than three years in prison for stealing a Grant County Transportation Authority bus and leading officers on a chase…
No new information provided on shooting
Police were still investigating on Monday the 7 a.m. Saturday shooting at the Conoco gas station at 1725 Kittelson Road.
Shooting at Moses Lake fuel station leaves one injured
Moses Lake Police are investigating a shooting at the Conoco gas station at 1725 Kittelson Road at approximately 7 a.m.
Zillah man pleads not guilty in vehicular homicide case
A Zillah man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court to vehicular homicide in connection to a high-speed police chase and fatal crash.
Police work in the spotlight: Legislation to change law enforcement gains traction; local police chiefs comment
As the Washington Legislature moves past the halfway mark of this year’s session, bills that aim to reform law enforcement agencies also advance day by day.
Othello man pleads not guilty to manslaughter
An Othello man pleaded not guilty Monday in Adams County Superior Court to first-degree manslaughter in the death of his 4-year-old son Feb. 27.
Former Moses Lake man pleads not guilty to numerous sex crimes
A College Place man charged with multiple sex crimes in Moses Lake pleaded not guilty Monday in Grant County Superior Court.
Man indicted in federal court for allegedly possessing bomb
A Moses Lake man was indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court for unlawfully possessing an unregistered firearm/destructive device.
In the right place: Royal City’s new police chief has found his niche
Royal City Police Chief Rey Rodriguez said he decided early on that Royal City was the place for him.
Moses Lake police search for robbery suspects
Moses Lake police are looking for two robbery suspects.
Arraignment in Othello manslaughter case delayed
The arraignment of an Othello man charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of his 4-year-old son has been postponed one week.
ML woman appears in court for alleged arson
A Moses Lake woman charged with second-degree arson appeared last week in Grant County Superior Court.
SL man pleads not guilty
A Soap Lake man accused of raping two girls pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court.
Woman in Ephrata-area collision ID’d; Zillah man jailed on vehicular homicide
A Yakima County woman was identified Wednesday as the victim in a fatal collision near Ephrata Tuesday morning.
Police chase leads to fatal accident south of Ephrata
A section of Dodson Road, just south of the Ephrata city limits, was closed for much of Tuesday morning after a police chase led to a woman's death in a collis…