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Audit findings follow sentencing of former GCFD 4 chief
WARDEN — Grant County Fire District 4 is instituting new policies for credit card use and use of its petty cash ac…
ML man arrested for third time while awaiting trial for overdose homicide
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man previously facing charges in connection with the 2018 opioid overdose death of an inmate at the Grant County Jail was arrested Su…
Bond denied for suspects in murder of man with Moses Lake ties
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. — Bond has been denied for four capital murder suspects who are implicated in the brutal slaying of a man who has deep ties to the Moses L…
MLFD: Fire sprinkler system prevents major damage at ML business
MOSES LAKE - A fire sprinkler system prevented major fire damage at a Moses Lake business Thursday night.
Moses Lake man's 55 year sentence for murder upheld
By EMRY DINMAN
Camaraderie, adventure and service Volunteers needed to fight fires, save lives
GRANT COUNTY — With fire season upon the Columbia Basin, many fire districts and departments across Grant County are looking for volunteers to help fight fires…
Brush fire sparked by chop saw burns 15 acres near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — An approximately 15-acre brushfire that threw up smoke west of Moses Lake Wednesday evening ignited after sparks flew from a resident’s chop saw, …
Man suspected of firing shot by apartment building arrested Tuesday
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man suspected of firing a shot Saturday just outside his apartment building at the Studio City Apartment complex was arrested Tuesday, according to police officials.
Paradiso Lost Drugs, thefts and Infected Mushroom
GORGE AMPITHEATRE - Another Paradiso Festival has come and gone. For the over 25,000 attendees who flooded into Grant County’s iconic Gorge Amphitheatre, it wa…
Case not closed Joe Reyna's family still looking for answers
Suspected Soap Lake arsonists arrested Wednesday
By EMRY DINMAN
At least 3 campers destroyed in RV park fire
MOSES LAKE — A fire that ignited in a camper at the Cougar Campers RV Park near Moses Lake also destroyed at least two other campers Tuesday afternoon, accordi…
Pedestrian seriously injured in Ephrata collision
EPHRATA — A man from Moses Lake was seriously injured Monday night after he was struck by a vehicle as he was walking his dirt bike across a highway near Ephrata.
Residents accidentally spark 100-acre wildfire
SOAP LAKE — A grass fire sparked by grinding pipe caused 100 acres of land and a nearby shed to burn in rural land between Moses Lake and Soap Lake Monday afternoon, according to Grant County Fire District No. 7 Ch…
2 injured after driver allegedly falls asleep at the wheel on I-90
MOSES LAKE - A woman reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel on Interstate 90 on Friday, which led to a rollover collision that left her and one of her passengers injured.
Highway 243 Fire slows Wednesday
ROYAL CITY — Despite rapid growth in the first 24 hours, the Highway 243 Fire has not grown significantly in its second day, according to fire officials. The f…