Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
1 subject arrested for alleged arson, threats to kill
OTHELLO — Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 2100 block of West Moon Road Thursday afte…
Heroin, meth seized in Moses Lake, Warden
MOSES LAKE — A lengthy drug investigation resulted in several arrests and the seizure of heroin, methamphetamine and over $12,000 in currency on Monday.
Convicted felon who crashed stolen car facing charges
EPHRATA — Charges have been filed against a convicted felon from Ephrata who allegedly crashed a stolen car near Ephrata last week.
Tacoma man charged in fatal Coulee City crash
COULEE CITY — A Tacoma man was reportedly intoxicated when he rolled his SUV south of Coulee City over the weekend. The crashed claimed the life of his female passenger.
2 arrested after crashing stolen car
EPHRATA — Two alleged vehicle thieves were arrested last week after they reportedly crashed the stolen car and called for medical help.
Appeals court reverses burglary conviction
SPOKANE — A Moses Lake man will be getting a new trial due to the Washington Court of Appeals, Division III, reversing his second-degree burglary conviction.
Burning on Washington state-protected lands now banned
OLYMPIA — With wildfire risk reaching a breaking point Washington's Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary S. Franz, has banned all outdoor burning on lands in Washington that are protected by the Department of Natur…
SR-24 closed for wildfire
OTHELLO — State Route 24 was closed at a little after 6 p.m. Thursday between Othello and Road 24 SW in Grant County, according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
K-9 Chewbacca helps nab suspect
LAKEVIEW — The mere presence of K-9 deputy Chewbacca was enough for a wanted man to give up and surrender to pursuing deputies on Monday.
18-year prison sentence in Sundberg homicide
EPHRATA — “You are a sick and horrible human being. You have proved that you are pure evil,” Janet Sundberg told one of the men who participated in the death o…
2 assaulted at concert at the Gorge
GEORGE — Two people were assaulted with rocks during a concert at the Gorge Amphitheater over the weekend and detectives are seeking information from first-hand witnesses on the assaults.
Plea deal offered in Sundberg murder
EPHRATA — Prosecutors offered a plea deal to one of three suspects in the murder of Jill Sundberg in exchange for the man’s testimony against his co-defendants in the case and his testimony in a murder case that oc…
Fentanyl disguised as prescription meds recovered in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The tests are back and it turns out that pills recovered during a recent arrest in Moses Lake are not what they initially appeared to be.
Firefighters stomp out Moses Lake blaze
MOSES LAKE — On a Columbia Basin night where there was little wind firefighters were able to stomp out a wildfire near Moses Lake Monday afternoon before it go…
Officials: South Grant County fires 'suspicious in nature'
MATTAWA — Two wildfires that broke out in southern Grant County Thursday afternoon and burned around a combined 30,000 acres are reported to be “suspicious in …
Ephrata man charged with rape of a child
QUINCY — An Ephrata man was jailed over the weekend and charged earlier this week for allegedly raping a young girl.