Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
Two arrested in Warden on assault charges
WARDEN — The Warden Police Department received a report of a physical fight with shots fired at the Warden City Pa…
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.
Guilty plea upheld in 2016 Ritzville murder case
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, will not allow a Chicago man who brutally murdered his girlfriend in front of their young son on Interst…
3 charged in connection with Soap Lake shooting
SOAP LAKE — Police said a Soap Lake man could have retreated to a nearby business instead of firing shots at a man Thursday evening following a dispute about a…
Moses Lake man facing harassment, stalking charges
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man is facing charges for allegedly stalking a female employee at a Moses Lake business and pulling a BB gun on the woman’s coworker.
Appeals court rejects Quincy man's appeal
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, has rejected the appeal of a Quincy man who argued his attorney and the trial court failed to question whether or not he was competent to stand trial.
Othello scammer spoofing City Hall
OTHELLO — If you live in Othello, and you get a call from someone claiming that you are behind in your water bill, don’t pay. It’s most certainly a scam.
$1 million bail in Quincy woman's death
QUINCY — A Quincy man who is charged in the death of his ex-girlfriend over the weekend saw his bail set at $1 million on Monday.
Man charged with second-degree murder in death of Quincy woman
QUINCY — A Wenatchee man is being held on charges of second-degree murder after he allegedly ran into a vehicle driven by an ex-girlfriend, causing her car to roll over and killing her.
30 arrested in counter-drug op during Paradiso Festival at Gorge
QUINCY — Thirty people were arrested in a counter-drug operation at the annual Paradiso Festival in mid-June.
Royal City man gets 8 years for assaulting parents with shovel
ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man will be spending a little over eight years in prison for assaulting his parents with a shovel in February.
Busy July 4 for Grant County Fire No. 5
MOSES LAKE — Grant County Fire District No. 5 crews responded to somewhere between 15 to 18 “fireworks-related outside fires” on July 4, according to fire district officials. In contrast, July 4 in Moses Lake was d…