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…
Intoxicated man allegedly makes death threats, fires gun
MATTAWA — K-9 Grizzly came up big for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday after he was able to sniff out a gun that was used by an intoxicated male …
Soap Lake Fire evacuations lifted
SOAP LAKE — Even with a few flare-ups and hot spots popping up overnight, evacuation notices for the Soap Lake Fire were lifted Wednesday morning.
Beating it back
SOAP LAKE — Aided by favorable weather conditions on Tuesday, fire crews were able to gain the upper hand on a large blaze that broke out on Monday north of So…
Evacuations ordered north of Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE —A level 3 evacuation notice went out Monday evening from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office due to a large, rapidly spreading wildfire.
Grant County inmate sentenced for foiled jail escape attempt
EPHRATA — A Grant County Jail inmate who attempted to pose as another inmate to get released from jail was sentenced to an additional month in jail.
Appeals court upholds molestation conviction
MOSES LAKE — A former Grant County reserve deputy candidate had his child molestation conviction upheld by the Washington Court of Appeals, Division III.
Warden man leads police in pursuit
Pursuit started in Moses Lake and ended in Warden
South county wildfire destroys four buildings
SCHWANA — A large wildfire destroyed four buildings in southern Grant County in the town of Schwana on Sunday.
Man charged with assaulting Moses Lake police officers last year
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man reportedly had drugs in his system in February 2017 when he assaulted two Moses Lake cops and grabbed at one of their weapons.
ML man sentenced for threatening FedEx driver with hammer
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who threatened a FedEx driver with a claw hammer in 2015 was sentenced to a total of five days in jail.
2 charged in 2016 homicide near Royal City
ROYAL CITY — Two men who are facing charges in connection with the homicide of Quincy resident Jill Sundberg were reportedly also involved in a double shooting…
Soap Lake man gets 3 months for 2017 armed robbery
SOAP LAKE — A Soap Lake man was sentenced to three months of jail confinement for his role in a December armed robbery near Soap Lake.
Man sentenced for assaulting, choking woman in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who used a phone charging cord to choke a woman last month will be spending four months in jail.
Warden woman gets 40 days for eluding police in stolen vehicle
WARDEN — A Warden woman who led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle in late March was sentenced to 40 days in jail.
2nd suspect arrested in Othello shooting
OTHELLO — A second suspect in a weekend shooting near Othello that left a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound to the shoulder has been taken into custody.