Crime
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WA Legislature considering ‘Blue Envelope Bill’ to make traffic stops safer for neurodivergent drivers
OLYMPIA — A bill in the Washington Legislature has the potential to make encounters between police and people with…
Ephrata Police Department logs for Aug. 7, 2025
The reports below were provided by the Ephrata Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. July 22 …
Shot fired, nobody hurt in Knolls Vista altercation
MOSES LAKE — A weapon was fired but nobody was hurt during an incident Tuesday afternoon in the Knolls Vista neighborhood of Moses Lake, according to the Moses Lake Police Department.
Moses Lake man arrested in attempted murder case
MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old Luis Angel Ortega Tuesday morning after an what investigators describe as an attempted murd…
One injured in Desert Aire shooting
DESERT AIRE — One man sustained life-threatening injuries in a shooting at the Shell gas station at 5 Desert Aire Drive SW in Desert Aire Saturday around 5:30 …
Adams County Jail remodel could begin early next year
RITZVILLE — Remodeling of the Adams County Jail could begin in spring 2026. Adams County Commissioners authorized county officials to go ahead with a draft des…
One injured in Desert Aire shooting
DESERT AIRE — One man sustained life-threatening injuries in a shooting at the Shell gas station at 5 Desert Aire Drive SW in Desert Aire Saturday around 5:30 …
Thousands ticketed under new construction zone speeding program
OLYMPIA – It's summer time and that means construction across Washington. Ninety days after a new camera monitoring program was launched in the state’s work zo…
Idaho prosecutors to victims: 'You will not be forgotten'
A week after Bryan Kohberger, 30, was sentenced to four life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of the four college students, longtime…
Synthetic opioids driving increased overdoses
MOSES LAKE — More – and more powerful – controlled substances are making their way into the Columbia Basin, and that trend is making itself felt in overdose de…
Basin residents targeted with phone, door-to-door 'PUD' scams
EPHRATA — Franklin Public Utility District and Grant Public Utility District are alerting residents to a surge in phone scams aimed at obtaining personal infor…
First responders to connect with communities at National Night Out
COLUMBIA BASIN — Police, firefighters and other agencies will have a chance to rub elbows with the communities they serve next week at National Night Out. …
Othello man arrested in stabbing incident
OTHELLO — An Othello man was booked on suspicion of first-degree assault-domestic violence after he allegedly stabbed his partner then fled the scene Tuesday. …
GCSO's Kriete elected VP of law enforcement association
EPHRATA — Grant County Sheriff Joey Kriete has been elected vice president of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. “I am honored to r…
Public’s help sought in determining identity of John Doe
QUINCY — Quincy Police Department officers are asking for the public’s help in determining whether or not a body found in Georgia in 2009 is a man who had ties…
Crime declining, drugs climbing locally, statewide
OLYMPIA — In the 2024 Crime in Washington report published by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, released Monday, a noticeable decline i…