Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
WSP warns of scams in wake of trooper's death
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol is asking the public to respect the family’s privacy and to be mindful of po…
Moses Lake man sentenced for punching, choking girlfriend
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man was sentenced for punching and choking his girlfriend after she informed him she wanted to break up with him.
Travis Franklin gets 10 years for slitting man's throat
EPHRATA — A Yakima man will be spending over 10 years in prison for slitting a Moses Lake man’s throat in May.
2 arrested for vehicle prowling Thursday
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Police Department Chief Kevin Fuhr says a call from a citizen helped police apprehend two men who are connected to a string of vehicle …
Judge won't let hit-and-run suspect drive for work
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man who is accused of leaving the scene of an accident after a man fell out a truck he was driving will not be allowed to drive for work.
Protests, calls for justice after police shooting, video
A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streamed the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook
Appeals court upholds man's marijuana-related convictions
SPOKANE — The Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, upheld the convictions of a Moses Lake man who was found guilty by a Grant County jury of the un…
Man cited for DUI after accident causes fire
SOAP LAKE — A Tacoma man was allegedly intoxicated when he crashed his vehicle north of Soap Lake Wednesday. The accident caused a 15-acre brush fire alongside…
Man sentenced for pulling knife
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man was sentenced for threatening a man with a knife during a physical confrontation after the man accused him of raping a woman.
Firework sparks brush fire in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A firework reportedly caused a brush fire in Moses Lake late Monday night.
Rollover accident north of Soap Lake causes brushfire
Ephrata man, teenage girlfriend charged for stabbing incident
EPHRATA — A Ephrata man allegedly ordered his 17-year-old girlfriend to stab a man in the leg with a kitchen knife.
Man sentenced for selling stolen guns to detective
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man will be spending over five years in prison for selling two stolen guns to an undercover detective with the Grant County Sheriff’s Of…
Man arrested for felony hit-and-run
EPHRATA — A man was arrested early Friday morning after a person who was riding in the bed of the truck he was driving fell out and was seriously injured. The …
Shots fired in car chase near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — Shots were reportedly fired in a car chase involving two cars near Soap Lake on Friday.
Grand Coulee man charged for bomb threats, shooting at ex-wife
EPHRATA — A Grand Coulee man reportedly contacted police stating he had hard-wired his house with an incendiary device and later admitted to firing a shot at h…