Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
Man arrested for arson, assault in Ephrata Thursday
EPHRATA — A transient was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly setting fire to an apartment building in Ephra…
MLHS assistant principal reinstated by school district
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake High School Assistant Principal James Yonko was reinstated by the Moses Lake School District on Tuesday, nearly a month after the Grant…
Search continues for drowning victim at Billy Clapp Lake
STRATFORD — Grant County deputies are continuing the search for a 15-year-old Soap Lake boy missing and presumed drowned in Billy Clapp Lake.
Bail set at $1 million in crash that killed 8-year-old girl
EPHRATA — A Ephrata man’s bail was set at $1 million for his alleged involvement in a collision that took the life of an 8-year-old girl Wednesday.
Man arrested for vehicular homicide in girl's death
EPHRATA — An 8-year-old girl died and five other people were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Ephrata Wednesday night. A Ephrata man was arrested for vehi…
Man charged for spitting on police, kicking inside of patrol car
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man was pepper sprayed three times after he allegedly spat on two Moses Lake Police Department officers and attempted to kick out a wind…
Boy, 12, arrested for gun possession
MOSES LAKE — A suspicious persons report in Moses Lake over the weekend resulted in police contacting a 12-year-old boy who reportedly had a gun and a spring-l…
Sheriff's office investigating Saturday Desert Aire shooting
DESERT AIRE — A Desert Aire man was shot in the head Saturday night.
Fire chars 40 acres near Soap Lake on Thursday
SOAP LAKE — A fire that burned about 40 acres of brush near Soap Lake on Thursday was reportedly causing by a person welding.
Man shot in foot Thursday night in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A 29-year-old Moses Lake man was shot in the foot late Thursday night in Moses Lake.
2 arrested after drugs, gun found in ML home
MOSES LAKE — A man and woman were arrested in Moses Lake Thursday afternoon after a search warrant at their residence turned up methamphetamine, heroin, mariju…
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