Crime
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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…
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…
Spokane woman sentenced for role in attempted murder
EPHRATA — A Spokane woman will be serving eight years in prison for her role in the attempted murder of a Moses Lake man in mid-may.
Man sentenced for pointing rifle at neighbor
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man will not be serving time in jail for pointing a rifle at his neighbor as she drove by.
Fire destroys manufactured home near Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — No one was injured after a fire destroyed a manufactured home near Soap Lake about 6 a.m. Saturday.
Jury finds Soap Lake woman guilty of shooting husband in 2014
EPHRATA — A Grant County jury found a Soap Lake woman guilty of shooting her husband in the stomach in 2014.
Moses Lake woman pleads not guilty to striking boy with car, leaving scene
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake woman pleaded not guilty to striking a 9-year-old boy with a car and leaving the scene. Numerous members from the Unchained Brotherhood …