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Crime

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Updated 19 hours, 3 minutes ago

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…

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Man arrested for allegedly chasing women with vehicle

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was allegedly intoxicated when he chased two women with his vehicle and crashed into a parked car in Moses Lake early Saturday mo…

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Soap Lake residents voice concern over audit findings

SOAP LAKE — Soap Lake residents came out in full force to Wednesday night’s city council meeting to voice concern over a recent state audit that took issue wit…

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Police arrest third man from fatal bar fight

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake police arrested the previously unidentified man who was involved in a bar fight shortly before the homicide of Robert Cook, 68, of Mose…

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
19 shots fired in Moses Lake; no injuries

MOSES LAKE — Nobody was injured after 19 shots were fired in Moses Lake over the weekend.

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Jake Eakin escapes from work release center

YAKIMA — Jake Eakin, who was convicted of taking part in the murder of an Ephrata boy over 10 years ago, reportedly escaped a work release center in Yakima ove…

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Ortiz, Rodriguez enter not guilty pleas

EPHRATA — The two Moses Lake men who were arrested and charged for their alleged roles a shooting that left a bystander dead in Moses Lake entered not guilty p…

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
2 dead, 2 injured in crash near Royal City

ROYAL CITY — Two people died and two others were injured in a collision near Royal City Monday.

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Man sentenced for attempting to kill ailing uncle, alcohol theft

EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man was sentenced for attempting to suffocate his ailing uncle and assaulting a man and stealing his alcohol.

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Man allegedly dumps drugs out of car during pursuit

EPHRATA — A Goldendale man allegedly dumped what may have been drugs out of his vehicle while he was fleeing from police at speeds in excess of 100 mph.

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Man sought in disappearance of Olympia woman arrested

RITZVILLE — An Olympia man who was wanted by police in the disappearance of an Olympia woman was arrested Thursday near Ritzville.

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Mattawa man charged for pointing homemade gun at sister

EPHRATA — A Mattawa man was charged for allegedly pointing a homemade weapon at his sister and threatening to shoot her.

Updated 9 years, 9 months ago
Moses Lake man charged with assault

EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man allegedly punched and choked his girlfriend after she informed him she wanted to break up with him.

Updated 9 years, 9 months ago
Lightning strikes Moses Lake home, sparks fire

MOSES LAKE — Lightning struck a Moses Lake residence Wednesday morning, causing a fire to break out in an attic at the house.