Crime
For information regarding local and national criminal news, see our latest news stories below.
Two youths stabbed in altercation Saturday
MOSES LAKE — A fight between juveniles at an event venue Saturday left two hospitalized with knife wounds, accordi…
One killed in Mattawa shooting
MATTAWA – At around 10 p.m. Sunday, officers from the Mattawa Police Department responded to a shooting near Hund Memorial Park, according to a Mattawa PD medi…
Grant County Fair safety measures effective, organizers say
MOSES LAKE – While there were some minor heat injuries and a few mischievous teens during the 2025 Grant County Fair as of Saturday afternoon, the event went o…
Law enforcement focused on impaired drivers
MOSES LAKE — Grant County law enforcement agencies are participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” emphasis patrols through Sept. 1. The campaign sta…
Hit-and-run east of Othello injures four
OTHELLO — Four people were transported to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland after they were injured in a crash about 20 miles east of Othello Wednesda…
Ephrata PD logs for Aug. 14, 2025
The reports below were provided by the Ephrata Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Adams County Sheriff’s Jail roster for Aug. 13, 2025
The reports below were provided by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. …
Grant Co. Sheriff’s Office logs for Aug. 12, 2025
Grant Co. Sheriff’s Office logs for Aug. 12, 2025
Soap Lake welcomes new police chief
SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake Police Department officially welcomed its new chief, Patrick Canady, who was sworn in at City Hall on Monday morning at 9 a.m. P…
MLPD logs for Aug. 8, 2025
The reports below were provided by the Moses Lake Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Grant Co. Jail health care exceeds standard, despite inmate’s claim
EPHRATA – The Columbia Basin Herald received a letter from a previous inmate at the Grant County Jail, Wayne Symmonds, who expressed concerns around the medica…
Auditor investigating finances at East Adams Rural Hospital
RITZVILLE — The Washington Auditor’s Office is investigating allegations of financial irregularities at East Adams Rural Healthcare in Ritzville. “We have …
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 …