General News
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Law Enforcement logs for Nov. 1, 2024
The reports below were provided by the sheriff's office or police department indicated. All suspects are considere…
Washington state traffic fatalities up by 51% since 2019
(The Center Square) – The number of annual traffic fatalities in Washington state has jumped from 528 in 2019 to 810 in 2023, a 51% increase since 2019, accord…
Report: WA drops in safest state rankings due to high crime, dearth of cops
(The Center Square) – Washington state ranks No. 18 in WalletHub’s “Safest States in America” report, down six places from last year’s report.
MLSD considers trust, past and future funding
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake School District Board of Directors and MLSD administration have begun discussing the process of putting forth a levy proposal to vo…
Ballots arriving for Nov. elections
EPHRATA – Ballots for the 2024 General Election have begun arriving in mailboxes across Washington with several major races for voters to mark their preference…
Tigers celebrate Homecoming
EPHRATA – Throughout Homecoming Week, assemblies were hosted each morning in the main gym of the Ephrata High School campus for staff members and students to c…
Mavericks dominate in 40-0 win over Eastmont
MOSES LAKE – From the opening kickoff to the final whistle, Moses Lake dominated in Friday night’s shutout win over Eastmont, snapping a two-game loss streak t…
Weather for the week of Oct. 21, 2024
Weather for the week of Oct. 21, 2024
Warriors swept by Valley Christian
COULEE CITY – After a closely contested first set between Almira/Coulee-Hartline and Valley Christian, the Panthers went on to defeat the Warriors 3-0 on Thurs…
Mavs defeat West Valley 3-1
MOSES LAKE – Thursday night’s 3-1 win over West Valley (Yakima) didn’t just move Moses Lake into third place of the Columbia Basin Big 9 standings – the Maveri…
Moses Lake wins Big 9 slowpitch title
Moses Lake freshman Mya Martinez claps as she rounds second base after hitting a home run in the bottom of the second inning of Saturday’s Columbia Basin Big 9…
Parents arrested for child endangerment, possession of controlled substance
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Police Department Street Crimes Unit received a search warrant for a residence on West Ridge Road in Moses Lake, Oct. 17. The investigation was in regard to a narcotics investigation int…
Moses Lake man sentenced in child rape case
MOSES LAKE – Dale Bruce Lewis, Moses Lake, 63, was found guilty in August of a second-degree rape of a child. Lewis was sentenced Wednesday to 95 months to life in prison.
Two programs to assist with clean energy projects
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Commerce announced two new programs Oct. 17 that will connect Washington entities with federal clean energy and climate funding opportunities, according to a release fro…
Quincy, Moses Lake traffic light maintenance this week
MOSES LAKE — Drivers should plan for some lane closures and flagger-controlled traffic this week at intersections in Moses Lake and Quincy. Contractors for the…
STUDIO BASIN: Elections, Boeing labor dispute and Basin football
MOSES LAKE – On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN podcast, Managing Editor R. Hans Miller discusses recent news regarding elections at the state and local level…