General News
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MLPD logs for Dec. 19-21, 2025
The reports below were provided by the Moses Lake Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until pr…
Samaritan Healthcare finishes 2022 with a profit
MOSES LAKE — Thanks to a good month for revenue in December – partly due to a one-time payment – Samaritan Healthcare finished 2022 with a small profit. “We…
Kraken win two of three, M’s to start spring training
SEATTLE – With Opening Day on the horizon, the Seattle Mariners get started with spring training later this week. Meanwhile, the Seattle Kraken got back to the…
Domestic violence bills look to improve victim safety
Victims of domestic violence will get more protection under a package of bills now moving through the state Legislature...
Basin sports schedule Feb. 22-28
COLUMBIA BASIN – After progressing through their respective brackets, five local teams qualified for state basketball competition. With trips to tournaments in…
Dertings named GCCA Cattlemen of the Year
EPHRATA, WASH. – Will and Nicole Derting were recognized as the 2022 Grant County Cattlemen of the Year at the Grant County Cattlemen’s Association banquet in …
Bill supports state employees fired over vaccine mandate
OLYMPIA – House Bill 1814, if passed, would prioritize reemployment and pension service credit of public employees separated from service due to the COVID-19 v…
Nurse license compact passes committee
OLYMPIA — A bill allowing Washington to join the interstate Nursing Licensure Compact passed the House Committee on Postsecondary Education and Workforce Frida…
WA House committee considers traffic stops, train length and per-mile tax
OLYMPIA — Washington legislators are considering a trio of bills that, if passed, would alter what law enforcement officers can do during traffic stops, limit …
Meeting will determine what’s required to reopen Adams Co. Jail
RITZVILLE — What it will take to reopen the Adams County Jail, and how to make plans for the jail’s future, was the subject of an hour-long discussion at the A…
Adams Co. economy shows signs of slowing in December
RITZVILLE — After declining for 19 consecutive months, the year-over-year unemployment rate in Adams County increased in November and December 2022. The cou…
MLHS Torres signs with Wenatchee Valley
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake High School’s Jazlynn Torres signed to play both volleyball and softball with Wenatchee Valley Community College Tuesday. “She’s consi…
Family affair
MOSES LAKE — After 54 years of cutting and styling hair, Linda Benson decided it was time to hang up her shears, her smock and her clippers. “I got my licen…
Versatile sound
GEORGE — Almost anything can be turned into bluegrass, as the Badger Mountain Dry Band demonstrated at the George Community Hall on Saturday. “We play lots …
Not spring yet
COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring is coming, isn’t it? After all, temperatures crept north of 50 degrees over the weekend - in fact they got close to 60 degrees. Februar…
Advocates press for highly capable testing for all students
OLYMPIA - School districts should be required to test all students to see if they qualify for more challenging classes. That is the message behind Substitut…