General News
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WEATHER: April 13-17
Monday: A 20% chance of rain in the morning. Otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West winds up to 14 mile…
Suspect in Cedillos murder returned to Grant County
EPHRATA — A former Moses Lake man was returned to Grant County and booked into the Grant County Jail Thursday in connection with the death of a Moses Lake woma…
Gov’t offices to remain open Friday, but closed Monday
COLUMBIA BASIN - All city and county government offices in Grant and Adams counties will maintain their regular hours on Friday, May 27, though they will be cl…
Moses Lake man arrested after brief standoff
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of second-degree robbery and felony eluding after a brief standoff with law enforcement.
Avian flu detected in Grant Co.
MOSES LAKE — Avian influenza has arrived in Grant County, according to the Grant County Health District. According to Monica Mecham, a spokesperson for the …
Newhouse pens bill to keep China from buying US farmland
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dan Newhouse announced Thursday that he is introducing a bill that would prevent individuals or organizations associated with the gover…
No vaccine required for incoming BBCC students
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College students will no longer be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine when the fall quarter begins on Sept. 19, according to a press release from the college. The vaccine manda…
Mt. Rainier Nat. Park partially open this weekend
ASHFORD – Many areas within Mount Rainier National Park will be accessible to visitors beginning Memorial Day weekend, despite 13 feet of snow on the ground at Paradise, according to a press release from the Nation…
Updated: Subject in police standoff in custody
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is asking people to avoid the area of Maple Drive between Alma Road Northeast and Stewart Road Northeast and for area residents to stay indoors.
The Busy Bean moves to new Soap Lake location
SOAP LAKE — The Busy Bean, a coffee shop in Soap Lake, got a new look and a new address this week.
Morning roundup: Spring Festival, Quincy athletes, stoplights
Springfest springs back, Jacks take all-league honors and traffic lights get a makeover. Here’s what’s happening in the Basin today:
Basin tennis players head to state
COLUMBIA BASIN – The Washington high school tennis state tournaments begin on Friday, and 16 players from the Columbia Basin are going to represent their schoo…
Federal grants available for zero-emission school bus purchases
SEATTLE — The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that $500 million in grant funding is available to school districts to buy zero-emission buses, according to an agency press release.
Inslee tests positive for COVID-19, cases on the rise
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has tested positive for COVID-19.
Bureau of Land Management fire restrictions go into effect Friday
PORTLAND — The Bureau of Land Management has announced a series of fire restrictions will go into effect beginning Friday on federal land throughout Washington and Oregon, according to a BLM press release.
‘Busy, busy, busy’
MOSES LAKE — Springfest is back.