General News
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WEATHER: Jan. 22-28, 2026
Thursday: Cloudy with a high near 33 and light and variable winds. Gradually clearing overnight, becoming mostly c…
A morning like no other: Three local people reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001
Editor’s note: This is the first in a planned series commemorating 9/11. What started as any other Tuesday 20 years ago quickly shifted in the morning hours t…
Flowers, pumpkins and games: Quincy Farmers Market to wrap up season
QUINCY — A sunny summer Saturday brought local families, as well as people just passing through town, to the second-to-last Quincy Farmers Market of the season.
Unknown water line breaks in Mattawa
MATTAWA — A break, originating in the 300 block of Portage Avenue in a previously unidentified water line, forced Mattawa city officials to shut off the water to about 100 homes Sept. 1.
Run for a Cause 5K Color Run raises money for recreation
OTHELLO — The Columbia Basin Health Association Run for a Cause 5K Color Run Aug. 28 raised more than $40,000 for parks and recreation departments.
Deputies seek help finding stolen gear, alleged thieves
ROYAL CITY — Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputies are seeking help to find a set of fire turnout gear stolen from a Royal Slope Fire Rescue & EMS volunteer either Thursday or Friday, as well as the alleged thieve…
Othello Fair, rodeo to return next week
OTHELLO — Animals, carnival rides and all sorts of fun will descend on Othello Sept. 15-18, with the Othello Fair and Othello Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo.
Road work means closures on west side of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — Road reconstruction triggered by construction of a Love’s Travel Stop on the west side of Moses Lake, on the south side of Interstate 90, will cau…
No suspects arrested in Mattawa shooting
MATTAWA — A 19-year-old Mattawa man was flown to a hospital early Saturday morning after he was shot outside in the 400 block of Seventh Street.
Bulgaria, EU's least vaccinated nation, faces deadly surge
VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria (AP) — Standing outside the rundown public hospital in Bulgaria's northern town of Veliko Tarnovo, the vaccination unit's chief nurse voices a sad reality about her fellow citizens: “They d…
California recall vote offers test of Biden political clout
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden has been beset by public health, military and climate crises in the past month. Not much time has been left to help fellow Democrat and California Gov. Gavin Newsom fi…
Portland to vote on Texas trade ban over abortion law
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon will vote Wednesday on an emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and services from Texas in response to a new law there prohibiting most…
Newsom's nightmare: How one November day fueled the recall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a single day last November, two events helped set the course for just the second recall election against a governor in California history: Gov. Gavin Newsom dined with 11 friends and lo…
The Latest: More U.S. first responders are dying of COVID-19
UNDATED -- The resurgence of COVID-19 this summer and the national debate over vaccine requirements have created a fraught situation for the United States' first responders, who are dying in larger numbers but push…
UK leader Johnson gambles on tax hike to pay for elder care
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday how he plans to keep a key election promise to grapple with the rocketing cost of long-term care for Britain’s growing older population. To do it, h…
After escape, Afghan director mourns her 'lost country'
PARIS (AP) — As a filmmaker, Shahrbanoo Sadat watched with fascination as Taliban fighters took over her city and terrified crowds animated the streets. But as an Afghan woman, she also watched the scene through an…