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Deer doodle
Deer are one of the most common animals in the Inland and Pacific Northwest, including in the Columbia Basin. Colo…
Taliban allowing 'safe passage' from Kabul in US airlift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians struggling to join a U.S.-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden's national security adviser said Tue…
White House: Taliban allowing 'safe passage' Kabul airlift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians struggling to join a U.S.-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden's national security adviser said Tue…
White House: Taliban agree to allow civilian 'safe passage'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban have agreed to allow “safe passage” from Afghanistan for civilians hoping to join a U.S.-directed airlift from the capital, President Joe Biden's national security adviser said Tuesday…
EU eyes talks with Taliban but no plans to recognize them
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has no immediate plans to recognize the Taliban after their sweeping victory in Afghanistan but will talk with the militants to ensure that European citizens and Afghans who have …
Fueled by winds, largest wildfire moves near California city
GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire raged through a small Northern California forest town Tuesday, burning dozens of homes as dangerously dry and windy weather also continued to fuel other massive blazes and pr…
More protection: US likely to authorize COVID booster shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — After struggling for months to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials could soon face a fresh challenge: talking vaccinated people into getting booster shots to gain…
Pentagon: US, Taliban coordinate as Kabul evacuation speeds
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is coordinating with the Taliban while accelerating the airlift of Americans and Afghan allies from the Kabul airport, and also bringing in additional U.S. troops in a scramble t…
Correction: Child Marriage-North Carolina story
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In a story published August 15, 2021, about legislation to raise the minimum marriage age in North Carolina, The Associated Press erroneously reported the county where state Sen. Vickie Sawyer …
Amid new virus surge, Florida skeptics reconsider vaccines
CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — In a rural stretch of northeastern Florida where barely half the people have gotten a coronavirus shot, Roger West had no problem telling others he was “adamantly anti-vaccination.”
GOP hits Biden despite divides over Afghanistan withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden announced he would stick to his predecessor's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Republican reaction was mixed and largely muted. Foreign policy had become so …
It's fair time: Locals elated to start Grant County Fair 2021 after missing it last year
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fair was set to open its gates this morning, and on Monday morning, people were getting ready.
Workers, supporters protest vaccine mandate
MOSES LAKE — At least 100 local health care workers, state employees, their families and supporters gathered Monday afternoon on all four corners of the inters…
Know limits, technique to avoid ‘weekend warrior’ injuries
MOSES LAKE — Hey, life is busy. People have jobs. People have kids. People need to stop by the store on the way home after work. Some days there’s just no time…
Off to a fair start: Kiwanis Club hosts Cowboy Breakfast
MOSES LAKE — If the music, games and performances didn’t lure people to Sinkiuse Square Friday morning, it must have been the smell of waffles, syrup, sausage,…
More information released on rollover in Adams County
The identity of the woman who died Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle rollover collision on Interstate 90, about 7 miles east of Ritzville in Adams County, was Stacy K. Pickering, 34, of Moses Lake.