Friday, June 20, 2025
70.0°F

Local News

Need more information regarding today's local news? Here, we'll keep you up to date on everything happening in the Columbia Basin today.

Updated 15 hours, 37 minutes ago

Local athletes win PG State tournament with Reign

PASCO – Reign Sports Performance’s 18u team went 4-0 and became champions of the Perfect Game Washington State Tou…

Updated 15 hours, 37 minutes ago
Othello anticipates another fun year of summer sports

OTHELLO – As the summer kicks off this weekend, that calls for the start of summer sports like adult leagues and little leagues. According to Othello Parks and…

Updated 17 hours, 17 minutes ago
Emotional space

MOSES LAKE — The Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation finally has some breathing room. “We were really shoved into a little box,” said Community Relations Coord…

Updated 17 hours, 37 minutes ago
YMCA exploring possible branch in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The YMCA could have a lot to offer Moses Lake, if the community wants one. “(It) would probably have an aquatic center with one or two pools in…

Updated 17 hours, 37 minutes ago
BASIN EVENTS: June 20-28

COLUMBIA BASIN — Festivals, art, crafting, live music – if you can’t find something to do this week, you’re not trying. Here are a few things to check out:

Updated 17 hours, 37 minutes ago
Rock show

MOSES LAKE — In the Basin, rock gardens are looking like a better idea all the time to some people. Not only do they save money on watering, but they’re not al…

Updated 1 day ago
Enjoy the summer weather

MOSES LAKE – Though this weekend is not looking particularly great for going out and enjoying the summer breeze, summertime in general is a great time to pick …

Updated 1 day ago
Authorities release images of how fugitive Travis Decker may have altered appearance

(The Center Square) – The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office has released new images of what Travis Decker, the Wenatchee, Wash., man suspected of killing his thre…

Updated 1 day ago
Washington deploys new tools hoping to prevent summer traffic deaths

OLYMPIA — Summer in Washington is supposed to be a season of celebration: high school graduations, family road trips, long weekends at the lake. But traffic sa…

Updated 1 day, 2 hours ago
Washington State Patrol plans emphasis patrol around Gorge Amphitheater

QUINCY — The Washington State Patrol will be conducting additional patrols in the area around the Gorge Amphitheater this weekend, the first of a number of “Hi…

Updated 1 day, 2 hours ago
One fire blazing in WA

ENTIAT — The Pomas Fire, reported on June 13, has rapidly grown to 910 acres in size as of Thursday. The fire is situated 36 miles northwest of Entiat, within …

Updated 1 day, 3 hours ago
Ephrata approves crack seal and pavement repair project

EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council unanimously accepted as complete the Crack Seal and Pavement Repair Project – 2024 during its regular meeting Wednesday. The…

Updated 1 day, 3 hours ago
Whooping cough cases surge in 2024 in WA

OLYMPIA – Washington state saw a rise in whooping cough cases in 2024, with 2,261 confirmed and probable cases reported in preliminary figures.

Updated 1 day, 3 hours ago
Road reconstruction starts in Quincy, almost done on Westshore Drive

MOSES LAKE — There is an old saying in road construction that there are two seasons, winter and construction. It is officially construction season in Quincy; a…

Updated 1 day, 3 hours ago
City of Ephrata to apply for railroad crossing feasibility study grant

EPHRATA — The City of Ephrata will work on planning for future transportation development through the application for a QUADCO Unified Planning Work Program gr…