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WEATHER: May 18-22
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73 and southwest winds in the afternoon. Mostly clear overnight, with a low…
2 dead in separate Grant County collisions
QUINCY and ROYAL CITY — Two people died in separate Grant County collisions Thursday evening and early Friday morning.
Ephrata council reviews 2019 budget, seeks new member
EPHRATA — The Ephrata City Council is considering a $16.3 million budget for 2019, an increase of about 4 percent over the city’s 2018 budget.
Bus carrying UW band members crashes near George
GEORGE — A chartered bus full of University of Washington band members and staff were spared of serious injuries on Thanksgiving after the bus they were on rol…
Man with ties to Moses Lake shot to death in Mississippi
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. — A man who had spent a lot of his childhood in Moses Lake was murdered in Mississippi over the weekend.
Grant PUD reviews power sales contract
EPHRATA — How to get the biggest economic benefit for the electricity generated by the Grant County PUD – and how much that clean energy is worth – was a topic of discussion at the Nov. 13 meeting of the Grant Coun…
Ephrata shooting suspect now facing attempted murder charges
EPHRATA - The alleged shooter in an early September injury shooting in Ephrata is now facing two counts of first-degree attempted murder.
Moses Lake police acquire new SIDNE vehicle
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department was able to purchase a new demonstration vehicle that will be used to educate on the effects of impaired/distract…
Grant County Commissioners 'working on' proposed $135.1 million budget for 2019
EPHRATA — Grant County Commissioners are proposing a roughly $135.1 million budget for 2019, a roughly 11 percent increase from the 2018 budget commissioners approved last year.
Windermere's new digs a 'fun place' to work
MOSES LAKE — The folks at Windermere Real Estate in Moses Lake had their eyes on the corner of Third Avenue and Division Street for quite some time.
Driver from Connell injured in Richland roundabout collision
RICHLAND — A woman from Connell was injured in Richland Monday night after a man entered a roundabout in the wrong direction and struck her vehicle.
Author Ruta Sepetys to appear in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The author of a best-selling novel and a Spokane-based naturalist and historian will be talking about their work at local high schools and librari…
Man gets 17 1/2 months for Moses Lake stabbing
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man who stabbed another man several times during a mid-October altercation will be spending almost a year and a half in prison.
Grant County Health Board pushes back on 'one-stop' permitting
EPHRATA — As officials with the Grant County Health District continue to work toward providing “one-stop” review of building and septic tanks permits, members of the district’s board of directors expressed some con…
Power out for four hours Sunday
MOSES LAKE — A fault of still-unknown origins shut down four Grant County PUD substations near Moses Lake late Sunday morning. The outages lasted up to four hours for some customers.
3 injured in Othello collision
OTHELLO — An unknown person reportedly caused an injury collision near Othello Sunday night and is now wanted for hit-and-run and crossing the center line.