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US Supreme Court orders another look at how WA political maps are drawn
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday set the stage for another redrawing of Washington state’s political maps. On t…
Registered nursing assistant has license suspended for alleged theft
MOSES LAKE — The credential of a Moses Lake registered nurse assistant has been suspended for three years following allegations of theft.
Welding accident destroys residential workshop
MOSES LAKE — A workshop attached to a home on the 5400 block of Mae Valley Road was destroyed in a fire caused by a welding accident late Tuesday morning, acco…
ML man arrested for third time while awaiting trial for overdose homicide
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man previously facing charges in connection with the 2018 opioid overdose death of an inmate at the Grant County Jail was arrested Su…
Bond denied for suspects in murder of man with Moses Lake ties
COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. — Bond has been denied for four capital murder suspects who are implicated in the brutal slaying of a man who has deep ties to the Moses L…
Brush fire sparked by chop saw burns 15 acres near Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — An approximately 15-acre brushfire that threw up smoke west of Moses Lake Wednesday evening ignited after sparks flew from a resident’s chop saw, …
Man suspected of firing shot by apartment building arrested Tuesday
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man suspected of firing a shot Saturday just outside his apartment building at the Studio City Apartment complex was arrested Tuesday, according to police officials.
Paradiso Lost Drugs, thefts and Infected Mushroom
GORGE AMPITHEATRE - Another Paradiso Festival has come and gone. For the over 25,000 attendees who flooded into Grant County’s iconic Gorge Amphitheatre, it wa…
Case not closed Joe Reyna's family still looking for answers
At least 3 campers destroyed in RV park fire
MOSES LAKE — A fire that ignited in a camper at the Cougar Campers RV Park near Moses Lake also destroyed at least two other campers Tuesday afternoon, accordi…
Residents accidentally spark 100-acre wildfire
SOAP LAKE — A grass fire sparked by grinding pipe caused 100 acres of land and a nearby shed to burn in rural land between Moses Lake and Soap Lake Monday afternoon, according to Grant County Fire District No. 7 Ch…
Highway 243 Fire slows Wednesday
ROYAL CITY — Despite rapid growth in the first 24 hours, the Highway 243 Fire has not grown significantly in its second day, according to fire officials. The f…
Surveillance footage released from May courthouse assault
EPHRATA — Surveillance footage from an early May courthouse assault has been released to the Herald, showing how a security guard and a Soap Lake man ended up …
Eight-year-old injured in car wreck near Quincy
QUINCY — An eight-year-old boy was transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of injuries sustained in a car accident near Quincy early Sunday morning. Charges for DUI are pending against the driver, ac…
GCSO seeking man for investigation of rape of a child
ROYAL CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a man for investigation of second-degree rape of a child.
Sunday collision puts one in hospital, one in jail
MATTAWA - A 35-year-old Mattawa man was arrested for DUI after a collision which severely injured a Sunnyside man Sunday evening, according to the Grant County…