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Homecoming controversy prompts district review of high school programs
MOSES LAKE — A dispute over attendance at the upcoming Moses Lake High School Homecoming dance evolved into a broa…
Tractor GPS thefts on the rise in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — Thefts involving farm tractor GPS equipment is on the rise around Grant County.
Search lands 3 in jail in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — A search warrant conducted in Moses Lake last week landed three people in jail and yielded drugs, a stolen gun and other stolen property.
Thief steals useless, easily traceable devices
MOSES LAKE — A thief who broke into the AT&T retail store on South Pioneer Way in the wee hours of Wednesday morning stole several phones and tablets that usua…
Moses Lake woman arrested for throwing rocks at cars on I-90
MOSES LAKE — A 50-year-old Moses Lake woman was arrested Tuesday after throwing rocks off an Interstate 90 overpass at cars on the highway, shattering at least one windshield, according to officials with the state …
Smoke on the water Island burns in Moses Lake Thursday
MOSES LAKE — A fire swept through a small island on Moses Lake off state Route 17 Thursday afternoon where Crab Creek feeds into the lake, necessitating a resp…
Egg-based vandalism across Moses Lake Monday night
MOSES LAKE — Some vandals hatched a plot Monday night to shell houses and cars across Moses Lake with improvised munitions, egging property in a possible April Fools’ yolk gone rotten.
George house torched for training
GEORGE — The thing about firefighters is they usually put out fires.
Social media can do a lot of good, but also poses risks
MOSES LAKE — As Darren Laur prepared to visit Moses Lake, he spent several weeks “creeping” the Moses Lake School District’s social media sites, watching kids …
It'll all come out in the wash: police respond to laundry related incidents
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake police responded to two laundry-related incidents Tuesday, including one incident where a juvenile ingested two laundry detergent pods …
Undocumented man facing federal charges after Mattawa drug bust
MATTAWA — An undocumented Mattawa resident was indicted on federal charges Tuesday in connection with a drug bust last Wednesday that recovered around five pounds of meth, culminating a six month investigation and …
ML man sentenced to 11 months for rape of juvenile family member
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man who pleaded guilty to rape of a juvenile family member has received a 53.5 month sentence, reduced to 11 months as part of a Special…
Idaho man sentenced for immoral communication with teen
EPHRATA — An Idaho man who pleaded guilty to viewing child pornography and communicating with a Moses Lake minor for immoral purposes was sentenced to just und…
Alleged counterfeiter arraigned in federal court
SPOKANE — A Puyallup man arrested a year ago in Moses Lake on suspicion of buying merchandise from six local businesses with counterfeit bills was arraigned Fr…
Leavitt pleads guilty
SPOKANE — Former Warden City Council member and substitute teacher Michael Leavitt pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday morning to one count of receipt of …
Police track alleged burglar's footprints in snow to a dozen houses, cars
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested Wednesday morning after a brief foot chase, and after officers traced his footprints in the snow they discovered he had traveled through nine backyards and around six vehi…