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Hiring event connects job seekers with jobs
MOSES LAKE — At least one person came away very happy from the Fall Hiring Event and Resource Fair at WorkSource …
Man picks a fight with Frosty
MOSES LAKE — In the middle of a busy three-day weekend, Moses Lake police were dispatched Sunday evening to West Ridge Road and North Mattson Avenue for reports of an assault ... of a snowman.
Police searching for scooter rage suspect
MOSES LAKE — A scooter-wielding young teenager reportedly attacked Moses Lake Dollar Tree employees, the store entrance and an employee vehicle Saturday, according to law enforcement.
Man robbed at knifepoint near Mattawa Wednesday night
MATTAWA — A man was robbed south of Mattawa Wednesday night after he reportedly attempted to assist a disabled vehicle occupied by two people.
Woman gets 33 months for role in August shooting
EPHRATA — A Moses Lake woman was sentenced to 33 months in jail and 18 months of community custody in relation to a shooting on the Larson Air Force Base in Au…
'I don't remember': second co-defendant testifies in Sundberg murder trial
EPHRATA — Wrists and ankles bound together by short chains, a faded barbed-wire tattoo wrapping around his right arm, Ambrosio Mendez Villanueva grimaced as he…
Appeals court upholds murder conviction
SPOKANE — A state appeals court has upheld convictions and a 39-year prison sentence for a Desert Aire man who was found guilty in 2016 of murdering his ex-gir…
Ephrata man gets over 12 years for armed robbery
EPHRATA — An Ephrata man will be spending over 12 years behind prison bars for robbing a man at gunpoint in Ephrata over the summer.
Leavitt seeks to suppress iPhone evidence
SPOKANE — An attorney representing accused voyeur Michael Leavitt is asking a federal judge to suppress nearly all of the evidence obtained in the case.
Co-defendant takes stand in Sundberg murder trial
EPHRATA — After a brief discussion over whether threats against him made it necessary for a friendly face to be in the room to provide emotional support, Julio…
Jonathan Torres to stand trial in father's killing
EPHRATA — A month after Jonathan Torres’ attorney requested he undergo a mental health evaluation to determine whether he was fit to stand trial, Torres was fo…
Trial begins for accused Sundberg killer
EPHRATA — More than two years after Jill Sundberg was found deceased in a frozen parking lot off the Old Vantage Highway, the trial has begun for the Quincy ma…
Moses Lake student arrested for distributing pills on campus
MOSES LAKE — A 15-year-old Moses Lake High School student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly distributing prescription opioids to classmates on campus, according to police reports.
Othello resident accused of homicide detained by Border Patrol
OTHELLO — The U.S. Border Patrol has detained an Othello resident and former Mexican police officer arrested a decade ago in his home country on homicide charges, according to immigration enforcement officials.
Quincy woman faces vehicular homicide charges in fatal crash
EPHRATA — A Quincy woman is facing charges of vehicular homicide for a severe rollover crash seven months ago which left a passenger dead and that sent sheriff…
Chief Moses student brings knife to campus
MOSES LAKE — A 13-year-old student at Chief Moses Middle School was emergency expelled Monday after being spotted on campus with a pocketknife by a school reso…