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Wilson Creek harvests some community fun
WILSON CREEK — Whatever Wilson Creek’s Harvest Festival may have lacked in fancy, large-scale attractions, it more…
This stick was made for walkin'
MOSES LAKE — “I made it so tall because Blake Shelton is a tall guy,” Bonnie Webb explains as she details the ornate walking stick she put countless hours of w…
Fentanyl disguised as prescription meds recovered in Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The tests are back and it turns out that pills recovered during a recent arrest in Moses Lake are not what they initially appeared to be.
5 injured in Benton County collision
3 injured from Mattawa, 2 from Othello
Owners seek $52 million for scrubland pasture
MOSES LAKE — The advertisement bills the land as “great for a Master Planned Community.”
Tacos: fill 'em, top 'em, fold 'em and devour 'em
Consider the taco, probably one of the most Americanized foods around. They can come in so many versions with a wide variety of fillings, the origin of the dis…
Firefighters stomp out Moses Lake blaze
MOSES LAKE — On a Columbia Basin night where there was little wind firefighters were able to stomp out a wildfire near Moses Lake Monday afternoon before it go…
'Hidden animals' subject of lecture at museum
MOSES LAKE — A lecture on animals that could be out there is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at the Moses Lake Civic Center Auditorium. It’s part of the summer e…
Triple-digit heat coming this week
MOSES LAKE — Make sure the air conditioner is tuned up, and lay in a supply of cold water. It’s going to be hot for the next week. Darn hot, like triple-digit …
Legislators urge Trump to aid REC Silicon
MOSES LAKE — Senators and representatives from Washington and Montana are asking President Donald Trump to help manufacture REC Silicon and resolve the ongoing trade dispute with China over polysilicon and solar pa…
Othello residents injured in Pasco rollover
PASCO — Alcohol and/or drugs reportedly played a factor in a weekend collision near Pasco that left three Othello residents injured.
1 injured in Friday night drive-by
MOSES LAKE — A man was injured Friday evening during an apparent drive-by shooting in the Larson Community.
Thousands of acres burn as wildfires rage in central WA
By RICHARD BYRD
Relayers gather in Othello to fight cancer
OTHELLO — It was less a relay and more a gathering.
Speakers: Social media encourages suicide
MOSES LAKE — If you want to tackle youth suicide, it is important to deal with the fact that as a society, we have abandoned our children to an online world that fosters isolation, dependency and despair.
Painting party removes graffiti
MOSES LAKE — The first coat of paint wasn’t quite enough. Vandals left graffiti on a building in front of Peninsula Elementary, and while the letters were cove…