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WEATHER Oct. 8 to 14, 2026
Thursday: Sunny, high near 78. Overnight low about 49 with mostly cloudy skies.
Ephrata police receive state accreditation
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Police have become only the second law enforcement agency in Grant County to be accredited by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC).
Mind over machine
MOSES LAKE — The programming was not quite precise enough. Oh, the robot finished the course all right, but it rolled outside the course boundaries, incurring …
Grants benefit Moses Lake park, police department
MOSES LAKE — Two grants totaling over $130,000 from the Paul Lauzier Foundation were recently received by the city of Moses Lake and will be used to improve one of the city’s parks, as well as the police department.
State Patrol's 'Slow Down, Move Over' emphasis begins today
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol is conducting a statewide “Slow Down, Move Over” emphasis over the weekend.
Thief steals car with kids inside
OTHELLO — Othello police are searching for a thief who stole a vehicle that had two children inside over the weekend. The children were not harmed, but the suspect is still on the run.
State fire fighting assistance approved for wildfire near Vantage
VANTAGE — A large wildfire that broke out near Vantage in Kittitas County Wednesday night prompted the mobilization of state fire fighting resources.
Accidental drowning found to be cause of woman's death
COULEE CITY — The death of a Wenatchee woman at Park Lake last week appears to have been a result of accidental drowning.
Rotarians stuff bus to help New Hope shelter
MOSES LAKE — It takes a lot of diapers to keep an emergency shelter going.
Ducks in a row
MOSES LAKE — Aaaand, they’re off! The ducks will be racing to the finish line – okay, all right, they’ll be floating to the finish line – in the annual Duck De…
Sasquatch exhibit opens Friday at museum
MOSES LAKE — So. Is there something in the woods? Some big semi-hominid creature that’s possibly been seen but definitely never been captured? That’s the quest…
Former Moses Lake officer helps stop suicide
SPOKANE — A Spokane County deputy and former Moses Lake officer is credited with de-escalating a situation involving a suicidal male near Medical Lake earlier this week.
West Nile found in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — West Nile virus has returned to Grant County.
AG asking for stories of family separation policy
WASHINGTON D.C. — The Trump administration's “zero tolerance” immigration policy has ignited a firestorm of controversy over the past couple of days and Washin…
Smokiam Equestrian Team wins reigning competition
MOSES LAKE — Callie Guenther of the Smokiam Equestrian Team won the reigning competition over the weekend at the Pacific Northwest Invitational Regional Finals at Grant County Fairgrounds.
'Coffee with a Cop' scheduled for Thursday in Quincy
QUINCY — If you’ve got some extra time Thursday morning and want to learn about what law enforcement in Quincy is doing, then you might want to check out the Quincy Police Department’s “Coffee with a Cop” event.