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ACH falls into consolation bracket in state softball tournament
YAKIMA — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors fell 5-8 in the quarterfinal bracket to the Colton Wildcats during th…
New Crescent Bar boat launch opens May 26
EPHRATA — Ignore the clouds and rain and the temperatures that keep hovering around 60 degrees. Summer really is coming. The new shoreline boat launch at Cresc…
'Map of the heart'
WILSON CREEK — All the moms and dads and uncles and grandmas and special friends made Megan Walter’s tiny kindergarten class seem even smaller.
Moses Lake woman charged with robbery, assault
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake woman was charged for pulling a gun on a car salesman during a test drive.
The power of pixels CB Tech duo brings home state championship
MOSES LAKE — Grant Bewick and Micah Johnson liked their chances after the first day of state FBLA competition. “Hey, this is ours,” Micah said.
Sister City Exchange fundraiser set for June 10
MOSES LAKE — For the 36th summer, three Moses Lake teens will spend about 10 days in Yonezawa, Japan, and three Yonezawa teens will spend about 10 days in Mose…
Garden Heights 4th-graders get new bike helmets
MOSES LAKE — Llayleni Fuentes already had a bike helmet.
Court denies immigrant's appeal
SPOKANE — The Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3, denied the appeal of a Mexican immigrant who sought to vacate a guilty plea on the grounds of receiving misadvice from his attorney.
Wilson Creek swats at mosquito problem
EPHRATA — Wilson Creek has a mosquito problem.
Moses Lake man's body found
MOSES LAKE — A farmworker found the body of a missing Moses Lake man Tuesday afternoon in an irrigation ditch north of Grant County International Airport.
Ephrata Legion post hosts Honor Flight fundraiser
EPHRATA — American Legion Post No. 28, Ephrata, will sponsor events to raise money for the Inland Northwest Honor Flight organization and talk about the Americ…
Grant County unemployment down from last year
YAKIMA — A smaller labor force in Grant County contributed to a drop in the unemployment rate between March 2016 and March 2017.
MLPD officers awarded state Medal of Honor
MOSES LAKE — Four Moses Lake Police Department officers have been awarded Washington state’s Medal of Honor for their lifesaving efforts during a call last sum…
Faircloth pleads guilty to manslaughter
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing his son during an incident in Moses Lake in January.
David Nickels back in court for retrial
EPHRATA — David Nickels was back in Grant County on Tuesday after an appellate court overturned his past murder conviction.
Human error cause of PUD outage
EPHRATA — A closed switch on a battery charger at a Grant County PUD substation led to a spectacular explosion and electrical outage that cut power to the Ephr…