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WEATHER: May 26-30

Tuesday: Partly sunny, high near 68. Mostly cloudy overnight, low around 44.

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Goodies in the grass Easter egg hunts offered throughout the Basin

COLUMBIA BASIN — Although the weather has been less than ideal over the last couple of days, forecasts are predicting favorable conditions for several area Eas…

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Kennewick woman arrested in prostitution sting

MOSES LAKE — A prostitution advertisement posted on the internet landed a wanted Kennewick woman behind jail bars.

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Othello High School placed on lockdown

OTHELLO — Othello High School was placed on a brief lockdown Wednesday after a campus threat was allegedly made, according to the Othello School District’s Facebook page.

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Chad Bennett denied a mistrial

EPHRATA — Family and friends of murder victim Lucille Moore have a little more closure, as a judge denied a mistrial motion from the defense attorney of convic…

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Newhouse impressed by port, Mitsubishi

MOSES LAKE — As Rep. Dan Newhouse made his way through the maze that is Mitsubishi Aircraft’s test center here, he found himself somewhat overwhelmed.

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Grant PUD to consider contract for advanced electric meters

EPHRATA — Installation of new, advanced electric meters is projected to begin in September. Grant County PUD commissioners reviewed the proposed plan to buy an…

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
TB case suspected in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District is investigating a suspected case of tuberculosis in the county.

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Moses Lake Distinguished Young Women pageant Saturday

MOSES LAKE — Eight high school juniors will compete for the title of Moses Lake Distinguished Young Woman at 7 p.m. Saturday at Moses Lake High School, 803 Eas…

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Othello man charged in Warden robbery

WARDEN — A second suspect in a late March armed robbery in Warden is now facing charges in Grant County Superior Court.

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
2 arrested after drugs, stolen gun found in ML home

MOSES LAKE — A man and woman are now lodged in the Grant County Jail after police reportedly recovered almost a pound of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and a…

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Salmon: a big fish can go a long way

A good-sized salmon can make a few nice meals, but what if you are not too sure about chopping it up into meal-sized portions? Since I am not very good at fill…

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
George Industrial Park slated to receive state funding

GEORGE — An industrial park in George is slated to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds from the state’s proposed capital budgets for water and ro…

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Woman injured in Valley Road accident

MOSES LAKE — A 48-year-old woman was taken to Samaritan Hospital and arrested for DUI after she allegedly drove under the trailer portion of a semi early Saturday morning.

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Quincy data center seeks fewer generators

QUINCY — The air in Eastern Washington is going to be a little cleaner thanks to a request from the Dell data center in Quincy to significantly reduce the number of diesel powered backup generators.

Updated 9 years, 1 month ago
Standing watch