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Huskies baseball season concludes at home
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (22-4) concluded their season after suffering an 8-7 loss to the Selah Vikings in th…
Chili experts to vie for bragging rights in cookoff Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Cooks will be putting their best chili forward Saturday, and the public can get a taste, at the first Chili Cookoff sponsored by the Grant County chapter of ABATE of Washington. Cooks fire up their sto…
Man sentenced in high-speed chase
SOAP LAKE — A Ephrata man will be spending 60 days in jail for leading deputies on a high-speed chase that reach 95 mph near Soap Lake.
Tradition!
MOSES LAKE — The tale of a beleaguered dad, his daughters and times a-changin’ will come to the stage early next month in the Basin Community Theatre productio…
Gang member sentenced in Quincy shooting
QUINCY — A gang member was sentenced for opening fire at a vehicle carrying an adult and two young children in Quincy in January 2016.
Royal City man injured after falling asleep at the wheel
ROYAL CITY — A man from Royal City was injured Saturday morning after he allegedly fell asleep at the wheel and rear-ended a tractor.
Judge allows group to testify on behalf of school bond
MOSES LAKE — A Grant County judge has accepted a petition from a group of Moses Lake voters to intervene in a suit asking the court to invalidate the results of the Feb. 14 bond election.
Electric City man dies in rollover crash
ELECTRIC CITY — Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a deadly Wednesday rollover collision near Electric City.
Fugitive reportedly spotted in Moses Lake
KENNEWICK — A man who is sought by the Kennewick Police Department was spotted in Moses Lake Wednesday.
Fourth MRJ laid over in Hawaii
MOSES LAKE — Mitsubishi Aircraft’s fourth regional jet did not arrive at Grant County International Airport on Thursday after a problem in flight forced the plane to return to Honolulu.
2 people injured in Royal City collision Wednesday
ROYAL CITY — Two Royal City residents were injured in a two-vehicle collision in Royal City Wednesday.
Grant, Adams counties included in governor's emergency proclamation
OLYMPIA — Grant and Adams counties may soon be seeing funds come through to help with recovery from this winter’s storms, as both counties have been included i…
Work continues on transit center
MOSES LAKE — The new Grant County Transit Authority transportation center in Moses Lake is on track to open in July.
City: Funding street work expensive but necessary
MOSES LAKE — Streets and roads, and how they’re paid for, has become a topic of discussion in Moses Lake since city officials voted to start a transportation b…
Former vice-principal from Grand Coulee sentenced for receiving child porn
SPOKANE — A Grand Coulee man and former vice-principal at Lake Roosevelt Elementary School in Coulee Dam will be serving seven years in federal prison after pr…
George man charged in Quincy armed robbery
QUINCY — One of three suspects in a late-January armed robbery in Quincy has been charged in Grant County Superior Court with four crimes.