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BASIN SPORTS SCHEDULE: March 30 – April 6, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — Students head into spring break this week, but spring sports continue to pick up as local athlete…
ACH girls triumph over Willapa Valley
COULEE CITY — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors secured a decisive 58-22 victory against the visiting Willapa Valley Vikings on Feb. 25. The non-league chall…
Let's cuddle for a movie, shall we?
MOSES LAKE – Hey there stranger, shall we go rob from the rich and give to the poor? I’m Artemis, and frankly, I think Robin Hood is simply a classic movie tha…
Columbia Basin Herald intern has a passion for politics
MOSES LAKE — Elizah Lourdes Rendorio didn’t really know what to expect from the Columbia Basin. “I was a little bit scared, I'm not gonna lie,” she said. “…
Three stitches and a championship
RITZVILLE – With sweat glistening on his brow and blood dripping down his eye bandage, Brock Tracy, a senior wrestler from Lind-Ritzville High School, etched h…
Othello man arraigned for possessing explicit images of children
OTHELLO — An Othello man was arraigned Feb. 26 in federal court in the Eastern District of Washington on 11 counts of possession or production of material with…
Gun show comes to fairgrounds this weekend
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fairgrounds will be the place to be March 8-9 for firearms enthusiasts, both serious buyers and the folks who just like to look. …
BBCC hosts welding competition
MOSES LAKE – Students from Moses Lake High School, Columbia High School and Newport High School participated in a friendly welding competition Friday morning a…
Weather for the week of March 3, 2025
Weather for the week of March 3, 2025
Defense key to ACH boys state basketball round two win
WENATCHEE — The Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors used a stifling defense to take a decisive 69-34 win over the Ocosta Wildcats in the second round of the Class …
Man killed in accidental shooting
MOSES LAKE — An 18-year-old Moses Lake man was killed when he and another man were reportedly playing with a gun late Thursday night.
Car chase, robberies make for busy MLPD shift
MOSES LAKE — Two people were arrested for theft after a pursuit and another in a separate burglary, both in Moses Lake, while Moses Lake Police Department dete…
Groff Elementary closed this week after electrical incident
MOSES LAKE – Groff Elementary School students will be attending classes from home this week after an electrical problem caused an unidentified person to be sho…
Dent's ag exemption bill for CCA costs moving forward
OLYMPIA - Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, is working to fulfill lawmakers' promise to exempt Washington farmers and ranchers from cap-and-trade fuel taxes in a ne…
Columbia Basin Events for March 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring is finally almost here, and high school plays, crafts, live music and Grant County’s iconic Space Burgers await. Here’s what’s happenin…
One championship claimed, aiming for more
COULEE CITY — In a display of skill and tenacity, Noah Butler, a sophomore wrestler from Almira/Coulee-Hartline High School, captured the state championship ti…