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Updated 1 day, 7 hours ago

WEATHER: April 20-24

Monday: Partly sunny, high near 81. Partly cloudy overnight, with a low about 50.

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
FIRE REPORT: High temps increase fire risks

PORTLAND, Ore.— Almost 85% of all fires in the Northwest this year have been caused by human action, according to data from the Northwest Interagency Fire Cent…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
One killed in Moses Lake shooting

MOSES LAKE — A shooting claimed one life and injured two other people in the Knolls Vista neighborhood of Moses Lake early Sunday morning...

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Sizzlin’ fun

MOSES LAKE — It being summer and with the weather gods sometimes having a nasty sense of humor, it was probably to be expected. “It’s going to be hot this w…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Pinning the competition

MOSES LAKE – Many athletes spend time over the summer working on their craft – that’s no different for Moses Lake sophomore Reese Prescott, who placed sixth at…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Vittles for a queen

MOSES LAKE — Seven-year-old Lila Stacy began her reign as queen of the rodeo at the annual Cowboy Breakfast Friday. The Cowboy Breakfast is the traditional kic…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Weather for Monday, Aug. 14, 2023

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch for much of eastern Washington and northern Idaho from Monday through Thursday. An extreme heat w…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
GALLERY: Basin summer sports

COLUMBIA BASIN — From the diamond to the golf course, local athletes stayed busy throughout the summer. With fall sports practices beginning this week, let’s t…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
BBCC brings on Daviaire Dickerson as men’s wrestling coach

MOSES LAKE — As a former collegiate wrestler himself, Daviaire Dickerson knows how to connect with wrestlers from the role of a coach. Now, Dickerson is lookin…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
News bites for Aug. 14, 2023

MOSES LAKE — The Washington State Patrol has released more information regarding the fatal collision on I-90 east of Moses Lake Aug. 9. Derek Jay Duplichan,…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Fire update for Aug. 14, 2023

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii had claimed at least 80 lives as of Saturday, according to the Associated Press. The city of just under 13…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Fair week

MOSES LAKE — Everything slows down a little bit in Grant County during the third week of August. It could be because it’s the hottest part of the summer, or it…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Distilled ribbon cutting

Moses Lake Distillery cut the ribbon Thursday on its new location at 121 W. Third Ave., inside Love & Lumber in downtown Moses Lake. Moses Lake Distillery offe…

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Warden council approves port annexation agreement

WARDEN – The Warden City Council voted unanimously during Tuesday’s regular meeting to approve and sign an annexation agreement with the Port of Warden followi…

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80th ride: Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo has full slate for its oak anniversary

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo turns 80 this year, and it’s doing it in a big way. “It's going to be huge,” said Tyler Brown, treasurer of the ro…

Updated 2 years, 8 months ago
Moses Lake council looks at water project funding

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake City Council approved a motion six to one during Tuesday’s regular meeting to revise the city’s 2023 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA…