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Spain shuts down France and Kylian Mbappé, advances to the World Cup final with a 2-0 victory
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mikel Oyarzabal scored from the penalty spot after a heady play by teenager Lamine Yamal, …
Huskies travel to the west side for quarterfinals matchup
OTHELLO – Coming off a 49-12 win over No. 12 seed Washington High School, the No. 5 Othello Huskies now prepare to travel to an undefeated No. 4 Enumclaw team,…
Purr-paring your home
After finding the perfect feline friend at a rescue or shelter to add to the family, many people cannot wait to bring their new addition home. Because cats fr…
Parades, celebrations mark start of holiday season
MOSES LAKE — The first two weeks of December will be filled with parades, visits with Santa, tree lighting - lots of lights everywhere, in fact – as local comm…
First and foremost cowgirls
MOSES LAKE — Annabelle Booth said she was a great deal more confident going into this year’s Miss Moses Lake Roundup competition than she was in 2021. “I ran …
‘We belong to the land’
MOSES LAKE — At an hour-long ceremony on Tuesday, officials with the city of Moses Lake formally recognized the city sits on the homeland of the Moses-Columbia…
Suspect in custody in Othello shooting
OTHELLO — A juvenile suspect was taken into custody in the Tri-Cities Wednesday in connection with an early-morning shooting in Othello that left a Coulee Dam …
County, Port to cooperate in Larson improvements
MOSES LAKE — Grant County officials have proposed working with the Port of Moses Lake on a series of improvements on sidewalks and streets in the Larson commun…
Record-breaking family
MOSES LAKE – Competitive swimming is nothing new in the DuVall family, with Hollie DuVall – a 1998 graduate of Moses Lake High School who swam for the school’s…
Quincy to look for funding for indoor recreation facility project
QUINCY — Quincy city officials will be looking for funding options in 2023 to build an indoor recreation facility. Quincy City Council members directed city em…
Retelling meth's challenges
EPHRATA - Patrick Durkin, also known by his pen name, Boston Bornagain, recently published a book called “Fire & Ice: The Meth Bible” depicting the struggles o…
Martinez joins Big Bend CC Board of Trustees
MOSES LAKE — Bethany Martinez of Mattawa has been appointed to the Big Bend Community College Board of Trustees. Martinez is the director of multilingual and …
Othello traffic circles influenced traffic flows, study finds
OTHELLO — Traffic circles installed at intersections in a number of Othello neighborhoods apparently have slowed down drivers in those neighborhoods. City Engi…
Honoring those who served
EPHRATA — It may have been a short parade that wound through the streets of downtown Ephrata, but for those who both marched and watched in the town’s Veterans…
RECAP: Local teams compete for state titles
COLUMBIA BASIN – State championship season is in full swing for local teams here in the Columbia Basin, with seven schools sending teams off to state competiti…
Broncos place sixth at state
YAKIMA – The Lind-Ritzville Broncos placed sixth at last week’s 2B State Volleyball Tournament at the Yakima Valley SunDome, beginning their run with a sweep o…