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Updated 14 hours, 59 minutes ago

Man arrested in Moses Lake for drive-by shooting

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested in a drive-by shooting incident in the Cascade Valley area of Moses Lak…

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Royal, Wahluke qualify wrestlers for boys state tournament

ROYAL — Two Royal High School wrestlers and one Wahluke High School wrestler will be going to the state tournament Friday and Saturday.

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Othello boys wrestlers qualify 12 for state, win regional title

ELLENSBURG — The Othello High School boys wrestling team qualified 12 wrestlers for the state tournament and edged out Selah High School for the Region 4 title…

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Columbia Basin sends 37 wrestlers to state tournament

TACOMA — The Columbia Basin will be sending 37 wrestlers plus alternates to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Mat Classic XXXIII that will …

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Clarkston man injured in collision near Quincy

QUINCY — A Clarkston man was airlifted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after his pickup collided with a semi-truck about two miles west of Quincy Monday afternoon.

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
CBH gains new editor

MOSES LAKE — Robert Miller, or as many Columbia Basin Herald readers may know him, R. Hans Miller, was promoted from senior reporter to managing editor on Feb.…

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Grant County works to establish drug court

EPHRATA — Grant County is in the process of implementing a drug court aimed at reducing recidivism among defendants with a history of drug use associated with …

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Solar bill could provide tax breaks to panel manufacturers

MOSES LAKE — A bill proposed by Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, to give tax breaks to companies seeking to build solar panels in Washington is expected to get…

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Basin swimmers head to state

FEDERAL WAY — Fifteen Columbia Basin swimmers and divers will be headed to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association state swim and dive meet Feb. …

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Sweet meet: CB Tech students show their kitchen expertise

MOSES LAKE — Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech) saw nine bakers compete in the SkillsUSA regional commercial baking contest on Friday.

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Moses Lake, MLIRD look to partner on irrigation utility

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District is proposing to work with the City of Moses Lake to jointly study the development of a municipal irrigation utility to use lake water on parks, law…

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Warden High School locked down due to gas leak

Warden High School was put into a shelter-in-place scenario Monday morning after construction crews working nearby damaged an underground natural gas line.

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
MLCA/CCS, Soap Lake to battle for district title

The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School and Soap Lake High School boys basketball teams are set to battle for the district title on Thursday…

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Moses Lake High School cheer team wins two state championships

MOSES LAKE — No question about it, there were expectations for the Moses Lake High School cheer team going into the state championship.

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Quincy boys take district championship

WENATCHEE — The Quincy boys basketball team has been a force to be reckoned with this year, taking the league title and now the district title.

Updated 4 years, 5 months ago
Warden girls take second district win

WARDEN — The Warden High School girls basketball team took its second district victory with a 66-26 win over Tri-Cities Prep High School.