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Legislators to consider bill on realtor disclosure
The House Consumer Protection & Business Committee will consider, during an executive session Wednesday, legislation holding real estate sellers accountable fo…
Shooting for the top: MLCA/CCS player exceeds 1,000-point mark
MOSES LAKE – Pierre Boorman, a senior at Moses Lake Christian Academy, has been tearing up the court – averaging more than 20 points per game for the Moses Lak…
MLHS wrestling teams battle Eisenhower
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake wrestling teams went up against Eisenhower High School on Thursday.
Quincy boys basketball team adds two wins
The Quincy High School boys basketball team was on the road, taking two more victories last week.
Schools get mastery-based learning grants
The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) recently announced the award of tens of thousands of dollars in funding for mastery-based learning programs to 1…
A place to stay: Moses Lake continues to tackle shelter challenges
MOSES LAKE — The city of Moses Lake continues to work to help those facing shelterlessness, but getting a consensus in the community and from city council seem…
Quincy boys to battle for district title
QUINCY – The Quincy High School boys basketball team bounced back from a more than 20-point deficit to defeat Chelan High School on Tuesday – another step towa…
Voters to decide on educational program and operations levies
ROYAL CITY, MATTAWA — Voters in two local school districts will decide on replacement educational program and operations (EP&O) levy proposals in a special ele…
Vintage variety: Car repair shop is a walk into the past
MOSES LAKE — Walk in the door at Shade Tree Customs and there is a full-size 1920s-era gas pump straight ahead. It’s a reproduction, but there it is – 6 feet t…
Construction company fined in connection with Beverly bridge death
A Bellingham construction company could be fined nearly $284,000 for not ensuring safeguards were in place to keep workers from falling off the Beverly Railroa…
Two injured in collision on state Route 26
Two people were injured Friday afternoon in a collision on state Route 26 at Lucy Road, east of Othello, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Two students face possible charges after school lockdown
The Lind-Ritzville High School was in lockdown Thursday morning after a 16-year-old boy made threats against another student, according to an Adams County Sher…
WSP identifies woman who died in pedestrian-vehicle collision
A pedestrian – who died early Thursday morning when she was struck by a car on Interstate 90, east of George – was identified Saturday as Christina M. Schmelli…
MLPD supports bill on reasonable suspicion, use of force
The Washington State Senate is hearing a bill on Tuesday that reverts the standard for law enforcement making a stop to reasonable suspicion rather than proba…
MLCA/CCS fights hard against Sunnyside Christian
The Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (MLCA/CCS) basketball teams went up against Sunnyside Christian School on Tuesday.