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From Portland animal shelter to GCSO K-9 unit—meet Nova, a dog with a nose for drugs
EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has added a new four-legged member to its team. Nova, a nearly 2-year-…
Giant transport plane makes layover at Port of Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The 15-member crew of a Russia-based Volga-Dnepr Airlines transport plane will be spending the next few weeks in Moses Lake.
Inslee orders state, health care workers to get vaccine
SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee is ordering all state government employees and health care workers across Washington to become fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 18 or risk losing their jobs.
Equal rides: Ephrata car community welcomes all enthusiasts
EPHRATA — When informal car meetups spring up across Grant County, most enthusiasts aren’t hoping to see anything specific.
Othello woman dies in collision near Moses Lake
An Othello woman died Saturday morning in a collision on a gravel driveway near Moses Lake.
Grant County PUD Commissioner Walker dies
Grant County PUD Commissioner Dale Walker, 75, died Sunday from complications with lung cancer, according to a release from the PUD on Monday.
Helping sands: ORV group maintains Moses Lake Mud Flats and Sand Dunes roads
The Sand Scorpions ORV Group board and a handful of volunteers met at North Trail Road toward the mud flats area of the Moses Lake Mud Flats and Sand Dunes Sat…
Long-term care tax looms for nearly all Washington workers
PULLMAN — Workers across Washington state are facing a choice they have to make about long-term care insurance.
More than just a job: Hospice nursing is a demanding, but satisfying calling
MOSES LAKE — Maryann McCarty said nursing hospice patients is more than a job.
Quincy woman sentenced after 2018 fatal collision
A Quincy woman was sentenced Tuesday in Grant County Superior Court to 60 months (five years) in prison for apparently driving drunk, speeding and killing a man in a 2018 collision.
Mattawa man may face vehicular homicide charge
A Lind man died and a Mattawa man was injured, and may face a vehicular homicide charge, due to an early Sunday collision on state Route 243 near Desert Aire.
She Se Puede pop-up market continues tour
The She Se Puede all-women business owners pop-up market spent the weekend at the Cup of Joy Espresso parking lot, 505 Basin St. SW, in Ephrata.
Teen injured in Adams County collision
A teenager was injured Friday afternoon in a collision on Interstate 90 near Palm Lake in Adams County, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Two Othello men die from collision near Royal City
Two Othello men died Thursday from a collision about 1 mile north of Royal City.
By the numbers: EWU economist gives city council statistics on population, crime rate, graduation, median income
MOSES LAKE — “Numbers are stories. They’re not numbers. They’re actually stories, so the context helps explain that story,” said Dr. Patrick Jones of Eastern W…
Quincy voters support one-year hospital levy
MOSES LAKE — Grant County election officials continue to count ballots and post unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election.