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Updated 6 hours, 36 minutes ago

Hispanic cultures blend at UMANI

MOSES LAKE — The range of cultures represented in downtown Moses Lake was broad: Mexican, Caribbean and South Amer…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Othello Police Department swears in a new officer

Tyson Cox, 37, is the newest officer in the Othello Police Department, as he was sworn in Monday by Othello Mayor Shawn Logan.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
A path forward: Moses Lake residents make transition to stable housing

The Open Doors Sleep Center opened in December. They arrived January 20 and had a home four days later.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Royal student wins award in regional art show

Royal High School senior Fernandez Ruiz-Cisneros said he was looking for something to draw one afternoon in art class. The resulting piece won him a $2,000 art…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Othello to keep schools on blended schedule

Othello schools may remain in a hybrid model through the end of the school year, with the goal of returning to complete in-person instruction at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Othello schools looking for bus drivers

Holly Gross, assistant transportation director for the Othello School District, said driving a school bus is pretty fun.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
In the right place: Royal City’s new police chief has found his niche

Royal City Police Chief Rey Rodriguez said he decided early on that Royal City was the place for him.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Othello PD to expand detective division

The Othello Police Department will expand its detective division to address changes in patterns of crime.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Grant, Adams counties play waiting game on vacant landfill

Grant and Adams counties plan for more trash as the population grows, but owners of a 23-year-old empty landfill have no timeline for opening. They are, howeve…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Worker protection bill heads to Senate

House Bill 1076 would allow a person to bring a qui tam action against an employer if employee protection laws were violated.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Cattail fire threatens nearby homes

Moses Lake Fire Department and Grant County Fire District 5 responded to a fire Tuesday afternoon in the 1300 block of West Marina Drive.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Moses Lake police search for robbery suspects

Moses Lake police are looking for two robbery suspects.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
For the kids: Moses Lake moves forward with new recreation center funding plan

The Moses Lake City Council approved, with two 7-0 votes, the funding plan and contractors for the Larson Recreation Center, moving forward with the new facili…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Arraignment in Othello manslaughter case delayed

The arraignment of an Othello man charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of his 4-year-old son has been postponed one week.

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
Wildfire reduction bill moves to Senate

House Bill 1168 would require the state Department of Natural Resources to create a mapping tool to pinpoint the location of small forest landowners who may be…

Updated 5 years, 6 months ago
ML woman appears in court for alleged arson

A Moses Lake woman charged with second-degree arson appeared last week in Grant County Superior Court.