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FISHING REPORT: Largemouth fishing excellent, smallmouth good at Potholes
MARDON — Largemouth bass fishing has been excellent this week. Fish top water baits early and late and have a Senk…
Triple-digit temperatures forecast for this week
MOSES LAKE — One of the positive things about 2020 so far has been spring and summer weather in the Columbia Basin, lots of sun but temperatures that stayed be…
24-year-old dead after collision on lake
MOSES LAKE — A 24-year-old Moses Lake man died Saturday morning from injuries suffered in a Friday night personal watercraft collision, according to law enforcement.
One dead, two hospitalized after collision
ROCK ISLAND — One man died and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle collision Saturday evening on state Route 28 near Rock Island in Douglas County.
Coronavirus: New cases reported
GRANT COUNTY — Grant County Health District reported 30 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Friday. However, the district’s total of new cases in cities totaled 36: 10 new cases in Ephrata, eig…
Verizon giving away backpacks, scholarships
MOSES LAKE — Verizon Wireless in Moses Lake is participating again this year in a major, nationwide backpack giveaway for students ahead of the start of the school year.
Adams County to start COVID-19 screenings
RITZVILLE — Beginning Monday, July 20, Adams County will implement COVID-19 screenings in Othello and Ritzville for all members of the public who enter county buildings for court services.
Local hospitals review plans to handle a surge, required in reopening plan
EPHRATA — One of the possibilities of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak is that a sudden increase in patients with the virus could fill a local hospital to capa…
Two ML intersections stand out in police department data
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department issued more than 10,000 citations last year based on infractions caught by traffic cameras at just four intersect…
Ephrata aims to fix city library roof
EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata hopes to begin repair work on the city’s leaky library roof this fall.
Othello doctor’s new app helps care for babies
OTHELLO — An Othello doctor is helping medical professionals treat jaundice, a disease that can cause serious health problems in newborns, through technology.
Coronavirus: 26 cases reported in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — Twenty-six new cases of the coronavirus were reported in Grant County on Thursday, including four new cases each in Ephrata, Moses Lake, and the Quincy and Mattawa areas, and three in Warden, accordi…
Spokane man sentenced to federal prison
SPOKANE — A former Ferris High School assistant football coach was sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison Thursday in a case that involved underage girls, including one from Moses Lake.
Cruising against cancer, cruising for Dezi
MOSES LAKE — When the last car honked its horn, revved its engine and drove by, Desiree Giaconia started crying.
As next school year looms, MLSD wrangles with reopening safely
MOSES LAKE — Though the Moses Lake School District is still in the process of finalizing a plan to safely start the new school year in late August, one thing i…
Coronavirus: 13 new cases in Grant County
GRANT COUNTY — There were 13 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday, including five in Moses Lake, three in Royal City, three in the Quincy area, and two in Ephrata, according to Grant C…