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UPDATED: Former Moses Lake doctor arrested after shootout with U.S. Marshals in Florida
STUART, Fla. — Former Moses Lake surgeon Thomas Earl Steffens, 72, has been arrested in Florida after an altercati…
Moses Lake man arrested in connection with November murder
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man has been apprehended in California by the U.S. Marshal’s Service in connection with a November 2023 murder in Montlake Park.
WA delegation shows the Evergreen State’s aerospace leadership at UK airshow
OLYMPIA – The largest delegation from Washington state ever, led by Lt. Governor Denny Heck and State Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, is currently in the United Kingdom attending the 2024 Farnborough Internatio…
Local legislators, bipartisan politicians call for reason in wake of attempted assassination
MOSES LAKE — Seeking ways to reduce the political temperature in a presidential election year, how to apply lessons learned in other political forums, improvin…
Newhouse focused on momentum in reelection bid
MOSES LAKE – Rep. Dan Newhouse, R–Wash., said he’s running for reelection because he feels like he still has work to do and because his time in office has conn…
Sessler discusses priorities if elected to Congress
PROSSER – Jerrod Sessler, a Republican from Prosser, is running for the U.S. Congress against incumbent Dan Newhouse, R–Wash., and Tiffany Smiley, among others…
Illegal northern border crossings continue to break records
(The Center Square) – Illegal border crossings at the northern border continue to break records, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Bord…
WA officials sign pledge to shift to treatment-first homelessness approach
(The Center Square) – Government officials across Washington state are signing a policy pledge that prioritizes a “treatment-first” approach to lowering the st…
FIRE REPORT: Spokane neighborhood evacuated
SPOKANE — A fast-spreading wildfire triggered level 3 (leave now) evacuation orders to a 2.5-square mile area southwest of Spokane Tuesday afternoon, according…
Hunter Biden convicted
WILMINGTON, Del. – Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has been convicted of three felony charges stemming from the purchase of a revolver in 2018. The c…
2024 Congressional Art Competition winners named
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., announced Tuesday Spokane resident Hawwi Jebena as the winner of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition…
USDA wildfire plan issued
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland issued Monday a joint memo to federal agency leaders with wildfi…
Trump convicted in New York
NEW YORK, New York – A jury returned guilty verdicts on 34 felony counts in the hush-money case against former President Donald J. Trump Thursday making him th…
Open house set for Reclamation fire station
GRAND COULEE – Construction work at the Bureau of Reclamation fire station is near completion near the west gate to the Grand Coulee Power Office near the inte…
Eligible WA students to get summer meal cards
(The Center Square) – More than 500,000 Washington state children will receive new EBT cards for summer meals. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer progra…
Uzbek delegation visits Big Bend
MOSES LAKE — Interest in a longtime Big Bend Community College educational exchange program brought a delegation of business owners and university professors f…