Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

Updated 22 minutes ago

FIRE REPORT: Fire danger remains high, air quality good in the Basin

MOSES LAKE — Due to rainy weather, the Blue Lake fire that has burned in the Cascades since July 29 was showing ...

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
FIRE REPORT: Weather shift could make fire season worse

PORTLAND, Ore. — Despite the recent cooler and rainy conditions that moderated fire activity in the Northwest, fire season continues with a change in the wea...

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Art and walk to raise Alzheimer’s awareness set for Friday, Saturday

MOSES LAKE – Area residents will be flexing their artistic talents and putting on their walking shoes to decorate for Colors of Hope, Friday, and the Walk to...

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
FIRE REPORT: Small fire near Vantage extinguished, Yakima River Canyon blazes grow quickly

YAKIMA — Two wildfires are burning in the Yakima River canyon between Yakima and Ellensburg, according to the Bureau of Land Management...

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Fresh news: Walleye fishing good, crappie and bluegill out at Potholes

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,027.8 feet, dropping 0.3 feet this week. We are currently 1.3 feet above low pool. The water temperature i...

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
FIRE REPORT: Fire closes one side of I-82, Cowlitz Complex expected to slow down

MOSES LAKE — The 182-acre Tendollar fire that sprang up Sunday on I-82 between Yakima and Ellensburg was 40% contained Monday, according to the National Inte...

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Local firefighters mobilized for large wildfires

MOSES LAKE — It’s been a long, hot, smoky summer throughout the state. It seemed like every other day there was a new wildfire starting somewhere and air qua...

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Weather for Monday, Sept. 11, 2023

Weather for Monday, Sept. 11, 2023

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
FIRE REPORT: Acreage estimates down on Cowlitz Complex fires

MOSES LAKE — Of the 30 fires that make up the Cowlitz Complex in Gifford Pinchot National Forest between Mount Rainier and the Columbia River, half are now o...

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Fresh news: Good walleye, largemouth at Potholes this week

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,028.10 feet, dropping 0.15 feet this week. We are currently 1.6 feet above low pool. The water temperature...

Updated 3 weeks ago
FIRE REPORT: Oregon Road fire under control, Cowlitz Complex holding steady

ELK, Wash. — The Oregon Road fire about 31 miles north of Spokane was 90% contained at 10,817 acres Tuesday, according to a statement from the Northeast Wash...

Updated 3 weeks ago
Community Days: Warden residents, guests gather for annual celebration

WARDEN – Citizens of Warden filled up Ash Street and Warden Volunteer Park for the Community Days celebration over Labor Day weekend. From Saturday to Monday...

Updated 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Quincy building burns, various fires trouble Washington

QUINCY — An empty building burned in the wee hours of Sunday morning in Quincy, according to a statement from Grant County Fire District 3. At a little af...

Updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Grant County Fair ‘23 in review

MOSES LAKE – Another year of the Grant County fair is come and gone, with victories, memories and maybe too much junk food eaten and beverages imbibed. Here’...

Updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Cowlitz Complex grows to more than 40 fires

MOSES LAKE — The Cowlitz Complex that cropped up last weekend in Gifford Pinchot National Forest between Mount Rainier and the Columbia River has now grown t...

Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Fresh news: Walleye, largemouth fishing good at Potholes

The current water level on Potholes Reservoir is 1,028.25 feet, rising 0.55 feet this week. We are currently 1.75 feet above low pool. The water temperature ...