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More rain for Cascades, high winds for Columbia Basin this week
LEAVENWORTH — A second strong winter storm is projected to hit Washington this week, bringing heavy rains back to …
Commission approves Cascade Gas rate increase
LACEY — The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission has reached a provisional agreement with Kennewick-based Cascade Natural Gas that will allow the company to go ahead with a $7.2 million rate increase,…
Wapato man receives 50-year sentence for three homicides
SPOKANE — A Wapato man who pleaded guilty earlier this year to three counts of second-degree murder on Yakama tribal land has been sentenced to 50 years in fed…
Yakima project “flip-flop” operations underway
YAKIMA – A press release by the Bureau of Reclamation states they will begin their annual “flip-flop” operation in late August to aid in successful spawning and incubation of chinook salmon eggs. The bureau, in th…
State officials ask for help in eliminating invasive species.
OLYMPIA — Officials with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the Washington State Department of Agriculture are asking property owners and…
Grant PUD eyeing nuclear options
EPHRATA — Grant County PUD officials will continue to look at building a small nuclear reactor, called a small modular reactor or SMR, in conjunction with the …
Fire near St. John 100% contained
ST. JOHN — The Wagner Road Fire has been contained after burning approximately 7,300 acres. A press release from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources stated that the fire started on Aug. 18 about 1…
Lonestar headlines Grant Co. Fair
MOSES LAKE — Longtime country band Lonestar took the stage and gave fans live performances of classic hits and new sounds Aug. 18 at the Grant County Fair. …
Goodwill program receives funding for digital literacy program
TACOMA - A press release by Goodwill states that the five Goodwill agencies that serve Washington have received a one-year $3.68 million grant extension from the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Broadband …
Keeping the fair moving
MOSES LAKE — It looks - easy. Participants in livestock competition at the Grant County Fair enter the arena, they’re checked off, and at the end, the right ri…
Fair chicken showing goes virtual and...stuffed
MOSES LAKE — Poultry judge Emmett Wild stands across the table from the two young women in FFA jackets. He looks serious, as do the two teenage exhibitors, eve…
Spokane man sentenced for COVID-19 relief fraud
SPOKANE — A Spokane man has been sentenced to five years probation for COVID-19 relief fraud, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern Washington. Roshon Edward Thomas, 42, was se…
DOC to examine women’s prison practices
TUMWATER — The Washington State Department of Corrections has been handed an evaluation of the needs of the newly-created Women’s Prison Division, according to a press release from the DOC. The study, called the…
Reclamation seeks comments on Grant Coulee security upgrades
GRAND COULEE – In a press release on Aug. 15, the Bureau of Reclamation stated they are inviting the public to identify issues or alternatives for consideration in the development of an environmental assessment for…
DSHS annual art contest celebrates Child Support Awareness Month in August
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed August as Child Support Awareness Month. In recognition of this, the Department of Social and Health Services’ Division of Child Support is soliciting entries to its annual…
Vantage fire close to contained, but fire danger remains high
COLUMBIA BASIN — While fire crews in Kittitas and Yakima counties are close to fully containing both the Vantage Highway and Cow Canyon fires, blazes elsewhere…