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WA’s ban on assault weapon sales withstands another round in court
A judge last month once again upheld Washington’s 2023 law banning the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms clas…
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in an a…
Mattawa clinic puts levy proposal on November ballot
MATTAWA — Grant County Hospital District 5, also known as the Mattawa Community Medical Clinic, is asking voters to consider a proposal to change the amount of…
OTHELLO CITY COUNCIL POSITION 1 Q&A: Dorow vs. Camp
OTHELLO — Incumbent Genna Dorow is being challenged by Kelli Camp for Position 1 on the Othello City Council. The Columbia Basin Herald provided identical ques…
Future of Moses Lake to be discussed at daylong council meeting
MOSES LAKE — The future of Moses Lake, and how to plan for it, will be the subject of a daylong Moses Lake City Council meeting Sept. 16. City Manager Rob Karl…
QUINCY CITY COUNCIL POSITION 5: Dormier and Shelton
QUINCY — Incumbent Dave Dormier is being challenged by Pete Shelton for Position 5 on the Quincy City Council. The Columbia Basin Herald gave identical questio…
Western states launch vaccine alliance amid CDC shake-up
(The Center Square) – The states of California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii are launching the West Coast Health Alliance to provide immunization recommendati…
SOAP LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT POS. 5 Q&A: Leavell vs. Novik
SOAP LAKE – There are two candidates running for the Soap Lake School District Director position 5 role. The candidates are Rebecca Leavell and Mark Novick. …
GCFD 8 commissioner candidates discuss visions for future
MATTAWA – A candidate forum for the upcoming fire commissioner election for Grant County Fire District 8 was held at Wahluke High School on August 28. The foru…
WARDEN SCHOOL BOARD: Candidate Q&A
WARDEN – There are two candidates running for the Warden School District Director District 5 position. These candidates are incumbent Shawn Clausen and candida…
Leitz discusses challenges, future of Port District 3
MATTAWA – Matthus Leitz, the unopposed candidate for the Grant County Port District 3 Port Commissioner position 2 seat, shared his vision for the local econom…
Grant Co. Democrats award prizes in candy count game
MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Democrats have tabulated the results of their Count the Candy game at the Grant County Fair this year, according to an announceme…
Ferguson pauses approval of major solar project in central Washington
Gov. Bob Ferguson is tapping the brakes on a controversial solar farm proposed in south-central Washington to allow more time to appraise concerns of Yakama Na…
QUINCY MAYORAL RACE: Candidate Q&A
QUINCY — The Quincy Mayoral Race consists of candidates, incumbent Paul Worley and Manny Rodriguez. Both candidates were given the same deadline and set of que…
$30M hospital bond to run again in general election
EPHRATA – The Columbia Basin Hospital Board has decided to run its $30 million bond measure on the general ballot in November after it failed in the primary el…
RITZVILLE CITY COUNCIL: Candidate Q&A with Michelle Plumb
RITZVILLE – The race for the Ritzville City Council consists of two candidates, Michelle Plumb and Eric Ottmar. Plumb responded to a set of five questions pres…