Mary Boman Downs

August 19, 1933 – October 30, 2016

Tomas "Tom" Quintanilla

Tomas "Tom" Quintanilla Sr., a longtime resident of Moses Lake passed away at the age of 74, Monday, January 13, 2014, of complication of ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease in Tijuana, Baja, Mexico, with his wife, Maria and extended family by his side. Funeral services were held in Tijuana on January 15, 2014. Tom was born in Hargill, Texas on July 22, 1939 to Margarito Z. Quintanilla and Carolina L. Quintanilla. He attended school in Weslaco, Texas, Saticoy and Corcoran, California and Washington. In his younger years he traveled with his parents, who were migrant workers, to Michigan, Texas, Arizona, California and Washington following the crop harvest. In 1956 his parents finally settled in Sunnyside, Washington where they worked for various farmers in the Yakima valley area. They were able to earn enough money to buy a small farm and trucks to haul agriculture commodities. While living there Tom quit going to school at the age of 16 to help supplement his parent's income and help support the family. He worked for various farmers and drove truck for his father.

Ardean Brent Child

January 5, 1942 – November 13, 2015

January 5, 1942 – November 13, 2015

Guy Coates, longtime AP reporter in Louisiana, dies at 80

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Guy Coates, a former Associated Press correspondent who covered Gulf Coast hurricanes and civil rights, dodged gunfire during a New Orleans sniper's shooting spree and chronicled the tumult of politics in his native Louisiana for four decades, died late Tuesday. He was 80.

In Greek city, segregated graves extend COVID-19 isolation

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Even after death, COVID-19 victims endure harrowing isolation in Thessaloniki, the city in Greece most acutely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

N Ireland leaders call for calm after night of violence

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Young people set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Britain's exit from the European Union has unsettled an uneasy political balance.

Finding balance in occupational licensing

Recently, the Institute for Justice (Institute) determined state licensing barriers for lower-income workers and aspiring entrepreneurs not only hurts people trying to establish themselves in a profession, but annually drives consumer prices up by $203 billion.

Top Iran leader: Trump is a 'clown' who will betray Iranians

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader said President Donald Trump is a "clown" who only pretends to support the Iranian people but will “push a poisonous dagger” into their backs, as he struck a defiant tone in his first Friday sermon in Tehran in eight years.

Grandfather, Navy vet among 5 victims of Wisconsin shooting

The five men who were killed by a co-worker at a Milwaukee brewery include an electrician, a Navy veteran, a father of two small children, a fisherman and a grandfather who is being remembered as someone who "always put his family's needs before his own.”

NV--Nevada News Digest

Good afternoon. Here’s a new, updated look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Nevada.

NV--Nevada News Digest

Good afternoon. Here’s a new, updated look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Nevada.

NV--Nevada News Digest

Good afternoon. Here’s a new, updated look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Nevada.

NV--Nevada News Digest

Good afternoon. Here’s a new, updated look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Nevada.

Rodolfo A. Dabalos

On Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, Rodolfo (Rudy) Dabalos, loving husband, father of three daughters and grandfather of seven passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 80 in Othello, Washington. He died from complications of an unknown systemic infection. He was born on May 8, 1942, in Worland, Wyoming to Mary and Eligio Dabalos. His family moved to Wapato, Washington when he was a year old. He graduated from Wapato High School in 1960, enlisted in the U.S. Army, graduated from Big Bend Community College, and in 1977 graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic with his doctorate in chiropractic. In 1966, a Moses Lake newsclip and picture of a pretty college student, Lottie Flores, caught his eye and he knew he had to ask her out on a date. He called every single Flores in the phone book until he found Lottie and asked her out. Rudy and Lottie married in 1967 and were married 55 years.

Thomasene Gail Lybbert

Even in the last three years, as she had done the previous seven decades, despite COVID (or perhaps because of it), Thomasene made new friends. After moving into a new home in Richland, Washington, she did not sit and wait and hope someone would come knock on her door – she went out and met everyone. Growing up, Thomasene overcame childhood illnesses that interrupted many things in her early life. Despite some of these disadvantages Thomasene enjoyed many childhood and teenage activities. She played the flute in the high school band and enjoyed performing at the high school football games. She enjoyed church dance festivals and danced in the All-Church dance festival in Salt Lake City. Thomasene graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1968. She then attended Brigham Young University.

Scott DuVall

Scott DuVall, 54, passed away in Moses Lake, Washington, on March 16, 2023, after a long illness. Scott was born in Sunnyside, Washington, on Sept. 19, 1968, to Dwight and Carolyn DuVall. He was the oldest of five children. He attended school in Royal City, Washington, graduating from Royal High School in 1987. Scott was a member of the National Honor Society and school clubs, and earned nine athletic sports letters – four in football, three in track and two in basketball. Scott attended Big Bend Community College, earning his AA degree. He transferred to Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, where he earned his Bachelor of Education degree in history and math. He taught school in Longview, Washington, earning his Master of Education degree along the way. Scott met his wife, Cris Baca, at a ballroom dancing studio in Portland, Oregon, where they danced a couple of nights a week; they were married in 2001. He later changed careers, attending Washington State University in Spokane, to earn his doctor of pharmacy degree in 2007. Scott moved to Moses Lake in 2015 and did some substitute teaching in the Moses Lake School District.

Grandfather, Navy vet among 5 victims of Wisconsin shooting

The five men who were killed by a co-worker at a Milwaukee brewery include an electrician, a Navy veteran, a father of two small children, a fisherman and a grandfather who is being remembered as someone who "always put his family's needs before his own.”

2 former eBay employees plead guilty in harassment scheme

BOSTON (AP) — Two former eBay Inc. employees pleaded guilty Thursday to their roles in a campaign to terrorize a publisher and editor of an online newsletter critical of the company with a scheme that included live spiders and other disturbing deliveries sent to their home.

Suspect in fatal shooting of high school student in custody

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — The person suspected of shooting and killing a 17-year-old Liberty High School student last week turned himself in Friday, according to the Hillsboro Police Department.

Dutch Cardinal emeritus Adrianus Simonis dies at age 88

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cardinal emeritus Adrianus Simonis, who led the Dutch Catholic Church during a period of secularization in society and, after his retirement, had to confront abuse in the church, has died at age 88, his former archdiocese of Utrecht announced Wednesday.