Five MLPD officers promoted, civilian honored

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Department swore in a new generation of leaders at the Moses Lake City Council Tuesday, according to an announcement from MLPD Chief David Sands, and also awarded the Citizen Service Award. The officers who were promoted following a rigorous and stressful training process, according to Sands, were:

River Dogs to host River Dog Memorial Tournament this weekend

MOSES LAKE – Local baseball fans can make the trip to Big Bend Community College to watch the River Dog Memorial 19U Tournament this weekend, featuring the AAA 18U Columbia Basin River Dogs and four other teams from across the state and into Canada.

RISE Association Announces the Launch of Research Project on Social Determinants of Health

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WA Republicans call out partisanship while Dems tout bipartisan successes

OLYMPIA - Wash. House and Senate Republicans are expressing frustration with a growing partisan legislature, which they say they witnessed during the recent state legislative session. Washington is a Democrat-majority state with Republicans often have a hard time standing in the way of Democrat-sponsored legislation. Republican legislators are complaining that Democrats excluded...

The Latest: Mexico stock market slumps, trading is halted

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on action in the financial markets (all times local):

This Date in Baseball

April 13

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Purdue snaps 4-game losing streak by beating Indiana 57-49

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Coach Matt Painter appreciated Purdue's defensive effort Thursday.

DeVos not enforcing pause on wage garnishments, lawsuit says

The U.S. Education Department has continued to garnish wages from workers who are behind on their student loan payments even after Congress ordered the agency to suspend the practice during the coronavirus pandemic, a new lawsuit charges.

Devils bring in “inspired” team, aim for state berth

WILSON CREEK – The Wilson Creek Devils finished 2022 one game shy of qualifying for state, falling to Waterville-Mansfield in the consolation game of the Central Washington B League Tournament in early November.

Bringing the energy

New Ephrata coach aims to amp up wrestling season

EPHRATA – After a whirling off-season where two head coaches were hired, the Ephrata boys wrestling team is ready to bring the energy to the mats this season under first-year head coach Austin Parker. “Honestly, as a whole, I was very surprised with how motivated and how disciplined these kids already are,” Parker said. “It trickled in from my intensity coming in the room, the seniors’ intensity, and it went down to the freshman. The whole room is just ready to work and give it 110%.” Parker got involved with wrestling at a young age at the USA Everett Wrestling Club, where he competed in tournaments with his brother through high school and continued even after joining the military.

Tough Dogs

River Dogs have strong showing early in Wood Bat Classic

MEDICAL LAKE – The 18U Columbia Basin River Dogs opened up the Spokane Wood Bat Classic with three wins on Friday and Saturday, including some impressive offensive showings across those wins. After a 3-1 win against Whatcom Post 7 to open up the tournament, the River Dogs got the bats rolling in a 15-8 win over Absolute Human Performance Academy. “It felt really good to go out and get two (wins) today,” River Dog co-Head Coach Brock Lybbert said. “Last week we had some challenging competition at WSU, so we needed to bounce back a little bit.” ...

BBCC proposes Tech Hub for Grant, Adams

OTHELLO – The Adams County Board of Commissioners met in Othello Wednesday and heard a presentation from the Othello School District and Big Bend Community College on making Grant and Adams a national tech hub and supporting Othello students along the way. Big Bend Community College Vice President of Instructional Programs and Student Services Bryce Humpherys and Othello School District Student Services Director Amy Parris, who is also on the Big Bend board of trustees, ran the presentation...

80th ride: Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo has full slate for its oak anniversary

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo turns 80 this year, and it’s doing it in a big way. “It's going to be huge,” said Tyler Brown, treasurer of the rodeo committee. “We've got 430 entries for all the events, which is a pretty big number. Probably up 10-15% (compared to previous years). We've got a full slate of contestants in every event, which is really spectacular.” ...

Maryland rallies to beat Illinois 75-66

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — With Illinois shredding Maryland's man-to-man defense, Terrapins coach Mark Turgeon switched to a zone — something the team rarely uses outside of practice.

Career nights for Johnson, Lewis as Florida thumps LSU 81-66

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Mike White challenged Keyontae Johnson before the tip, asking the sophomore forward whether he could "play hard for the seventh game in a row.”

Purdue snaps 4-game losing streak by beating Indiana 57-49

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Coach Matt Painter appreciated Purdue's defensive effort Thursday.

Career nights for Johnson, Lewis as Florida thumps LSU 81-66

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Mike White challenged Keyontae Johnson before the tip, asking the sophomore forward whether he could "play hard for the seventh game in a row.”

Maryland rallies to beat Illinois 75-66

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — With Illinois shredding Maryland's man-to-man defense, Terrapins coach Mark Turgeon switched to a zone — something the team rarely uses outside of practice.

World Cup champion women pushed: Could they beat German men?

Carli Lloyd was pushed over and over on differences between women and men.