Medicare's 'Part B' outpatient premium to rise by $3.90

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare's ‘Part B’ monthly premium for outpatient care will go up by $3.90 next year to $148.50, officials announced late Friday afternoon.

University of Maine student charged in voter fraud case

ORONO, Maine (AP) — A University of Maine student is facing criminal charges for voting with an absentee ballot in the name of a former roommate, officials said Tuesday.

Summer hydropower camp offered for high school students

WENATCHEE — Applications are open for a summer science program, focused on hydropower, sponsored by the Foundation for Water Energy and Education. Applications will be accepted for the Hydropower and STEM Center Academy through May 4. The program is scheduled for June 18 through 22 at Rocky Reach Dam north of Wenatchee.

Glenn Sand

Glenn Sand, 61, longtime Ephrata area resident, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008.

Aviation program expanded at Big Bend

CWU starts program in Moses Lake

Earl Jesser

Earl Jesser, 94, a resident of The Dalles, died at a care facility in The Dalles on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008.

Robert J. Osborn

Robert, or Bob as friends and family knew him, passed away Sunday in Wenatchee, Wash. following a motor vehicle accident.

Ned Lawrence Holes

Born July 24, 1951 Died suddenly and unexpectedly June 14, 2010.

2 workers die from injuries in Mississippi plant explosion

BYRAM, Miss. (AP) — Two workers severely injured in an explosion at a Mississippi processing plant have died, authorities confirmed.

Minneapolis withdrawing from police union negotiations

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday in announcing the first steps in what he said would be transformational reforms to the agency in the wake of George Floyd's death.

Louis Lynn Barbour

Dec. 17, 1932 – May 1, 2024

Louis Lynn Barbour was born December 17, 1932, in Johnston County, North Carolina and passed away at his home in Moses Lake on May 1, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was 91.

AC failure led to explosion under Utah candidate's car

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An explosion that went off under the car of a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives was caused by a vehicular malfunction and not an explosive device, police said.

Nolen Gene Merkley

Nolen Gene Merkley, 78, of Moses Lake, Washington, took his last flight on June 26, 2022.

Wife: Man charged in shoplifter death dies of heart attack

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — A former Walmart employee charged in the death of a suspected shoplifter at a Florida store has died from a heart attack, his wife said.

Governor vetoes petrochemical plant tax break bill

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday followed through on his threat to veto a bill to provide potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for petrochemical plants that use natural gas extracted in the state.

'We can’t lose our momentum:' Louisiana vows to rebuild

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Back-to-back hurricanes in the space of six weeks left parts of Louisiana blanketed Sunday with tarpaulins, mangled metal and downed power lines — but not necessarily despair.

'We can’t lose our momentum:' Louisiana vows to rebuild

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Back-to-back hurricanes in the space of six weeks left parts of Louisiana blanketed Sunday with tarpaulins, mangled metal and downed power lines — but not necessarily despair.

Trump signs only a portion of Iowa's disaster relief request

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump said he had signed an emergency declaration for Iowa to help supply federal money to help the state recover from an unusual wind storm that struck a week ago but federal emergency management officials later confirmed he had only signed a portion of the request.

Trump signs only a portion of Iowa's disaster relief request

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he had signed an emergency declaration for Iowa to help supply federal money to help the state recover from an unusual wind storm that struck a week ago but federal emergency management officials later confirmed he had only signed a portion of the request.

Trump signs only a portion of Iowa's disaster relief request

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump said he had signed an emergency declaration for Iowa to help supply federal money to help the state recover from an unusual wind storm that struck a week ago but federal emergency management officials later confirmed he had only signed a portion of the request.