“It just seemed like the right thing to do”

CB Tech teacher and ex-MLPD chief on detaining suspect

MOSES LAKE — Dave Ruffin does not teach his law enforcement students at the Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center to do what he did on Wednesday when he detained a male suspect believed to have a gun in the school’s parking lot. “Absolutely not,” Ruffin said. “We don’t teach civilians to intervene in short, dangerous situations. But you know, it just seemed like the right thing to do.” A former Moses Lake Police Chief who teaches law enforcement at CB Tech, Ruffin responded on Wednesday when two students reported they were threatened by a man with a gun who had been driving white Mercedes in the CB Tech parking lot. The school went into lockdown and Ruffin said he instructed staff to call 911 while he went out to look for the suspect, later identified as Leonel Balderas-Mondragon, 22, who had apparently come to campus to pick up relative.

Rising Stars bring Broadway to SummerFest

ROYAL – Lions Park will be alive with the “Sound of Music” and other Broadway musicals at 2 p.m. today, at Royal City's SummerFest.

Werner settling in at Chelsea ahead of visit of Liverpool

If the world had not been gripped by a pandemic, Timo Werner might easily have been walking out in a red jersey when Chelsea meets Liverpool in the first blockbuster match in the Premier League on Sunday.

Vikings will need heavy lift from new man in middle Pierce

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Pierce will bring an exceptional amount of strength to the Minnesota Vikings, whenever they're able to convene once concern about the coronavirus spread has subsided.

Vikings will need heavy lift from new man in middle Pierce

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Pierce will bring an exceptional amount of strength to the Minnesota Vikings, whenever they're able to convene once concern about the coronavirus spread has subsided.

Vikings will need heavy lift from new man in middle Pierce

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Pierce will bring an exceptional amount of strength to the Minnesota Vikings, whenever they're able to convene once concern about the coronavirus spread has subsided.

Vikings will need heavy lift from new man in middle Pierce

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Pierce will bring an exceptional amount of strength to the Minnesota Vikings, whenever they're able to convene once concern about the coronavirus spread has subsided.

A Mother's Day gift from Columbia Basin Allied Arts

CBAA's final show of the season, The Truth About Daughters, plays tomorrow evening

Fannie (Athos) Ott

February 20, 1933 – January 14, 2020

Players send video message to NFL about racial inequality

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley and Michael Thomas are among more than a dozen NFL stars who united to send a passionate video message to the league about racial inequality.

Players send video message to NFL about racial inequality

NEW YORK (AP) — Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley and Michael Thomas are among more than a dozen NFL stars who united to send a passionate video message to the league about racial inequality.

Mariners moving games, Warriors going fanless

The Golden State Warriors' game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night will be played without fans in the arena, and the Mariners are moving their home games out of Seattle for the rest of March in an effort to slow the coronavirus outbreak.

Chiefs survive loss of Loera in big win

MOSES LAKE - There are no such things as basketball gods.

Julie Ann Wilks Pollard

Julie Ann Wilks Pollard passed away June 10, 2008, after bravely battling lung cancer for more than two years.

John Fisk

John Fisk, 70, of Little Rock, passed away on April 3, 2021.

Rose Search's work isn't finished yet

ROYAL CITY - There were a couple of times during the recent controversy surrounding Rose Search's employment as the Royal School District superintendent that she considered resigning.

'Punk’d' to be revived with Chance the Rapper doing pranks

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrities, beware: “Punk’d” is being revived. And this time Chance the Rapper is the one doing the punk'ing.

'Punk’d' to be revived with Chance the Rapper doing pranks

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrities, beware: “Punk’d” is being revived. And this time Chance the Rapper is the one doing the punk'ing.

'Punk’d' to be revived with Chance the Rapper doing pranks

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrities, beware: “Punk’d” is being revived. And this time Chance the Rapper is the one doing the punk'ing.

'Punk’d' to be revived with Chance the Rapper doing pranks

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrities, beware: “Punk’d” is being revived. And this time Chance the Rapper is the one doing the punk'ing.