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February 24, 2021 1 a.m.

Garbage rates increasing in Mattawa

The Mattawa City Council voted Feb. 18 to raise the rate for residential garbage from $18 to $23 beginning March 1.

February 24, 2021 1 a.m.

Othello parks and recreation coordinator resigns

Othello Parks and Recreation Coordinator Randy Gomez announced his resignation, but Othello Mayor Shawn Logan said the city should continue its spring sports schedule.

Moses Lake City Council approves funding plan for new shelter
February 23, 2021 9:50 p.m.

Moses Lake City Council approves funding plan for new shelter

In a 6-1 vote, the Moses Lake City Council adopted the city homeless committee’s funding plan for the enhanced shelter Tuesday, moving forward with El Rancho Motel location.

February 19, 2021 1 a.m.

Moses Lake homeless committee hopes to move forward with new shelter

In preparation for the city council meeting Tuesday, city officials spoke with the Moses Lake School District to make an agreement on the tentative upgraded homeless shelter, which would be at El Rancho Motel.

February 19, 2021 1 a.m.

Travel stop project raises concerns in neighborhood

The proposal to build a new truck stop off the south side of Interstate 90's milepost 174 generated a lot of conversation and questions among residents and with city officials.

February 18, 2021 4:30 p.m.

Biden repudiates Trump on Iran, ready for talks on nuke deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it's ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, in a sharp repudiation of former President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign” that sought to isolate the Islamic Republic.

February 18, 2021 4:30 p.m.

Texas crisis has governor facing big backer: energy industry

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As frozen Texas reels under one of the worst electricity outages in U.S. history, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed grid operators and iced-over wind turbines but gone easier on another culprit: an oil and gas industry that is the state's dominant business and his biggest political contributor.

February 18, 2021 3:06 p.m.

US says it's ready to join talks to resume Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it's ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal. It’s also reversed the Trump administration’s determination that all U.N. sanctions against Iran had been restored and eased stringent restrictions on the domestic U.S. travel of Iranian diplomats posted to the United Nations.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to get all people in every nation vaccinated as soon as possible.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

New charge filed on Suu Kyi as Myanmar crackdown intensifies

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar filed a new charge against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer said Tuesday, as the military authorities who seized power in a coup intensified their crackdown against their opponents.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Milwaukee Bucks executive Alex Lasry announces Senate run

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Alex Lasry, a 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks executive and son of a billionaire, announced Wednesday that he's running for the U.S. Senate in 2022 for the seat held by Republican Ron Johnson.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

South Africa's health care workers eager for first vaccines

ELANDSDOORN, South Africa (AP) — After testing thousands of people for coronavirus, South African nurse Asnath Masango says she can't wait to get vaccinated.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration faces a conundrum as it rethinks the positioning of military forces around the world: How to focus more on China and Russia without retreating from longstanding Mideast threats — and to make this shift with potentially leaner Pentagon budgets.

February 18, 2021 12:06 a.m.

Vigorous preparation returns as Biden calls other leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new-old ritual is taking shape in the Biden White House, one that starts with bulky briefing packages, war-gaming the “what-ifs,” and Oval Office discussions about how to talk to this or that particular U.S. ally or adversary.

February 17, 2021 11:27 a.m.

The Latest: Pennsylvania short on Moderna booster shots

Pennsylvania health officials say their state is facing a shortage of the Moderna vaccine's second, or booster, shot after some providers inadvertently used it as the first shot. The error would wind up impacting more than 100,000 people who will need to reschedule appointments.

February 17, 2021 11:03 a.m.

UN chief urges global plan to reverse unfair vaccine access

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sharply criticized the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, saying 10 countries have administered 75 percent of all vaccinations and demanding a global effort to get all people in every nation vaccinated as soon as possible.

February 17, 2021 10:06 a.m.

The Latest:

WASHINGTON — The White House says drugmaker Johnson & Johnson has just a “few million” doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in inventory ready to be distributed, should the Food and Drug Administration grant it emergency approval.

February 17, 2021 8:33 a.m.

The Latest: The White House says weekly vaccinations up

WASHINGTON, — The U.S. is vaccinating on average 1.7 million Americans per day for the coronavirus, up from under 1 million a month ago.

February 17, 2021 8:18 a.m.

The Latest: Maine AG warns against vaccinating ineligibles

PORTLAND, Maine -- Maine’s attorney general has warned state health care providers against administering COVID-19 vaccines to ineligible people.

February 17, 2021 7:09 a.m.

The Latest: Bosnian Serbs crossing border for vaccine

LOZNICA, Serbia — Dozens of Bosnian Serb medical workers have crossed into neighboring Serbia for vaccination as Belgrade seeks to show solidarity in the region after launching mass inoculation in the country.