EXPLAINER: Target list of Israeli hack-for-hire firm widens

BOSTON (AP) — Human rights and press freedom activists are up in arms about a new report on NSO Group, the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company. The report, by a global media consortium, expands public knowledge of the target list used in NSO's military-grade spyware. According to the report, that now not only includes journalists, rights activists and opposition political figures, but also people close to them.

EXPLAINER: Target list of Israeli hack-for-hire firm widens

BOSTON (AP) — Human rights and press freedom activists are up in arms about a new report on NSO Group, the notorious Israeli hacker-for-hire company. The report, by a global media consortium, expands public knowledge of the target list used in NSO's military-grade spyware. According to the report, that now not only includes journalists, rights activists and opposition political figures, but also people close to them.

GM expected to announce electric vehicle for Tennessee plant

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is expected to reveal that it will build the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee, when it makes a major manufacturing announcement on Tuesday.

GM expected to announce electric vehicle for Tennessee plant

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is expected to reveal that it will build the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee, when it makes a major manufacturing announcement on Tuesday.

Boy receives mechanic Cyborg hand from far reaches of the internet

MOSES LAKE - Every boy wants to be a superhero. With modern science and engineering, Ben Stephens, 12, Moses Lake, gets to be one.

MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Moses Lake School District (MLSD) seeks construction management services to act as an agent and advocate for MLSD while working with an architectural and engineering firm for pre-planning bond services and potential post bond construction.

MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Moses Lake School District (MLSD) seeks construction management services to act as an agent and advocate for MLSD while working with an architectural and engineering firm for pre-planning bond services and potential post bond construction.

Chip-seal work near Brewster on Wednesday

BREWSTER — Drivers traveling between Wenatchee and Okanogan should expect delays on US 97 at the Brewster city limits Wednesday.

The forgotten distraction from safe driving

There have been several laws passed to deter distracted driving in recent years, many of them related to cell phones. But a new study suggests they may not be doing what they were intended to do.

Skills center 70 percent complete

Slated to open for summer classes in June 2014

MOSES LAKE - All exterior walls and interior framing are up at the Columbia Basin Skills Center, and windows will be in and electricity on by mid-November. Moses Lake School Board members toured the site recently.

Prosperity Center sets goals for 2008

MOSES LAKE - More clients, more volunteers and a new location are some of the Prosperity Center's goals for 2008.

WDFW to monitor sandhill cranes with drones

RIDGEFIELD – Researchers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will conduct drone surveys over known locations of sandhill cranes in Klickitat County to assess the technology’s effectiveness in population monitoring, according to an April 4 announcement.

MACC to lease tower

Effort to improve radio service

MOSES LAKE — The Multi Agency Communication Center’s board of directors decided to pursue a lease for a new Moses Lake radio tower.

Playing with the future...

STEM event gets children excited about science and technology

MOSES LAKE — The Apple STEM event at Garden Heights Elementary School Thursday was a little more popular than expected. “We haven’t officially counted yet, but we got over 600 parents and students,” said David Estrada, STEM programs manager for the North Central Washington Tech Alliance, which put on the event. The organizers only anticipated about 300, he added.

Volkswagen board issues vote of confidence in CEO Diess

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The board of automaker Volkswagen has given CEO Herbert Diess a public show of support for his push into digital and electric cars after media reports Diess had clashed with the company's powerful labor representatives over issues including top personnel decisions.

Volkswagen board issues vote of confidence in CEO Diess

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The board of automaker Volkswagen has given CEO Herbert Diess a public show of support for his push into digital and electric cars after media reports Diess had clashed with the company's powerful labor representatives over issues including top personnel decisions.

Long journey: WSU scientists travel from India to Adams County

LIND — As the crow flies, the state of Rajasthan in Northwestern India is a long way from the state of Washington. But in some ways, they’re very similar. “A mountain range goes through the middle of the state (of Rajasthan),” said Dr. Surendra Singh, director of the Washington State University Lind Dryland Research Station. “The other side gets all the rain and we don't. And after 10 years, I ended up again on the drier side of the mountains.”

Thousands ticketed under new construction zone speeding program

OLYMPIA – It's summer time and that means construction across Washington. Ninety days after a new camera monitoring program was launched in the state’s work zones, the Washington State Patrol said in a recent press release that there’s a significant problem with speeding in work zones. “The first few months of the program confirm what statistics show and what our workers have been saying - too many people speed through work zones,” said Washington Secretary of Transportation Julie Meredith. “We hope this changes driver behavior – that people slow down, and everyone comes home safe at the end of the day.”

Grape convention highlights top priorities

Growers, viticulture staff, wineries, enologists, tasting room staff and marketers are all invited to attend the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers 31st Annual Meeting and Conference focusing on the importance of fundamentals.

WSU seed grant program announces recipients

PULLMAN – The Office of Research, in partnership with the Washington State University’s Pullman Chancellor’s Office, has launched a new seed grant program for WSU Pullman faculty. The Inspire! Community Engaged Research Seed Grant Program supports the development of and capacity for community-engaged scholarship.