MF Doom, masked rapper known for complex lyrics, dies at 49

LOS ANGELES (AP) — MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49.

MF Doom, masked rapper known for complex lyrics, dies at 49

LOS ANGELES (AP) — MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49.

Girls basketball: Zillah 61, ROYAL 15

ZILLAH - A 34-turnover team performance by the Royal Lady Knights was enough to doom them to a 61-15 loss at Zillah Friday night.

VIRUS DIARY: Luck (good for now) is her isolation soundtrack

EVANS, Ga. (AP) — I woke up this morning to the sounds of birds instead of sirens.

Kosovo pressure on ethnic Serb news site draws concern

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's media freedom representative complained Sunday about the alleged pressure authorities in Kosovo are putting on an ethnic Serb news portal.

Kosovo pressure on ethnic Serb news site draws concern

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's media freedom representative complained Sunday about the alleged pressure authorities in Kosovo are putting on an ethnic Serb news portal.

Religion or faith? An important question

It may seem an odd question, “religion or faith?” But I believe it drives to the heart of a matter which makes Christian faith different from the religions in this world.

Trace of chemical leaves REC Silicon

Steam cloud stems from cleaning

MOSES LAKE — Trace amounts of metal chlorides were contained in a steam cloud rising and dissipating over REC Silicon Wednesday night.

VIRUS TODAY: Little appetite for lockdowns as deaths soar

Here's what's happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

VIRUS TODAY: Little appetite for lockdowns as deaths soar

Here's what's happening Tuesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

Police: Steam 'pressure event' killed workers at VA hospital

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Two workers who died at a Connecticut Veterans Affairs hospital last week were killed by the rapid release of hot water vapor during maintenance work on the steam system, state police said Thursday.

Prep Volleyball: Selah 3, EPHRATA 0

EPHRATA - Slow starts in all three sets doomed the Ephrata Lady Tigers to a 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-19) Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) home loss last night to Selah.

Sharon Kay Svopa

Sharon Kay Svopa entered into eternity April 11, 2016 in Moses Lake, Wash. at the age of 73 from complications related to health.

Engine 557 started as a workhorse for WWII

MOSES LAKE - During the World War II, the United States Army Transport Corps was called upon to provide a heavy freight steam locomotive for use in Europe and Africa.

Old-fashioned threshing

MOSES LAKE - It may be 2012, but for a couple of hours last weekend a whistling steam engine and the old machine it powered took Moses Lake residents back to the early 1900's.

Mary Burgess

Mary Burgess passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 24. She looked forward to joining her husband in their eternal home. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Mary was born March 25, 1943, to Hazel and Earl Groeper in Tacoma, Washington. Mary grew up in Tacoma until her family moved to Chewelah, Washington. Mary attended school for a time and met the love of her life, Alvin Burgess. She was the eldest of nine siblings and enjoyed being a big sister. She remembered everyone’s birthday and would call her siblings, children, grandchildren and friends, without fail, to wish them a happy birthday.

After Manchin move, Democrats' voting long shot grows longer

Democrats and voting rights groups scrambled Monday to figure out their next move after a key senator's opposition seemed to doom a sweeping election overhaul bill and raise the prospect that no voting legislation would pass Congress amid what experts say is the greatest attack on voting rights in generations.

After Manchin move, Democrats' voting long shot grows longer

Democrats and voting rights groups scrambled Monday to figure out their next move after a key senator's opposition seemed to doom a sweeping election overhaul bill and raise the prospect that no voting legislation would pass Congress amid what experts say is the greatest attack on voting rights in generations.

Minister: Ukraine hopes for exchange of about 200 prisoners

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister said Thursday that Russia remains “blind and deaf” to international appeals to end its occupation of Crimea and key areas in the east of his country, but his government is hoping for another “very, very small step” of a second exchange of about 200 prisoners.

Mt. St. Helens erupts

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. (AP) - Mount St. Helens belched a thick plume of white steam and ash today,