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May 30, 2022 1:09 p.m.

Columbia Basin traffic update for May 31

COLUMBIA BASIN — Travelers can expect some delays on North Central Washington highways this week as road construction projects continue...

Colville casinos to add sports betting
May 30, 2022 1 p.m.

Colville casinos to add sports betting

OMAK — Colville Gaming, which runs three 12 Tribes Colville Casinos in Central Washington, announced last week that it has signed a deal with slot machine, software maker and gaming specialist IGT to provide sports betting at the tribes’ casinos. “Thanks to IGT we feel confident in our ability to provide our guests with an exciting and secure sports betting environment, and we look forward to opening our doors to sports enthusiasts soon,” said 12 Tribes Colville Casinos COO Tony Posey in a press release...

May 30, 2022 12:45 p.m.

Paving work to resume on I-90

MOSES LAKE — Paving in the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 from Moses Lake to the Grant-Adams county line is scheduled to begin June 1. ..

Columbia Basin Memorial Day observances
May 28, 2022 10:50 a.m.

Columbia Basin Memorial Day observances

COLUMBIA BASIN — People around the Basin will gather to honor fallen servicemen and -women on Monday, as is traditional for Memorial Day...

Moses Lake man arrested after brief standoff
May 27, 2022 1:20 a.m.

Moses Lake man arrested after brief standoff

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested Thursday after a brief standoff with law enforcement on suspicion of second-degree robbery and felony eluding . Isaiah Martinez, 29, was arrested at about 2 p.m. after surrendering to Grant County Sheriff’s deputies and Moses Lake Police Department officers, wrote GCSO public information officer Kyle Foreman in a GCSO announcement...

CWU grad students offer student counseling service
May 26, 2022 5:19 p.m.

CWU grad students offer student counseling service

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University psychology graduate students are getting some real-world experience providing much-needed support for nine Kittitas County youths this spring, supplying free mental health services that weren’t otherwise available to them, according to a press release from the university...

Suspect in Cedillos murder returned to Grant County
May 26, 2022 4:33 p.m.

Suspect in Cedillos murder returned to Grant County

EPHRATA — A former Moses Lake man was returned to Grant County and booked into the Grant County Jail Thursday in connection with the death of a Moses Lake woman in early March...

May 26, 2022 4:21 p.m.

Police records for May 27, 2022

EPD, MLPD, jail

Gov’t offices to remain open Friday, but closed Monday
May 26, 2022 4:15 p.m.

Gov’t offices to remain open Friday, but closed Monday

COLUMBIA BASIN - All city and county government offices in Grant and Adams counties will maintain their regular hours on Friday, May 27, though they will be closed for the holiday honoring our fallen service members...

May 26, 2022 4:13 p.m.

Moses Lake man arrested after brief standoff

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of second-degree robbery and felony eluding after a brief standoff with law enforcement.

Avian flu detected in Grant Co.
May 26, 2022 4:08 p.m.

Avian flu detected in Grant Co.

MOSES LAKE — Avian influenza has arrived in Grant County, according to the Grant County Health District. According to Monica Mecham, a spokesperson for the Grant County Health District, four dead snow geese found in Grant County — one in mid-April, the other three in early May — have tested positive for the H5N1 influenza virus, which poses a significant risk to domesticated poultry and is being spread by waterfowl as they migrate...

Newhouse pens bill to keep China from buying US farmland
May 26, 2022 3:58 p.m.

Newhouse pens bill to keep China from buying US farmland

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dan Newhouse announced Thursday that he is introducing a bill that would prevent individuals or organizations associated with the government of the People’s Republic of China from buying any public or private agricultural land in the United States, as well as from participating in any U.S. Department of Agriculture programs with the exception of food safety inspections...

May 26, 2022 3:38 p.m.

No vaccine required for incoming BBCC students

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College students will no longer be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine when the fall quarter begins on Sept. 19, according to a press release from the college. The vaccine mandate will remain in effect for state employees...

May 26, 2022 3:33 p.m.

Mt. Rainier Nat. Park partially open this weekend

ASHFORD – Many areas within Mount Rainier National Park will be accessible to visitors beginning Memorial Day weekend, despite 13 feet of snow on the ground at Paradise, according to a press release from the National Park Service....

May 26, 2022 1:28 p.m.

Updated: Subject in police standoff in custody

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is asking people to avoid the area of Maple Drive between Alma Road Northeast and Stewart Road Northeast and for area residents to stay indoors.

May 26, 2022 1:10 a.m.

Federal grants available for zero-emission school bus purchases

SEATTLE — The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that $500 million in grant funding is available to school districts to buy zero-emission buses, according to an agency press release.

May 26, 2022 1 a.m.

Inslee tests positive for COVID-19, cases on the rise

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has tested positive for COVID-19.

May 25, 2022 4:02 p.m.

Bureau of Land Management fire restrictions go into effect Friday

PORTLAND — The Bureau of Land Management has announced a series of fire restrictions will go into effect beginning Friday on federal land throughout Washington and Oregon, according to a BLM press release.

May 25, 2022 1:20 a.m.

Ephrata hires new wrestling coaches

EPHRATA - In a press release on May 24, the Ephrata School District announced the hiring of two new coaches for the High School wrestling program.

May 25, 2022 1:20 a.m.

Two men arrested after property owner holds them at gunpoint

MATTAWA — Two Mattawa men were booked into the Grant County Jail after a Mattawa-area property owner held them at gunpoint when he allegedly found them on his property early Tuesday morning.