Wind knocks down wall of fire-gutted historic Chicago church

CHICAGO (AP) — Strong winds caused additional damage to a historic Chicago church but may have also swept in a badly needed “blessing” for a sanctuary where Mahalia Jackson and other famed gospel singers often sang and the man considered the father of gospel music led the choir.

How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Big Tech continues to steamroll through the pandemic, and strong gains for some of the market’s most influential companies on Friday helped Wall Street close out its fourth straight winning month.

Wind knocks down wall of fire-gutted historic Chicago church

CHICAGO (AP) — Strong winds caused additional damage to a historic Chicago church but may have also swept in a badly needed “blessing” for a sanctuary where Mahalia Jackson and other famed gospel singers often sang and the man considered the father of gospel music led the choir.

Wind knocks down wall of fire-gutted historic Chicago church

CHICAGO (AP) — Strong winds caused additional damage to a historic Chicago church but may have also swept in a badly needed “blessing” for a sanctuary where Mahalia Jackson and other famed gospel singers often sang and the man considered the father of gospel music led the choir.

How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Big Tech continues to steamroll through the pandemic, and strong gains for some of the market’s most influential companies on Friday helped Wall Street close out its fourth straight winning month.

Strong earthquake jolts central Philippines, homes damaged

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, trapping a family in a collapsed house, damaging other houses, low-slung buildings and a seaport and prompting people to dash outdoors for safety.

Strong earthquake jolts central Philippines, homes damaged

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful earthquake struck a central Philippine region Tuesday, trapping a family in a collapsed house, damaging other houses, low-slung buildings and a seaport and prompting people to dash outdoors for safety.

US construction spending increases solid 0.9% in November

WASHINGTON (AP) — Spending on U.S. construction projects increased 0.9% in November as strength in home building offset weakness in other parts of the construction industry.

Middle quarters undo Royal girls against River View

ROYAL CITY — River View was too much to handle in the second and third quarters last Saturday, and the Royal Knights dropped a SCAC East girls basketball contest, 56-41.

Veteran NASA Astronauts Brian Duffy And Scott Parazynski Inducted Into United States Astronaut Hall Of Fame

Education is the key to a bright future

Education, wisdom and knowledge is the key to success. Love is also the key to success. With love and education you can move mountains. With love and education you can do anything. It breaks my heart every day how Congress continues to cut funds out of education. Bless the poor teachers just doing all and everything they can to make it work. These teachers do it because they love the kids and they want to see the kids live a bright future.

Othello newspaperman named Columbia Basin Herald publisher

MOSES LAKE - Eric LaFontaine, of Moses Lake, was named publisher of the Columbia Basin Herald Friday.

MLSD levy election today

MOSES LAKE — Ballots are due today in a special election for a two year levy proposal for the Moses Lake School District. If the levy is approved, property owners would pay $2 per $1,000 of assessed property value. If it’s approved it would generate $15.78 million in the first year and $18.94 million in the second year.

GCFD 13 promotes three to command positions

EPHRATA – Grant County Fire District 13’s command staff looks a bit different than it did a week ago after a badge-pinning ceremony that promoted two firefighters to captains and one to battalion chief last week.

Taiwanese vote to recall city mayor who sought presidency

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese in the southern port city of Kaohsiung voted Saturday in a special election to recall their mayor, whose failed bid for the presidency on behalf of the China-friendly Nationalist Party earlier this year brought widespread disapproval among residents.

US home construction rebounds 4.3% in May

WASHINGTON (AP) — US home construction rebounded 4.3% in May after steep declines caused by shutdowns due to the coronavirus.

Ephrata community donates upgrades to EHS sports facilities

EPHRATA – The softball facilities Ephrata High School uses for its teams got an upgrade thanks to community support, according to an announcement from EHS.

Gesa grant allows GCFD 13 to buy extrication tool

EPHRATA — A $25,000 grant from Gesa Credit Union allowed Grant County Fire District 13 to add a new extrication tool to its new rescue vehicle.

Ephrata man burns apartment, holes up in bathroom

EPHRATA — A man was arrested Sunday after setting an apartment on fire and then barricading himself in the bathroom, according to a statement from the Ephrata Police Department.

Wildcats improve to 10-3 with win over Evergreen State

ELLENSBURG – The Central Washington Wildcats picked up their seventh straight win with a 28-point defeat of Evergreen State Tuesday night, shooting 46.3% from the field and 41% from beyond the three-point arc in an 83-55 win.