University of Michigan investigates doctor sex abuse claims

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Five former patients have alleged that a late University of Michigan physician sexually abused them during exams, the university says, with one accuser saying Dr. Robert E. Anderson's actions over several decades made him a “sexual predator.”

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Ex-Vatican envoy faces sexual abuse charge in French court

PARIS (AP) — The Vatican’s former ambassador to France goes on trial Tuesday for alleged sexual misconduct.

Puyallup man arrested for setting fire along SR 167

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Patrol says a 36-year-old Puyallup man was arrested for setting a fire on a median on SR-167 Wednesday afternoon.

Puyallup man arrested for setting fire along SR 167

PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Patrol says a 36-year-old Puyallup man was arrested for setting a fire on a median on SR-167 Wednesday afternoon.

Turkey orders 304 military detained over suspected coup ties

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has ordered the detention of 304 members of the military in an operation targeting the group that the government claims to be behind a 2016 coup attempt, state-run media reported Tuesday.

Officials: 3rd plane crash in a month at airport injures 1

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — One person was injured when a small plane crashed after taking off from a South Florida airport — the third crash the facility has seen in the last month, officials said.

Firefighters free woman trapped under SUV

Woman critically injured

Woman sentenced in murder attempt

Must serve 30 days

EPHRATA — A Grant County woman was sentenced on Jan. 13 for driving the men involved in a January 2008 attempted murder.

Industrial building burglarized again in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE - For the second time this year, a building at Busby International, Inc. was burglarized in Moses Lake.

Decision delayed on trying Moses Lake boy as adult

EPHRATA - No decision has been made on whether the 14-year-old Moses Lake boy accused of allegedly shooting his parents in March will be tried as an adult.

K-9 Grizzly takes bite of domestic violence suspect

OTHELLO — K-9 Grizzly reportedly took a bite out of a man over the weekend who was sought in connection with an alleged domestic violence incident.

Scammers call PUD customers

EPHRATA - According to Grant PUD publicist Thomas Stredwick, telephone scammers are calling Grant PUD customers and threatening to shut off their electricity unless an immediate payment is made.

MLFD: Commercial building fire stemmed from electrical problem

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Fire Department says an electrical problem is to blame for a fire at a commercial building on Sunday.

Magnitude 5.5 quake hits shaky California desert region

RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has jolted the region of California desert where a powerful quake last summer was followed by thousands of aftershocks.

Othello High temporarily locked down after social media threat, all safe

OTHELLO — A social media post prompted a lockdown at Othello High School Tuesday afternoon.

Othello area standoff ends with surrender of suspect

OTHELLO — An Othello-area man surrendered to law enforcement officers after barricading himself in a residence when Adams County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to talk to him Wednesday afternoon.

Woman pleads guilty to sex crimes, gets 4 years in prison

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — A Corvallis woman pleaded guilty to several sex crimes and was sentenced this week to more than four years in prison.

Woman pleads guilty to sex crimes, gets 4 years in prison

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — A Corvallis woman pleaded guilty to several sex crimes and was sentenced this week to more than four years in prison.

Watchful neighbor helps GCSO nab burglar

EPHRATA — A Moses Lake man was arrested Friday morning after burglarizing a home thanks to a watchful neighbor, according to a statement released by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. In a statement issued early Saturday, the GCSO said Brandon Cirame, 35, was taken into custody a little after 8 a.m. Friday when a resident on the 4300 block of Road E.9 NE saw him carrying an empty backpack and walking around a nearby unoccupied house. The neighbor then noticed Cirame leave the house with his backpack full, the statement said.