Search leads to catalytic converter seizure

KENNEWICK — Hundreds of catalytic converters were seized from a Kennewick business a day after the search of a Moses Lake business and home by officers with the Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. Law enforcement officers served a search warrant at PDX Scrap Metal Wednesday afternoon, according to a GCSO press release. They seized 533 catalytic converters, the press release said, as well as raw materials from catalytic converter cores and equipment used to extract precious metals from catalytic converters.

Simulated shooter drill coming to Confluence

MOSES LAKE — Confluence Health and Samaritan Healthcare will conduct a joint full-scale active shooter exercise in Moses Lake on Saturday, according to a statement from the two companies. The exercise will focus on a simulated active shooter threat at the Confluence Health clinic in Moses Lake, the statement said. Local first responders, including Moses Lake fire, police, and EMS departments, will all participate in the exercise and respond to the incident. The exercise will also involve a simulated mass casualty incident in which “patients” – volunteers playing a part – will first be taken to Samaritan Hospital to be stabilized and, if needed, transported to other regional hospitals including Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Confluence Health will also activate its Hospital Incident Command System for the exercise to help manage the fictional incident in Moses Lake as well as coordinating with CWH to receive patients as part of their MCI plan. The exercise seeks to allow healthcare workers, first responders, and others involved in such real-life incidents to have an opportunity to practice, discover areas to improve and to better prepare to provide the best service and response possible should the need ever arise, the statement said.

2nd person arrested in death of Georgia student

FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — A second person has been arrested in connection with the killing of a university student in central Georgia.

Paper challenges sealing of juror names in Minnesota trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis Star Tribune is challenging a judge's decision to keep sealed the names of jurors who convicted a former police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed woman.

Floridians mark Trump's birthday with flotillas, caravans

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump supporters in Florida were celebrating the president's birthday Sunday with caravans, flotillas and parades throughout his adopted homestate.

Floridians mark Trump's birthday with flotillas, caravans

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump supporters in Florida were celebrating the president's birthday Sunday with caravans, flotillas and parades throughout his adopted homestate.

Police on curfew patrol as Spain fights nightlife infections

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — At 10:00 p.m. each night, Barcelona's professional crime fighters become wet blankets in uniforms.

DC mayor caught between activists, police in funding battle

WASHINGTON (AP) —

Trump, statehood, police funding fight up DC mayor's profile

WASHINGTON (AP) —

Trump, statehood, police funding fight up DC mayor's profile

WASHINGTON (AP) —

Fresh trouble as New York imposes curfew amid Floyd protests

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City imposed a late-night curfew Monday as officials tried, unsuccessfully, to prevent another night of destruction amid protests over George Floyd’s death.

Protests support Floyd, Black Lives Matter on 4 continents

BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday in cities far from the United States to express anger over the death of

Protests again close I-5, looting; vandalism in Bellevue

SEATTLE (AP) — Interstate 5 through downtown Seattle was closed Sunday afternoon because of George Floyd protest activity, the second day in arrow the main north-south freeway on the West Coast was shut down, and there was also widespread looting in Bellevue, Washington.

The Latest: Russia under stain as it sets new virus record

MOSCOW — Russia’s daily number of new coronavirus infections topped 20,000 Friday, setting a new record since the beginning of the pandemic.

Human skeletal remains found northeast of Seattle

MILL CREEK, Wash. (AP) — Human skeletal remains were discovered Saturday in unincorporated Snohomish County northeast of Seattle near Mill Creek, authorities said.

Human skeletal remains found northeast of Seattle

MILL CREEK, Wash. (AP) — Human skeletal remains were discovered Saturday in unincorporated Snohomish County northeast of Seattle near Mill Creek, authorities said.

Human skeletal remains found northeast of Seattle

MILL CREEK, Wash. (AP) — Human skeletal remains were discovered Saturday in unincorporated Snohomish County northeast of Seattle near Mill Creek, authorities said.

7-year-old girl shot on Baltimore–Washington Parkway

RIVERDALE, Md. (AP) — A 7-year-old girl was hospitalized for a gunshot wound she suffered during a shooting that closed off the northbound lanes of a highway in the Washington, D.C., area, authorities said.

Fire destroys power pole in Moses Lake

Burned in half

MOSES LAKE — A power pole burned into two pieces after a transformer exploded on West Lakeside Drive in Moses Lake Wednesday night.

Cyclist sustained gunshot wound to the back

MOSES LAKE - A man was allegedly shot in the back while riding his bike Wednesday night.