Federal legislation aims to curb FERC

CRESCENT BAR - Federal Judge Justin Quackenbush is still sitting on key decisions in the Crescent Bar residents-vs-Grant County PUD lawsuit, but there is potentially good news for the islanders in Congress.

Gadhafi's got to go

It is entirely coincidental that a day after the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court asked judges to issue a warrant for the arrest of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for crimes against humanity, the Rwandan chief of staff during that country's 1994 genocide was jailed for his role in its mass killings.

State funds Soap Lake street repairs

SOAP LAKE - The state Transportation Improvement Board set aside $611,000 from the Small City Arterial Program for street and sidewalk work in Soap Lake.

Royal Lady Knights still consider 2011 a success

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White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.

NFL makes history with all-Black officiating crew for MNF

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An all-Black officiating crew worked an NFL game for the first time in league history when the Los Angeles Rams faced the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.

Columbia Basin Roller Derby wins first bout

YAKIMA - The Wine Country Crushers had no idea what Columbia Basin Roller Derby (CBRD) was going to bring to the game.

ML Monsters second at Early Spring Classic

KENNEWICK - The 10u Moses Lake Monsters narrowly missed a first place finish at the Early Spring Classic recently.

Chiefs dominant in Pasco

PASCO - The Moses Lake wrestling team began its run at the Pasco Redneck Summer Wrestling Camp in dominant fashion.

Notice of Road Construction

Date: 4-24-14

White House Rose Garden adds Japanese American's sculpture

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has a new addition, but it isn't a floral variety.

Netanyahu rival launches probe, testing partnership

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Sunday appointed a committee to investigate the government's controversial purchase of German submarines several years ago — a step that further strained his already poor relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Homeowner hurdles

Four years into the housing bust, it's painfully obvious that the Obama administration's efforts to address the foreclosure crisis have failed.

Ephrata home severely damaged by fire

EPHRATA - Ephrata fire officials are uncertain what caused a two-story house to catch fire on E Street Southwest.

Brewer seeks re-election to PUD commission

Wants to serve for a second term

MOSES LAKE - Terry Brewer is seeking re-election to Position 1 on the Grant County PUD Board of Commissioners.

Federal legislation aims to cub FERC

CRESCENT BAR - Federal Judge Justin Quackenbush is still sitting on key decisions in the Crescent Bar lawsuit, but there is potentially good news for the islanders in Congress.

Not done yet

It might be argued that the death of Osama bin Laden by U.S.

Retail Trade Committee forms

EPHRATA - The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce invites its chamber retail members to its first Retail Trade Committee meeting, at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 18.

New tea party?

The pundit class has largely ignored, dismissed or mocked the Occupy Wall Street protest. We too find it hard to get especially worked up over a series of small demonstrations in a handful of cities, including Los Angeles, involving mostly disaffected people who have trouble expressing what it is they're against. But isn't that how the "tea party" started out?

Port of Moses Lake approves HR contract

MOSES LAKE - Port of Moses Lake commissioners approved a $5,000 agreement to fund an internal human resources policy audit and fact finding investigation on Monday.