Charles Hayes

Charles “Chuck” Oliver Hayes Jr., 83, passed away March 7, 2023, in Moses Lake, Washington. Charles was born in April 1939 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to Charles and Elnora Hayes. Charles married Fay Oct. 11, 1958, in Moses Lake and worked as a diesel mechanic. Charles is survived by his wife Fay Hayes; daughter Cindy; son Randy; grandchildren Jake Breaux, Alice Noe and Haley Hayes; and great-grandchildren Madelyn and Sophia Noe. Charles was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, one sister and one daughter.

Class-action lawsuit: French police discriminate in checks

PARIS (AP) — In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying out identity checks.

Class-action lawsuit claims French police discriminate often

PARIS (AP) — In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying out identity checks.

Mechanical failure, human error cited in Guard copter crash

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mechanical failure and human error led to the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter that killed three Minnesota National Guard members last December, according to a Guard summary released Wednesday.

Mechanical failure, human error cited in Guard copter crash

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mechanical failure and human error led to the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter that killed three Minnesota National Guard members last December, according to a Guard summary released Wednesday.

Dean Eugene Welch Sr.

November 4, 1929 – May 25, 2016

Dems hit roadblock on statewide individual mandate

OLYMPIA — Some Democratic lawmakers in Washington are looking for a way to replace the Obamacare-era individual mandate for health insurance, which ended as part of Congress’ recent tax reform package. Those efforts appear to have hit a roadblock, despite slim Democratic majorities in both chambers.

Jack Mizner

RIP: July 12, 2022

Jack Mizner, of Ephrata, WA, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on July 12, 2022. Jack was born and raised in Port Angeles, WA where he attended K-12. At a young age he embraced the Pacific Northwest’s active lifestyle, spending countless hours on the Olympic Peninsula hunting, fishing, skiing, and backpacking with friends and family. During his years at Port Angeles High School, Jack excelled at swimming and competed at the state level...

Long-awaited honor: Quincy man is recognized more than 50 years later for Vietnam war bravery

QUINCY — The mortars and rockets were flying and the radio tower was a natural target, but Vicente Sanchez Jr. said he ignored the order to take cover because he had a job to do.

Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center. Now, as she stands in front of the gleaming glass and concrete hospital, she says she “dreads going in there” and fears she’ll be next.

Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center in California. Now, as she stands in front of the gleaming glass and concrete hospital, she says she “dreads going in there” and fears she’ll be next.

Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center in California. Now, as she stands in front of the gleaming glass and concrete hospital, she says she “dreads going in there” and fears she’ll be next.

Amid virus surge, Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope

PARIS (AP) — Dry-coughing as he pedals — a hack, hack, hack after-effect of his own personal battle with COVID-19 — the doctor cycles through the dark of pre-dawn Paris, speeding to a crisis meeting at his hospital where, way back in February, the disease carried away

Amid virus surge, Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope

PARIS (AP) — Dry-coughing as he pedals — a hack, hack, hack after-effect of his own personal battle with COVID-19 — the doctor cycles through the dark of pre-dawn Paris, speeding to a crisis meeting at his hospital where, way back in February, the disease carried away

US reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19

NEW YORK (AP) — Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday.

US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.

US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.

Latest: California fire victim was animal enthusiast

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At least 7 virus cases linked to cruise ship off California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Confined to their cabins, passengers aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast awaited coronavirus test results Friday amid evidence the vessel was the breeding ground for a deadly cluster of cases during its previous voyage.

At least 10 virus cases linked to cruise ship off California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Confined to their cabins, passengers aboard a mammoth cruise ship off the California coast awaited coronavirus test results Friday amid evidence the vessel was the breeding ground for a deadly cluster of at least 10 cases during its previous voyage.