Seattle police forcibly clear 'lawless' protest zone

SEATTLE (AP) — Wearing helmets and wielding batons and rifles, Seattle police turned out in force at dawn Wednesday in the city’s “occupied” protest zone after the mayor ordered it cleared following two recent fatal shootings.

Pubs, restaurants in England to reopen as virus toll eases

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Britain will be able to go to the pub, visit a movie theater, get a haircut or attend a religious service starting July 4, in a major loosening of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. But they will have to wait a bit longer to see a concert, get a tattoo or go to the gym.

Housing spark and clothes shopping is back, at least online

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Tuesday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus.

Tee to Green

Couple's event on tap Sunday

Bail request for Raffy's mom denied

Maribel Gomez to remain out on personal recognizance

Review: Child's death exposes recurring, fatal flaws in system

SEATTLE (AP) — State social workers ignored evidence and failed to protect Rafael Gomez, an Ephrata 2-year-old who died last September, according to an outside review that delivers a scathing critique of the state's child welfare system.

Gomez guilty of killing Raffy

EPHRATA — A Grant County judge found Ephrata mother Maribel Gomez guilty in the homicide-by-abuse trial stemming from 2-year-old Rafael "Raffy" Gomez's September 2003 death.

Shops, gyms to reopen in England under new COVID-19 plan

LONDON (AP) — Haircuts, shopping trips and visits to the pub will be back on the agenda for millions of people when a four-week lockdown in England comes to an end next week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday.

No mercy for Curlew as ACH marches to victory

ACH 54, Curlew 6; Toppenish 41, Quincy 8; Soap Lake 67, Entiat 14

Recipe junkie takes on Pillsbury challenge

Going national

ROYAL CITY — When Susie Littlewood, 41, was notified she is a finalist in the 44th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest, she couldn’t believe it.

Planning travel becomes more complicated during pandemic

Planning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned. Schedules have to be worked around practices and games.

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Official: Ethiopia's latest airstrike hits Tigray university

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A university official says the latest airstrike by Ethiopia’s military has struck the school in the capital of the defiant Tigray region and caused major damage, while the United States says neither side in the conflict is heeding calls for de-escalation.

Court upholds hog verdict; Smithfield announces settlement

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2018 jury verdict that led to awarding monetary damages to neighbors of a North Carolina industrial hog operation for smells and noise they said made living nearby unbearable.

NOTICE OF MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Moses Lake issued a

After criticism, Feinstein to step down as top Judiciary Dem

WASHINGTON (AP) — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Monday she will step down from her role as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, giving up the powerful spot after public criticism of her bipartisan outreach and her handling of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Moses Lake issued a

County, hospital district audits cite financial difficulties

GRANT COUNTY — Reports issued last week from the Washington State Auditor's Office have found financial problems with two Grant County entities.

Planning travel becomes more complicated during pandemic

Planning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned. Schedules have to be worked around practices and games.

Shops, gyms to reopen in England under new COVID-19 plan

LONDON (AP) — Haircuts, shopping trips and visits to the pub will be back on the agenda for millions of people when a four-week lockdown in England comes to an end next week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday.