Charges are brought against a Quincy man in a road rage shooting that happened last weekend. Police say 20-year-old Maurisio Medina Ramos opened fire on State Route 17 after the victim made a finger gesture. Three shots were fired but none hit the victim’s car or its occupants. Medina Ramos was stopped on state Route … Read more
Beginning next month moving company U-Haul will no longer hire employees who smoke cigarettes, vape or chew. The company is implementing this policy in Washington and 20 other states making it the first major company declining employment to candidates who use nicotine. U-Haul’s wellness program for its employees includes nicotine cessation assistance. Starting Feb 1., … Read more
A Grant County man is injured when the semi-truck he was driving crashed Thursday morning on State Route 17. Police say the truck owned by Tommer Construction of Ephrata was going down a hill near Mesa when the driver lost control causing it to crash into a concrete barrier. The truck was hauling more than … Read more
All was not quiet on New Year’s Day south of Moses Lake where a drive-by shooting happened in the early hours of 2020. Police say they received a shots fired call in the 9000 block of Vernal Drive Southeast and an investigation determined one home was hit with bullets but no one was injured. Witnesses … Read more
Parents have until next Wednesday to have their children immunized in compliance with Washington requirements or they will not be allowed to attend classes. Last July a new law was signed meaning families can no longer opt out of getting the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine because of personal or philosophical reasons. There are still … Read more
The new year starts off with a big change at the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department with the retirement of Chief Rick Paris. The retired electrical planner for Grand Coulee Dam tells The Star he decided to step down as chief as he will be out of town more often. Paris isn’t completely leaving the … Read more
An investigation is under way into the cause of a Soap Lake house fire that authorities are calling suspicious. Witnesses say the fire started in the back of the home near the corner of Franklin Street and Ephrata Avenue and a couple left the property just before the fire started. It took around three hours … Read more
The Moses Lake Polar Plunge on Wednesday at Cascade Park wasn’t nearly as chilly as in years past with a high in the low 50s. The water temperature was just a couple degrees cooler according to the local buoy report. Participants psyched themselves up to jump into lake as the countdown to noon finished. This … Read more
Royal School District voters will decide next month on passing a two-year $2.74 million Educational Programs and Operations replacement levy. District officials say the proposed levy is not an additional tax and would replace the district’s expiring levy approved by voters in 2018. Levy funds are used to maintain educational programs in Royal schools not … Read more
Greyhound Bus Lines is partnering with the National Runaway Safeline to provide no-cost bus tickets to anywhere in the U.S. for kids who’ve run away from home. The free ticket is only for kids or teens wanting to get back with their families or guardians. A Safeline spokesperson says runaways from Moses Lake and Wenatchee … Read more