Pedestrian Hit In ML

Moses Lake police are seeking tips to find the driver who hit a pedestrian Friday night then fled the scene. It happened in the 700 block of North Stratford Road and according to the victim the driver was leaving a restaurant parking lot when they were hit. The vehicle was described as an orange colored … Read more

Highway 97 Crash Injures Three

A two-car crash Saturday on Highway 97 near Orondo critically injures three people. Police say a 22-year-old man from Orondo was driving south in the northbound lanes when he had an oncoming minivan. First responders had to use extraction equipment to get both drivers and a minivan passenger out of the vehicles. All three were … Read more

Severe Crash On I-90 Near Ellensburg

Four people are critically injured in a collision Monday on Eastbound I-90 near Thorp Highway in Kittitas County. Police say a 48-year-old driver from Federal Way left the roadway to the left then overcorrected resulting in their SUV rolling over ejecting the rear seat passengers. The drive was taken to Kittitas Valley Healthcare while the … Read more

MLPD Volunteers Honored

The City of Moses Lake honored volunteers from the Police Department who help with tasks such as filing case files, attaching documents to case files, and helping the Records Technicians by pulling case files. Connie Zielke, Dovie Darchuck, John Roberts, Ed Allen, Kim Thomas Steven Hetletvedt and Earle Wagner were recognized at a luncheon this … Read more

Drunk Driving Causes I-90 Collision

A car-truck collision Saturday on I-90 in Grant County results in one person injured. Poilice say it happened westbound around milepost 188 when a car driven by Garrett Allen of Addy rear-ended the flatbed truck while traveling at a high rate of speed. Allen’s car ended up blocking the right lane while the truck came … Read more

QPD Holding Town Hall Meeting

Quincy Police are holding a town hall meeting on Jan. 29 at Faith Community Church on 10th Ave. SW beginning at 6:00 p.m. Police Chief Kieth Siebert will be joined bvy Quincy School District superintendent John Boyd, Quincy Valley Medical Center administrator Glenda Bishop and Pat Haley, city administrator for the City of Quincy. The … Read more

Wanted ML Woman Back In Custody

Police apprehend a Moses Lake woman wanted in a Wednesday burglary and assault that took place hours after she was released from jail. Cassandra Calderon Ozuna was located about 7:30 p.m. at a home on Miller Street Northeast. An investigation determined Calderon Ozuna forced her way inside an East Seventh Avenue home assaulting a woman … Read more

Selah Murder Suspect Found Dead

A man wanted in a Kittitas County murder is found dead from what police say is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect was reported early Friday morning to be acting suicidal and Selah police responded to an E. 10th St. home where a woman was found dead. The man’s vehicle was located along I-82 in … Read more

Suspect Sought In ML Stabbing

A stabbing Thursday in Moses Lake results in man suffering critical injuries, Police say it happened in the 2200 block of Basin Street, just off West Broadway Avenue. The victim told police he was in a confrontation with several people when he was stabbed and drove himself to Samaritan Hospital. There’s been no description of … Read more

Remembering Kobe Bryant

It was just two weeks ago when basketball legend Kobe Bryant came to Cashmere making good on a promise to watch Haley Van Lith play against Medical Lake. Van Lith had trained in Bryant’s basketball academy and Bryant reached out to her after his daughter noticed how well she did as a member of the … Read more