A two car accident Wednesday on State Route 17 north of Mesa results in one man injured and two vehicles totaled. Police say a 48-year-old man from Moses Lake was heading northbound on SR 17 near Hendricks Road when a 17-year-old driver pulled out in front of the man. He was taken to Othello Community … Read more
A fuel tanker truck driver who police say fell asleep at the wheel crashed his semi on Highway 97 near Orondo. It happened early Thursday morning as the driver from Moses Lake was heading southbound. The tanker truck then went through a guardrail and down a 40-foot embankment. Investigators say the tanker was empty. First … Read more
The search is on for a woman who burglarized a Moses Lake business then was released from jail only to commit an assault a few hours later. Police say Cassandra Calderon Ozuna was released on Wednesday after arraigment on the burglary charge and then went to an East Seventh Avenue residence where she broke in … Read more
One of the four people charged in an October holdup at a Moses Lake convenience store takes a plea deal. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Uriel Sanchez Serrano accepted an In Re Barr plea meaning he doesn’t admit to committing the crime, but wanted to take advantage of the plea agreement offered to him. Sanchez Serrano received … Read more
A Moses Lake man taking a plea deal for child pornography possession is sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Michael R. Walker pleaded guilty after authorities found him in possession of child pornography while he was serving a prior sentence for child sexual communications. This latest sentence also inclues three years of … Read more
State Assemblyman Tom Dent introduces legislation to allow earlier use of state resources when wildfires break out. Currently resources can be deployed only when a fire exceds the capacity of local fire companies. The measure co-sponsored by the Moses Lake representative would permit state resources to be summoned when a fire is firse discovered. The … Read more
The announcement earlier this week that Boeing doesn’t expect to get the 737 MAX back in the air until summer means more money for the Grant County International Airport where more than 250 jets are being stored. Port officials say they are making around $38,000 a month for the storage space and since the first … Read more
The State Department of Licensing is alerting those who use their driver license as ID for flying that they will need to have their license upgraded to a REAL ID by October – and they say now is the time to get that done before the long lines start as people try to make the … Read more
Quincy Police will soon have a narcotics-detecting K-9 office on the force. Officer Mike Stump is set to head to six weeks of training next week at the Department of Corrections Washington Corrections Center in Shelton. The K9s, which are all rescue dogs that came from animal shelters, are trained to find heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, … Read more
An accident on US 2 near Coulee City results in a driver suffering injuries. Police say 18-year-old Logan Elliott from Wilbur was heading westbound when he went off the road to the right resulting in his car rolling over several times finally coming to rest on its side. He was taken to Coulee Medical Center … Read more