Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing legislation to permanently ban flavored vapor products and limit the amount of nicotine in vapor products. Inslee’s proposal also requires manufacturers to inform the Department of Health of the ingredients used to make vape products and limits the amount of product marketing. Last year the State Board of Health concluded … Read more
It’s nine years in federal prison for a Warden man taking a plea deal on drug and weapons charges. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Michael Castoreno will be on five years supervised released once he completes his sentence. In June of 2018 Castroeno led police on a chase from Moses Lake to Warden and he … Read more
Bond is set at a million dollars for a 70-year old Cashmere woman accused of fatally stabbing her 96-year-old mother. Police say Anita Jones called 9-1-1 last Saturday to report she killed her mother identified as Katherine Burgess Wiczai and officers responded to the Pioneer Avenue residence which Jones and her mother shared. According to … Read more
A semi-truck crash early Tuesday on I-90 westbound near Ellensburg results in the roadway shut down for over four hours. Police say the driver was going too fast for conditions when they lost control of the semi hauling resulting vehicles resulting in the tractor high-centering on a guardrail and the trailer tipping with its load … Read more
Score another capture for Grant County Sheriff’s K9 Chicka and her partner Sgt. Ric Char, who find a suspect running away from deputies on Tuesday. According to the Sheriff’s Office Victor Solis was stopped on an ATV in the 300 block of Daley Drive in the Larson Housing community and Solis had an outstanding felony … Read more
A suspect is apprehended in a Moses Lake drive-by shooting last month. Police say Rodolfo Ramirez was located Friday in Adams County and was taken into custody for drive-by shooting and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. He is being held on $100,000 bail. The shooting happened in the 3100 block of West Wapato Drive … Read more
A collision Tuesday on State Route 28 west of Quincy results in two people injured. Police say a man from East Wenatchee was heading eastbound when he swerved to avoid a dead deer in the road and went into the westbound lanes where he collided with an oncoming car. Both cars came to rest on … Read more
Moses Lake’s deputy mayor removes the word “deputy” from his title now that Dr. David Curnel was sworn in to his new role on Tuesday. He succeeds Karen Liebrecht who was the city’s first woman mayor. She is now Curmel’s successor as deputy mayor. Curmel started his term as a City Council Member in January … Read more
The 14th annual Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament takes place Saturday, Feb. 1 at parkway School in Ephrata. Check-in is at 7:45 a.m. with first round-matches starting at 8:30 a.m. Registration is free but is limited to the first 100 students. Deadline to register is Jan. 31 and we have registration information posted at our … Read more
Stevens Pass is shut down until further notice between milepost 32 at Gold Bar to the Summit at milepost 64. The state DOT reports Westbound U.S. 2 is open from Leavenworth to the summit. Heavy snow causes trees and power lines to be weighed down causing the impassible conditions. On Monday State Troopers set up … Read more