Law enforcement agencies across the state are conducting DUI enforcement patrols from now through Labor Day. It’s the first emphasis patrol since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission says over 230 people were killed in DUI-related crashes last year. The commission says some people think consuming cannabis after drinking will … Read more
Crews from Grant County Fire District 5 and the Moses Lake Fire Department are now deplayed to the Palmer Fire burning in Okanogan County. The strike team, led by Grant County Fire District 5 Capt. Travis Svilar, includes three trucks from fire district 5 and one truck from Moses Lake. Svilar said he expects the … Read more
Moses Lake Police and other law enforcement agencies across Eastern Washington are warning citizens about a new text message scam making the rounds. The message says the sender came across a parcel from July owed to you and asks the victim to claim ownership and schedule for delivery. Chief Kevin Fuhr says if the link … Read more
Work is under way on a 160 megawatt wind power farm in Adams County. According to Energy Central Clearway Energy Group is building the Rattlesnake Flat windfarm near Lind which will consist of 57 turbines as well as a project substation, transmission line, and an operations and maintenance building. The project is expected to reach … Read more
The city of Moses Lake forms a Small Business Relief Fund to help businesses and community organizations that have been negatively affected by COVID-19. The city allocated $50,000 to the program with funding provided by the CARES Act. The first round of applications are due by September 30. The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce is … Read more
A semi-driver who wasn’t aware of the Vantage Bridge eastbound width restrictions blocked the roadway for several hours on Monday. Police say the driver was transporting a bulldozer that was wider than the 11-foot restriction in the left lane. The right lane was closed earlier for reparing the bridge. Traffic was backed up for more … Read more
A Moses Lake police pursuit that started after a report that a man was sleeping in his car results in the man injured and now facing charges. Police say they were called to an Eagle Drive Northeast address on Saturday after a homeowner reported his driveway was blocked. When the man identified as Jeremy Gilbert … Read more
The Moses Lake Museum and Art Center is launching a Virtual Speaker Series next month with a presentation by Omari Amili of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau entitled “From Crime to the Classroom: How Education Changes Lives”. Omari explores the benefits inmates receive from the new perspective, sense of direction, and confidence which education provides. … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 74 additional COVID-19 cases since last Friday bringing the running total to 2,137. The new cases include residents in Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City and Warden. 19 people are hospitalized and nearly 1,150 have recovered. In Adams County there were 28 new cases in Othello … Read more
Washingtonians collecting unemployment will soon see an additional $300 in benefits now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved a grant under the Lost Wages Assistance program which was implemented after extended benefits expired at the end of July. That program came about after Congress failed to come to terms on extending the original order. … Read more