Moses Lake’s Planning Commission and City Council are holding a joint session next Tuesday to go over the city’s Comprehensive Plan. The meeting will take place via a online video teleconference and begins at 6:15 p.m. The city’s consultants will also be participating and the session is open to the public. A link to the … Read more
Othello Police are looking for tips to locate two persons of interest in a vehicle theft early Thursday in the 1200 block of S. 1st Ave. Surveillance video shows one person is a white man wearing a blue sweatshirt and dark pants while the other is a white woman with long dark hair wearing a … Read more
The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office issued Level 3 evacuation notices to Overlook Road, Coyote Run Road and Long Tom Canyon Road due to increased activity from the Evans Canyon Fire. Level 3 means to leave immediately for safety. The American Red Cross and the Sheriff’s Office are working to help the evacuees find shelter and … Read more
A collision on State Route 97 in Orondo on Thursday results in three people injured. Police say a semi and a car were stopped at Brays Landing waiting for a vehicle making a left turn when a second car failed to stop. That driver missed hitting the first car but collided with the semi truck’s … Read more
Searchers are still looking for a man who went missing Sunday afternoon in Banks Lake near Coulee City. Police say the man jumped into the water from a stationary boat and did not resurface. The Columbia Basin Dive Rescue team joined the search on Monday and drones are also being used to search for the … Read more
A two-pickup-truck accident on State Route 26 in Othello leave two people injured. Police say Brandon Howes from Elgin, OR was on Booker Road heading northbound and didn’t stop at the SR26 intersection. Howes truck was hit on the passenger side by Joseph Sunde of Seattle. Howes was airlifted to Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center … Read more
An argument at a Moses Lake home early Wednesday leads to gunfire. Police say it happened outside a home at the corner of West Gary Street and North Daniel Street and one of the participants left the home and came back with a gun firing shots at the house. The other participant then fired at … Read more
A brush fire broke out Wednesday in the 19000 block of Road C-4 NE. Crews from Grant County Fire District 7 were first on the scene and determined the fire was moving quickly and threatened structures. Witnesses also reported hearing explosions. District 7 received help from Grant County Fire District 13 who cut the fire … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 43 more COVID-19 cases bringing the running total as of Wednesday to nearly 2,430. The new cases include residents in Ephrata, the Mattawa area, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy area, Royal City, and Warden. 19 are hospitalized and a total of 15 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. … Read more
2 more people died from COVID-19 related complications in Adams County. Officials say the victims were a 70 year-old man and an 83 year-old man who both died at Kadlec Medical Center. The 70-year-old died Aug. 20 and the 83-year-old died Aug. 26. 8 people have now died from COVID-19 related complications and all have … Read more