Washington State becomes the first in the country where voters approved a sex education mandate in schools. Unofficial results from Tuesday had 6 in 10 voters giving the green light to Referendum 90 which approves a law passed earlier this year making sex ed lessons mandatory starting in kindergarten though families could choose to opt … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 41 new coronavirus cases on Monday with the total now over 3,600. A breakdown of cases by residence wasn’t provided. 12 people remain hospitalized and there are 25 COVID-19 related deaths with one pending death certificate review.. Adams County officials reported 9 new COVID-19 cases on Monday with the … Read more
The State Patrol is looking for a semi truck driver who ran a car off I-82 in Kittitas County injuring three people. It happened Monday morning when the westbound semi merged into the same lane the SUV was in causing the driver to brake and hitting a guardrail finally coming to rest on an embankment. … Read more
3 juveniles and an adult are apprehended in connection with a Moses Lake shooting on Monday. Police say it started with an argument between 2 groups at McCosh Park then escalated when shots were fired. The groups then ran to Lakeside Drive where more shots were fired. The foursome are to be booked on assault … Read more
Moses Lake’s Fairchild Cinema will open its doors on Nov. 7. Owner Jeff Fairchild says they will be open only Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays with a capacity limit at 25% meaning every other row will be blocked off. When Grant County moves to phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plans theaters can increase capacity … Read more
Nearly 3 in 4 of Washington voters have already turned in their ballots which could mean a new record for turnout. The previous record was just over 84% in 2008. Around 6 in 10 voters in Grant and Adams County have voted. Ballots either need to be postmarked by today or turned in at one … Read more
More details are released in a carjacking and pursuit that happened last week near Quincy. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office the victim had his car stolen at gunpoint which began a police pursuit involving nearly 30 officers with several other drivers being run off the road. The pursuit ended near Roads 3 and … Read more
New details are released on a police pursuit in Soap Lake last month. An officer spotted a stolen car in the 2300 block of Road B NE and as they tried to pull the driver over they kept going onto Road 19 NE heading to State Route 17 at speeds under 20 miles an hour. … Read more
The Moses Lake Fire Department took a doughnut shop’s closing to poke fun at their counterparts in the Police Department. The firefighters sent a box of Red Door Donuts with a note expressing their sincere condolences on the closing and the department’s thoughts are with officers during this difficult time. Police responded by thanking the … Read more
Grant County PUD reports power demand is up more than 7% over projections and that’s partially due to weather and COVID-19 which caused more people to stay home. Another factor is the housing boom which means more residental customers. Dry conditions and high winds were cited as factors in the more than 35% increase in … Read more