News Staff The Grant County Sherrif’s Department is asking anyone seeing a police pursuit Wednesday morning in Mae Valley to contact their Office. According to a news release a black colored Honda passenger car was involved and the driver may have hit other cars while evading capture. The exact A suspect description wasn’t made available. The Sheriff’s … Read more
Over half of Washington’s voters have already turned in their ballots according to the Secretary of State’s office. To compare at this point four years ago just under 30% or ballots were received. 46% of Adams County have returned their ballots while Grant County is just over 40%.The highest turnout was in 2008 and officials … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 20 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday with the total just under 3,550. Cases are residents of Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, Quincy and Soap Lake. 12 people remain hospitalized and there are 25 COVID-19 related deaths Officials say the case trend is moving downward. Adams County officials reported 7 new … Read more
The Moses Lake City Council approved an updated ordinance banning camping in any park, street or public property at any time. The ordinance also includes a ban on sleeping in a car or leaving personal property in those same areas. This comes as the city gets ready to open its homeless camp at the site … Read more
The driver killed in a Monday afternoon collision near Royal City is identified as a 31-year-old Othello man. Police say Payan Medina Irrael was on state Route 262 when he failed to stop at the state Route 26 intersection and he hit the back of a semi truck.Medina Irrael died at the scene while the … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports a 25th person died from COVID-19 related complications. The individual was a Quincy man in his 50s and had underlying health conditions. 7 additional COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday bringing the total to 3,523. Cases are residents of the Coulee City area, Ephrata, Moses Lake, the Quincy area, and … Read more
A man who used an ax to shoplift at the Moses Lake Home Depot in 2017 takes a plea deal. Prosecutors say Cory Campbell of Grand Coulee will be in jail for 70 months for pleading guilty to four charges. According to police Campbell tried to wheel out around $1,900 in merchandise and when a … Read more
The man who tried to break into a Moses Lake Police impound lot to steal back a car takes a plea deal. Prosecutors say Gary Hutt pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the Nov. 2019 breakin as well as an August 2019 police pursuit related to evading arrest. Hutt was seen trying to get into … Read more
Grant PUD receives a grant and low-interest loan from the state department of commerce for its broadband expansion plans. Grant PUD received $810,000 in grants and an $810,000 loan through the state for the area 15 portion of its broadband project which will supply broadband internet from Gloyd to Stratford. Grant PUD continues to target … Read more
It may be some time before the identity of the driver killed Monday near Royal City is identified. According to state troopers that’s because the car involved was not currently registered and it had been sold twice since the last registered owner filed paperwork with the DOL. Without the registration information the driver’s identity can’t … Read more