News Staff An investigation into drug sales at a Larson Housing Community home results in 2 men facing charges. Last Thursday police went to the Tinker Loop home where an unspecifed amount of narcotics were seized. Jamie Urbach is charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance within … Read more
Kittitas County Health Officials say nearly 7 in 10 current coronavirus cases involve a Central Washington University student. Those cases resulted from a recent outbreak at Wendell Hill Hall and the college increased sanitization, mandated face masks, strictly enforced social distancing, and have switched to a hybrid learning mode. Governor Jay Inslee recently tightened restrictions … Read more
Adams County health officials report five people contracted coronavirus at an assisted living facility in Adams County. Two are are staff members and the other three are residents. Facility-wide testing was done on Oct. 15 with follow-up testing done 4 days later. The name of the facility is being withheld now to aid in an … Read more
Grant County Fire District 5 received a nearly $850,000 award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants Program. It will go toward buying new air packs, masks and air bottles which will replace ones that are required to be removed from service after a number of years. District officials say the new … Read more
Methamphetamine, heroin and illegal marijuana are seized as part of a month-long investigation into sales from a Warden home. The search warrant served at the Road U SE home also resulted in the confiscation of a stolen firearm and drug paraphenalia. Three people were arrested and face serveral charges while the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported a dozen new coronavirus cases on Tuesday with the total now 3,455. Cases are residents of Coulee City, Ephrata, Moses Lake, Quincy and Warden. 18 people remain hospitalized and there are 24 COVID-19 related deaths. Officials say that community spread is the largest source of COVID-19 transmission. Adams County … Read more
Paramedics airlfited a Mattawa driver involved in a Desert Aire accdent to a Richland hospital. Police say David Chiprez was speeding on Edgewater Way westbound near Orchard when he lost control resulting in his vehicle going off the road hitting an in-ground electrical transformer. The car then rolled over and Chiprez was ejected. A small … Read more
13th District State Representative Tom Dent announced he tested positive for coronavirus. The Moses Lake lawmaker says he believes he contracted it sometime during the first week of October. Dent says getting the virus has been an eye-opener which showed him first hand there are “holes” in the medical system that need to be addressed … Read more
Governor Jay Inslee tightens restrictions for college students after 35 coronavirus outbreaks have occured at higher education institutions statewide resulting in more than 800 cases. Masks are now required at all time in college residental facilityes except outside dorms or sleeping rooms. There is now a 2-person limit per sleeping room and pmly one visitor … Read more
A vehicular homicide charge is brought in an April crash near Moses Lake that killed a 23-year-old man. Grant County prosecutors say Andrew Allbee is to appear in court Oct. 26 for arraignment on the charge in the death of Shane Phillips who was a passenger in Allbee’s car that crashed on Road 16 Northeast, … Read more