News Staff A Moses Lake firefighter died from injuries he suffered in an accident while on vacation. A social media post on the Moses Lake Firefighters page reported Andrew Deering was injured over Labor Day weekend but no other details were made available. The Moses Lake Police Department and Grant County Sheriff’s Office shared their condolences for … Read more
The Grant County Health District is conducting two COVID-19 testing events this week in Moses Lake. They are on Thursday and Friday at the Grant County Fairgrounds and the no-cost testing takes place between 9:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Officials say since the tests will be analyzed here rather than shipping them to another location … Read more
One person is hurt in a crash Saturday near Elmer City. Police say Eric Cassidy of Davenport was on State Route 155 heading northbound when he went off the road near milepost 31. Cassidy’s car then struck the base of a driveway and went airborne then rolled over coming to rest on the driver’s side. … Read more
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office wants the public to know they are not soliciting donations for victims of Washington wildfires. If you receive a phone call or email saying the contrary, simply hang up or delete the email. It’s generally very difficult to track down today’s scammers since they use sophisticated means to hide who … Read more
The state Department of Natural Resources extends the closure of lands to recreation through next Thursday because of continued high fire danger. It covers DNR managed property east of the Cascades. Officials say they understand the concerns of hunters not being able to go out but the risks are too high. Hunters with concerns about … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 42 more COVID-19 cases bringing the running total as of Friday to nearly 2,600. Nearly 30 of the new cases are the results of agricultural worker testing. The new cases include residents in Ephrata, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City, and Warden. 18 are hospitalized and a total … Read more
The state employment security department says those who claimed COVID-19 unemployment benefits over a six-week period that began Aug.1 will receive an additional $1,800 in their Sept. 21 benefit payment. That’s due to the emergency federal unemployment executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Those collecting benefits during the six-week period also need to have … Read more
New information is released on a Wednesday night fatal collision near Quincy. Police say Tito Mendez of Othello was going south on Road K NW when he failed to stop at the intersection with State Route 28 resulting in his car colliding with a pickup truck. Mendez was taken to Quincy Valley Medical Center where … Read more
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced K-9 Chicka is retiring after 4 years of duty. Chicka will now live with her handler Sergeant Ric Char and his family in Moses Lake. In a Facebook post the department said one of Chicka’s retirement demands is that she be replaced with a worthy K-9 and one was … Read more
A car-pickup collision near Quincy on Wednesday results in a person’s death. Police say it happened on State Route 28 near the intersection of Road K NW. Both the car and the pickup came to rest off the roadway near an embankment. It’s not known which vehicle the person was in or if they were … Read more