News Staff Grant County is conducting a household hazardous waste disposal event on Saturday, September 26 at the County Road District 2 shop on Wheeler Road near Moses Lake. Hours are from 9am until 3pm and only hazardous waste generated by households will be accepted. Those items include oil-based paints, paint thinners and solvents, household chemicals and … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 2 more COVID-19 related deaths bringing the total to 17. The two deaths include a Quincy man in his 80s who had underlying medical conditions and a Quincy man in his 30s who did not have any known health issues. There is another death certificate being reviewed. 15 new … Read more
Royal School District officials announced that 4 students and one staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. The district began the school year on Aug. 28 with alternating days on campus and remote learning as well as a 100 percent remote learning option .For now schools in Royal City remain open based on the local … Read more
The State Patrol bomb squad was called out to a Soap Lake home on Tuesday after homemade explosive devices were found. Police say it started when a search warrant was obtained for a Fir St. N residence after learning the device was being made to harm another individual. The house was declared unsafe and secured … Read more
Two men are killed in an ATV accident last weekend at the Moses Lake Sand Dunes. Police say both riders were on Sand Dunes Road SE with one heading westbound and the other eastbound when they collided head on. Both were ejected from the vehicles and died at the scene. Investigators say the two men … Read more
Evacuation levels homes along Beverly Burke Road in Grant County are at level 1 due to the Beverly Burke Fire. Level 1 evacuations are also in place for the communities of Beverly, Schwana and the Wanapum Village. Beverly Burke Road is closed between state Route 26 and state Route 243. The fire was last estimated … Read more
Calmer winds are helping crews battle the Pearl Hill Fire that’s consumed nearly 175,000 acres. Officials say the fire destroyed at least 3 homes and a pair of commercial buildings. The fire spans from Mansfield down to SR 2 near Rimrock Meadows. Mansfield and rural areas of northern Douglas County are under a Level 3 … Read more
A man faces an attempted murder charge from a Saturday shooting in Moses Lake. Police say Daniel Hubbard open fire on another car occupied by Hubbard’s girlfriend and her acquaintences during a confrontation near of South Pioneer Way and East Nelson Road. Hubbard was found at his home and taken into custody. Officers recovered the … Read more
The state Department of Natural Resources has closed lands to recreation because of high fire danger. It is in effect until at least Friday and covers DNR managed property east of the Cascades,. Timber harvest activities on DNR-managed lands also have been shut down as wellas all timber sales and fuel mitigation work on U.S. … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 86 new COVID-19 cases bringing the running total as of Tuesday to nearly 2,550. The new cases include residents in Ephrata, Mattawa area, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy area, Royal City, Soap Lake, and Warden. 18 are hospitalized and a total of 15 people have died from COVID-19 related … Read more