News Staff The Grant County Health District reported 2 more people died from coronavirus-related complications bringing the total to 15. One person was a Moses Lake man in his 40s and the other was a Quincy man resident in his 80s. Both residents had underlying health conditions. 76 additional cases were confirmed on Friday with the total … Read more
The suspect in a Vantage homicide is found dead near Royal City. Police say the body of 57-year-old Ismael Garcia was located early Friday in an orchard off Road D Southwest where a pickup truck he was last seen driving was found the night before. According to investigators Garcia died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. … Read more
Moses Lake High School students will begin the school year on Sept. 9 with 100% remote-learning after the school board approved amending their reopening plan. School district superintendent Josh Meek said the high school has presented unique challenges which resulted in the reversal of the original plans. Elementary and middle schools will continue with the … Read more
The search is on for the suspect in a Vantage area homicide that happend Thursday afternoon. Police say 57-year-old Ismail Garcia fatally shot a co-worker at a Kittitas County fruit company. Garcia is hispanic, 5-8 and 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. His getaway vehicle was found in the Royal City area late … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 19 additional COVID-19 cases on Thursday bringing the running total to just over 2,200. The new cases include residents in Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City and Warden. 14 people are hospitalized and a total of 13 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. In Adams County there were 15 … Read more
Under COVID-19 guidance from the state the oses Lake Museum and Art Center is set to reopen today. Museum hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Admission is free. You are required to wear a mask and there is a 25-person limit to allow for social distancing. Only the museum … Read more
A demonstration and march against human trafficking in Othello is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12 at Kix Stand Espresso. The protest takes place from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. with the march starting after the demonstration. The National Human Trafficking Hotline rports human trafficking cases in Washington state doubled between 2012 and 2017. The hotline … Read more
A semi-truck is struck by a train on Thursday at a Rock Island railroad crossing. Police say it happened at the crossing near the dam when the crossing arms came down blocking the truck. The driver told investigators he tried to get the truck out but couldn’t before the train hit the back of his … Read more
A man driving a tractor on Highway 2 near Dryden is killed in a collision with a pickup truck. Police say Ruben Pacheco Lopez was heading westbound on Highway 2 when the orchard tractor was struck from behind causing Pacheco Lopez to be thrown from the tractor. Both vehicles came to rest in the left … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 37 additional COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday bringing the running total to just over 2,180. The new cases include residents in Mattawa, Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City and Warden. 21 people are hospitalized and a total of 13 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. In Adams County there … Read more