News Staff A motorcyclist is killed after in a crash Monday morning near Warden. Police say James Boles of Kennewick was hading southbound on Road U Southeast when he tried to avoid a slow-moving semi truck but ended up laying down the bike which hit a wheel on the trailer. Boles was ejected from the motorcycle then … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 95 additional confirmed coronavirus cases since last Friday with the total case count at 1,343. The new cases are residents in Ephrata, Grand Coulee, Mattawa, Moses Lake, rural Othello, Quincy, Royal City, Soap Lake and Warden. 12 patients remain hospitalized and just over 685 are listed as recovered. There … Read more
Samaritan Healthcare officials confirm 7 employees contracted the coronavirus. The infected staff do not work in the same department and most are in non-patient care departments. Health officials say the workers contracted the virus through community exposure. Officials say they will continue to work with the Grant County Health District to monitor and follow up … Read more
The Moses Lake Parks and Recreation Department is holding three “Movies on Wheels” events this month at the Paul Lauzier Athletic Complex. They are scheduled for Aug. 15, 22 and 29 in the athletic complex parking lot. Movies start at dusk and admission is free. Movies include the 2019 “Addams Family” on Aug. 15, “Hook” … Read more
Two people are facing charges for starting the Colockum Fire last month which consumed nearly 3,000 acres. According to the Chelan County Sheriff’s office the man and woman started the fire July 24 at milepost 0.6 on Kingsbury Road over what investigators determined was a possible landlord-tenant dispute. The two were seen driving away in … Read more
Two drivers are apprehended and their cars impounded for street racing near the Othello Walmart. Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies observed 20-year-old Josue Antonio Medina hitting triple digit speeds on State Route 17 and pulled him over on W. Lee. A short time later 3 more cars sped by with two lining up to race. Deputies … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 25 additional confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday with the total case count at nearly 1,250. The new cases are residents in Ephrata, the Mattawa area, Moses Lake, Quincy, and Warden. 12 patients remain hospitalized and just over 580 are listed as recovered. There have been 10 COVID-19 related deaths. … Read more
Shots rang out Sunday morning in the Larson Housing Community near Moses Lake. Police say two homes and a vehicle were damaged from the drive-by shooting in the 1200 block of Arlington Drive Northwest. The driver hit a parked car as they left the scene. So far no arrests have been made and a suspect … Read more
The Adams Count Health Department reports a fourth person died from coronavirus-related complications. She was a 66 year old from Othello who died at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland on July 30 and was not associated with the recent outbreak at the Coventry House Assisted Living facility. A second round of testing for all staff … Read more
A man suffered multiple gunshot wounds early Friday as he was walking to a friend’s home in Quincy. Police say the viictim was in the 300 block of 6th Ave. SE when he was hit and they interviewed him at Quincy Valley Medical Center. He was then transferred to a Wenatchee hospital. The suspect is … Read more