News Staff The Grant County Health District reported nearly 60 more confirmed coronavirus cases since last Friday with the total case count at 990. The new cases are residents in Ephrata, Grand Coulee, Mattawa, Moses Lake, Quincy, rural Othello, Royal City and Warden. 6 patients remain hospitalized. Grant County has an 11.4% positive test rate compared to … Read more
The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office is warning about an uptick in car prowls occurring in Ellensburg and nearby areas. Many are taking place in parks and recreation areas. The suspects look for vehicles that have valuables in plain sight or are unlocked. According to investigators the theives then take a victim’s credit or debit card … Read more
Investigators say drugs and alcohol were factors in an Ellensburg rollover crash that happened Sunday evening. Police say a 19-year-old woman from King County was heading eastbound on I-82 when she drifted onto the shoulder then overcorrected causing her car to flip several times coming to rest on its roof about 100 feet from the … Read more
Jack’s At The Market in the Quincy Public Market is temporarily closed because an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. The worker was last at the restaurant on July 16 but it’s not clear when the positive test result was received. They are now in self-quarantine for 14 days. The restaurant’s owners are performing a … Read more
A tractor-trailer driver is cited for trying to make a U-turn on I-90 2 miles east of the Vantage Bridge. State Patrol Trooper John Bryant says it happened Sunday when the eastbound tanker truck driver decided not to proceed to the next exit which was Silica Road and instead tried to cross the roadway and … Read more
A two-vehicle crash on State Route 28 near Rock Island takes the life of a 36-year-old passenger. Police say a Quincy man was heading westbound when he drifted off the road and overcorrected resulting in his car colliding with an eastbound pickup truck. The passenger was in the Quincy man’s car. Both drivers were taken … Read more
The Grant County Health District reported 30 more confirmed coronavirus cases on Thursday with the total case count now just over 930. The new cases are residents of Ephrata, Mattawa, Moses Lake, Quincy, Royal City, and Warden. 9 patients remain hospitalized. Officials the majority of cases are due to exposure at social gatherings. Adams County … Read more
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler extends an emergency order directing all state regulated health insurers to adjust coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. The original order was to expire Sunday but is now effective until August 16th. The order requires insurers to provide no-copay no-deductible telehealth coverage and all medically necessary diagnostic testing for flu and … Read more
A two-watercraft collision Friday on Moses Lake takes the life of a 24-year-old man. Police say Tyler Homesley of Moses Lake was in the area south of the Interstate 90 bridge when he collided with the other watercraft. Homesley was taken to Samaritan Hospital, where he died early Saturday morning. His passenger suffered non-life-threatening injures … Read more
Two road work projects in Moses Lake kick off today. Chip sealing work takes place during the daytime on Road 6 NE and Road O NE working through the week at Road N NE. Work on Valley Road starts tonight from Stratford Road to Paxson Drive. Crews will be out from 8:00 p.m. until 6:00 … Read more