News Staff YAKIMA – A crime spree that led to a high-speed chase in Yakima County ended in Grant County with the arrest of the suspect Saturday. Police say, Shaun Jackson is accused of robbing a Union Gap business at gunpoint, and fleeing in a stolen vehicle, before he reportedly stole another one. The 33-year-old was being … Read more
The state’s Conservation and Recreation Office has awarded the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife a $150,000 grant to develop an outdoor target shooting site at Lake Lenore. The rifle and pistol range would be developed in the Sun Lakes Unit of the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area in Grant County. The $300,000 project is expected … Read more
CONNELL – Show me the money! That’s what Washington state corrections workers at the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell are saying, after they claim they’re being denied a $1,000 pandemic-related bonus they were promised. Authorities are tight lipped about the issue, citing an anticipated legal dispute surrounding the matter. -0-
QUINCY – Authorities have recovered the body of a man who presumably drowned Saturday evening near Crescent Bar. After a day and a half since he vanished into the Columbia River, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday, that the body of the missing rafter was located in the area where his vessel overturned, … Read more
EPHRATA – The 51-year-old Quincy man charged in a brutal domestic attack made his first appearance in court Friday. Samuel Montoya is facing first-degree attempted murder after police say he slashed his wife’s throat with a knife at the business she owns in Soap Lake, on Thursday. He is being held on a $1 million … Read more
OTHELLO – Alcohol is being blamed for a head on crash west of Othello Saturday night that claimed the lives of three people. Troopers say 30-year-old Homero Vicente Victoriano was driving drunk when he crossed the centerline at SR 26 and Road D SE, and collided with a vehilcle, killing the driver, 78-year-old Eloy Romero-Serrano … Read more
MOSES LAKE – Speeding may have played a role in a wreck that left a Moses Lake motorcyclists seriously injured. Grant County Sheriff’s officials say Nico Rodriguez Perez was traveling at a high rate of speed when he crashed his Kawasaki sport bike near Loring Drive and Patton Blvd., just before midnight on Wednesday. The … Read more
EPHRATA – Some local veterans are getting a little ‘heavenly help.’ Ephrata based Heavenly Roofing company aims to give back to those who have served our country by providing a deserving veteran with a brand new roof, completely free of charge. You can nominate a local veteran via direct message on Heavenly Roofing’s social media … Read more
TONASKET – The tight-knit community of Tonasket is grieving the loss of firefighter Jeremiah Pimpiano. The 25-year-old, who went missing during a fishing trip near Driscoll Island on July 2, was found following a day long community search, submerged deep underwater in the river. A memorial service for Jeremiah Pimpiano will be held on July … Read more
Bipartisan legislation introduced this week aims to protect local grape growers. The bill is intended to safeguard wine grape growers in Washington State from wildfire smoke, which poses a significant threat to wine grape production. Washington state is the second-largest wine producing state in the country and contributes significantly to job creation and tourism, making … Read more