News Staff WENATCHEE – The Wenatchee School District has announced the three finalist for the superintendent position. The final round of interviews for the position and public forums will be on Feb. 21, 23 and 27, according to the district. The Wenatchee School board is expected to make a selection at a meeting toward the end of … Read more
MOSES LAKE – A GPS tracking device helped lead Moses Lake police to a theft suspect. Law enforcement responded to the Big Bend Community College campus Friday for reports of a masked man stealing a catalytic converter, and a GPS tracker on the suspects truck reportedly led police to the Lowe’s parking lot where Brandon … Read more
MOSES LAKE, Wash. – Firefighters in Grant County battled a significant house fire Sunday morning. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, all the residents were able to safely escape the burning home on Road N-Northeast, in rural Moses Lake. According to GCSO, the house is no longer habitable and suffered fire, heat smoke, water … Read more
MOSES LAKE – A large fight that broke out at Moses Lake High School appeared to be gang-affiliated. According to MLPD Capt. Dave Sands, the Moses Lake Police Department and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident in the parkinglot on Thursday morning, and a number of students were detained but no arrests … Read more
SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane police have arrested four suspects in connection to a planned drug robbery that left a 17-year-old boy dead last week. According to court documents, the deceased and two others had arranged to sell about $600.00 worth of cannabis oil at a 7th Avenue location, where three people wearing ski masks robbed … Read more
SPOKANE, Wash. – A Moses Lake teen was killed in car crash and his frined was hospitalized Friday evening. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), 18-year-old Mario Rodgriguez Jr, apparently ran a stop sign on Road 4-Northeast at Road L-Northeast and hit a pickup truck. An 18 year old riding in Rodgriguez Jr.’s … Read more
BILLY CLAPP LAKE – An Ephrata man and his dog were rescued Wednesday after falling through the ice at Billy Clapp Lake in Grant County. Bystanders used a canoe to bring the 70-year-old man to shore after he fell through the ice while trying to retrieve his dog, according to the sheriff’s office. He was … Read more
WENATCHEE – A 17-year-old charged as an adult for a drive-by shooting this fall in Wenatchee has been sentenced. A judge ordered Angel Lara-Sedano to 111 months in prison in connection to an Aug. 27 shooting on South Mission Street in which a man was struck by gunfire, according to court records obtained by Newsradio … Read more
LEAVENWORTH – A Leavenworth man is in jail on 20 counts related to child pornography in connection to a nine-most investigation by Chelan County detectives. 53-year-old Michael J. Ross was arrested Thursday at a Leavenworth home following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Detectives continue to process evidence and additional … Read more
CHELAN – Two men reportedly caught red handed following a robbery at Chelan Fruit off Howser Rd. on Tuesday, could be responsible for other crimes in the area, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said. Police arrested, 24-year-old Alan Larumbe and 23-year-old Santiago Alexis Jimenez Thursday and said additional evidence was recovered possibly linking both men … Read more