News Staff WASHINGTON (AP) – A bit of an early Christmas present for student loan borrowers. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration will extend a pause on federal student loan payments while his plan to give tens of millions of borrowers debt relief faces legal challenges. The moratorium was slated to expire Jan. 1, a … Read more
WARDEN – Adams County sheriff’s deputies are investigating after recovering a stockpile of stolen road signs from a home near Warden. On Monday, Adams County deputies received a report about signs stolen from several locations across Adams, Lincoln and Franklin counties that belonged to the public works departments. Deputies say removing signs is a crime … Read more
BELLEVUE – A Bellevue Police officer with ties to Ellensburg died in the line of duty on Monday, Nov. 21. The Bellevue Police Department says Jordan Jackson was on his patrol motorcycle in the 500 block of Bellevue Way SE when he was hit by a white car. Jackson is a former Ellensburg resident who … Read more
On Friday, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the temporary closure of the Ringold-Meseberg Hatchery just southwest of Basin City. State officials say that means people will be unable fish for steelhead in the area over the Thanksgiving holiday. This year’s return of Ringold Springs Hatchery steelhead is projected to be the … Read more
Icy roadways were expected to greet early Tuesday morning commuters in Grant, Douglas and Chelan counties due to widespread freezing rain. The National Weather Service expected about a quarter inch of ice build up over Stevens and Snoqualmie passes. In the lowlands across Chelan, Douglas and Grant counties, less than an inch of snow is … Read more
Four people were killed in Washington state Friday morning when a small plane crashed in a field and caught fire, authorities said. The single-engine aircraft crashed east of Harvey Field not far from the okanogan wenatchee national forest. Officials initially said there were two fatalities, but upon further investigation of the wreckage found that two … Read more
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Ice Rink opened it’s doors for the season this weekend just in time for the holidays. The ice rink is located at 610 S. Yakima Ave., and the season is scheduled to run through Feb. 26. For more information on ice rink hours and programs, visit cityofml.com. -0-
ELLENSBURG – A dog that was inside a vehicle when it was stolen in Ellensburg this week has been reunited with its owner. A Honda Accord was reported stolen at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, with 11-year-old Maya inside, according to Ellensburg police. More than 24 hours later and more than 40 miles away, Maya was … Read more
WARDEN – The Grant County Coroner’s Office has released the names of two men found dead in a home in Warden. Coroner Craig Morrison identified the two men as 25-year-old Noe [no ee] Martinez and 26-year-old Marciano Renteria Ferrer. The sheriff’s office is investigation the deaths as suspicious, with no obvious signs of foul play. … Read more
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, especially in the city of Leavenworth which is the setting for a new Lifetime Channel movie. ‘Cloudy With a Chance of Christmas’ which will debut on Dec. 2, was reportedly shot in Leavenworth last year. The film starts actresses Valery Ortiz and Sarah Jane Morris as well … Read more