News Staff OLYMPIA – A federal judge has ruled a gold mining company in Okanogan County committed thousands of Clean Water Act violations in its operation of the Buckhorn Mountain gold mine. The judge found Crown Resources violated the law more than 3,000 times, according to according to a press release. Crown Resources could face hudreds of … Read more
MOSES LAKE – One person is dead and another was injured after a fire broke out at a home in the Larson Housing area of Moses Lake on Thursday night, Grant County Fire officials confirmed. The cousin of the man who lived in the burning home on Craw Lane near Travis Drive told iFIBER ONE … Read more
Rainbow-colored fentanyl, which strongly resemble candy, has law enforcement warning parents ahead of this halloween. Local law enforcement is urging parents to be extra cautious to make sure the rainbow-colored fentanyl pills are not accidentally falling into the hands of children, adding parents should check kids candy after trick-or-treating, make sure you know where they … Read more
OTHELLO – A semi hauling potatoes jacknifed on SR 24 near Othello on Thursday, shutting down the roadway for more than an hour. At around noon, Troopers say thousands of spuds spilled out onto the road when the semi navigating a roundabout at Bench Road hit the curb, sending the vehicle onto its side. No … Read more
NESPELEM – Residents living in the Nespelem [nes pee lum] and Keller areas were told not to leave their home on Thursday night during an active shooter incident. Colville Tribal Emergency Services personnel were asking residents to shelter in place, after two people were killed and a tribal police officer was shot. Schools in Nespelem … Read more
COVINGTON – The police chief of a city in western Washington was caught off guard when he saw that his photo with Democratic Congresswoman Kim Schrier was used in a mailer ad without his permission. Schrier had taken a picture with Covington Police Chief Adam Easterbrook for a news release and learned that photo was … Read more
You may be paying a bigger price for smaller apples. Industry experts are predicting an 11% dip in Washington apple crops after two years of volatile weather. An apple grower with the Washington Farm Bureau reports a 33% decrease in harvestable apples in her crop. Growers are also seeing a reduction in apple size, after … Read more
A Republican Washington state senator out of Ritzville is criticiszing a Democratic climate change bill. Mark Schoesler says Senate Bill 5126, also known as the Carbon Commitment Act, could cause a surge in gas prices statewide in 2023. The bill targets Washington businesses that discharge large amounts of greenhouse gasses in an effort to reduce … Read more
MOSES LAKE – A Moses Lake-based manufacturing company that works with dangerous chemicals is facing nearly $200,000 in fines for dozens of safety and health violations. A Washington State Department of Labor & Industries inspection reportedly found 46 serious and 17 general violations involving Two Rivers Terminal LLC, which works in agricultural fertilizer, airports, pulp … Read more
OTHELLO – A 28 year old Othello man accused of sexually abusing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old child in February is now behind bars. Adams County deputies arrested Edgar Fermin Sales-Andres Monday and he was booked into jail for first-degree rape of a child, stemming from an investigation after the toddler was taken to a local clinic … Read more