News Staff TUMWATER – 2023 will usher in higher pay for minimum wage workers in Washington. Starting in January, the minimum wage will increase to $15.74 an hour, up $1.25 from the current minimum wage of $14.49 an hour, according to the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. The 8.66 % increase is linked to the rising … Read more
OROVILLE — Two juvenile brothers face charges after both were arrested at a school in Oroville earlier this month. The Okanogan County Gazette-Tribune reported it all began when the 12-year-old’s aggression escalated after the school conducted an emergency expulsion, and then his 16 year old brother who was not currently attending school apparently showed up … Read more
MOSES LAKE – On Friday, iFIBER ONE News retrieved more information about what happened leading up to the arrest of an armed 22-year-old man at CB Tech on Tuesday. iFIBER ONE News learned that the man was at the school to pick up his girlfriend who reportedly pointed out two students that had been bullying … Read more
RITZVILLE – Troopers say fatigue caused a semi crash on US 395 that sent the Florida driver to the hospital on Saturday. State patrol officials say the 44-year-old fell asleep behind the wheel on I-90 east of Ritzville and drifted into the median causing his rig to flip over and slide 50 feet blocking both … Read more
The SONIC Drive-In restaurants in Wenatchee and Ellensburg are closed, for now. According to an article published by the Kitsap Sun, the fast food chains closed their doors following a lawsuit filed by Sonic Industries LLC out of Oklahoma last year terminating the franchisee’s license agreement due to its failure to pay millions in royalties … Read more
LIND – Things got heated at Tuesday night’s city council meeting in the basement of the Lind Community Church. During the city council meeting, Mayor Paula Bell addressed calls for her to resign over the town’s handling of a local water shortage, which town folk are reportedly upset with Bell about, asserting that she mismanaged … Read more
SPOKANE – Projekt Bayern has won the right to use the trademark “Leavenworth Oktoberfest.” iFIBER ONE News partner, KPQ, reports that on Wednesday the court found the 10-month interval between Projekt Bayern’s initial announcement to move Oktoberfest and when the city issued their summons didn’t prove irreparable harm was done. According to KPQ, the injunction … Read more
It was the first day on the job Wednesday for REC Silicon’s new Chief Executive Officer. REC Silicon’s board of directors appointed William Kurt Levens to replace interim CEO James May II, who became REC Silicon’s temporary leader in November 2021. Levens will lead the company in the reopening of its Moses Lake factory. -0-
One Washington senator is rallying for energy efficient air travel. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) testified before aviation industry leaders Wednesday and underlined the need to invest in electric aircraft and alternative sustainable fuel sources to make commuter air travel cleaner, more affordable and more accessible for communities across Washington state. The testimony followed Eviation’s … Read more
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake police have issued an alert after a convicted predator moved to the area. On Tuesday, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office notified the public about the arrival of 59-year-old Robert Mongognia who is a level III sex offender, stemming from a 2020 incident in Louisiana and attempted sexual assault of a … Read more