News Staff MOSES LAKE – A criminal justice instructor at a Moses Lake school is being hailed a hero. On Tuesday retired Moses Lake police chief Dave Ruffin, a teacher at CB Tech, detained a gunman who had allegedly threatened two students in the parking lot sending the campus into lockdown, along with oother nearby schools. Ruffin … Read more
YAKIMA – The attorneys representing Cody Easterday, the man convicted of bilking Tyson Foods out of $233 million in a ghost cattle scam, now say Tyson owes him $163 million. A recent court filing alleges Tyson owes the Basin City farmer $100 million for illegally using his name and picture, collecting $51 million in violation … Read more
INDEX – While US Highway 2 reopened over the weekend, new evacuations have been issued for the Bolt Creek Fire. Highway 2 between Sunset Falls and Skykomish had been closed since the Bolt Creek Fire started on Sept. 10 due to trees and debris falling on the road. The fire has now burned more than … Read more
ROYAL CITY – Two people were injured following a two vehicle collision Monday on Dodson Road near Royal City. A tire service truck ran a stop sign on Road 12 Southwest at the Dodson Road intersection, and crashed into a potato truck, according to the sheriff’s office. Two occupants in the tire service truck were … Read more
ELLENSBURG – A man who bought a scratch off ticket at an Ellensburg convenience store last Friday claimed the top prize. According to Washington’s Lottery website, a $5 High Roller scratch ticket purchased from the 7-11 at 112 University Way in Ellensburg was a $75,000 winner. Out of 2,469,300 tickets printed, only four tickets contain … Read more
The U.S. Postal Service will hold an unprecedented, two-day hiring “mega blitz” this week as it looks to fill over 2,000 USPS positions across Washington state. The job fair will take place at a number of local post offices in north central Washington, including Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Quincy, and Othello, from 10 … Read more
Chelan, Kittitas and Okanogan counties have been awarded millions of dollars in state Salmon Recovery Funding Board grants. The state agency announced the awards on Monday. The grants will pay for work to restore salmon habitat, including repairing degraded habitat in rivers, removing barriers blocking salmon migration and conserving pristine habitat. -0-
OTHELLO – A hit and run accident that left a pedestrian dead in Othello remains under investigation. State troopers say an officer was driving west on SR 24 at Park Street on Sept. 18 when he found a man laying on the westbound shoulder of the highway, along with various vehicle parts at the scene. … Read more
ROYAL CITY – State troopers say a pedestrian who was fatally struck by a car on state Route 26 near Royal City Friday morning was running on the highway. Sean D. Whisenhunt, 26, of Spokane died at the scene. The driver, a 43-year-old Othello man, was taken to Othello Community Hospital for minor injuries. No … Read more
NEW STANTON, Pennsylvania – Moses Lake resident Charles Bergman was taken into custody Friday for the murder of his wife. Theresa Bergman was found dead Thursday in rural Lincoln County with an injury to her head, according to court records. The couple had been reported missing after not returning home from the airport on Sept. … Read more