News Staff MOSES LAKE – The parents of a teen who was assaulted at the Grant County Fair are now seeking a restraining order against the suspect, who knew the victim. The boys mother reported Wednesday that her 15-year-old son was attacked by another 15-year-old on Tuesday during the fair. The two boys apparently had ongoing personal … Read more
SOAP LAKE – A fire burning northeast of Soap Lake close to some homes is contained as of Thursday night. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reports that the 10 acre blaze was burning in the 21000 block of Road A Northeast and sparked a smaller blaze at 7th Avenue and SR 17 closer to Soap … Read more
A Seattle Times article indicated that anti-abortion group The Church at Planned Parenthood will ‘step up’ protests at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Moses Lake. The group is planning to double it’s efforts in Washington following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Planned Parenthood has sought legal action against the protesting parishoners so patients can … Read more
SNOQUALMIE PASS – The name of a Seattle man that apparently fell to his death during a hike near Snoqualmie Pass over the weekend has been made public. Kittitas County Sheriff’s officials say, 24-year-old Nicolas Gomiero was reported missing on Monday when family and friends realized he hadn’t returned home from a Sunday evening hike … Read more
DESERT AIRE – Five people remained at a Tri-cities hospital overnight following a rollover crash near Othello. Washington State Patrol says the wreck happened on State Route 24 west of Othello Wednesday afternoon when 21-year-old Alyessa Hernandez lost control of her vehicle near Saddle Mountain Lake and overturned and slammed into a fence. Hernandez and … Read more
EAST WENATCHEE – $20 car tab fees will become a thing of the past for East Wenatchee residents come January 1, 2023. During Tuesday’s [August 16] East Wenatchee city council meeting, members voted to repeal the longstanding car tab fee that helped pay for the city’s Transportation Benefit District when it was inaugurated in 2013. … Read more
MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office says a young girl’s condition is unknown after she was hit by a car in the Pelican Point area of Moses Lake last Thursday. Grant County Sheriff’s officials say the girl was riding an electric scooter on Castlewood Drive at Larchmont Drive, when she was struck on … Read more
ELLENSBURG – A California woman is dead after getting run over by a semi in Ellensburg Monday night. Ellensburg Police say, the 65-year-old California resident was struck by the truck while walking through the parking lot of the Pilot Travel Center/Flying J just off of I-90. She was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle … Read more
YAKIMA – According to KIMA-TV, people were literally filling up their fuel tanks for pennies on the dollar on Sunday in Yakima. A system glitch at an Arco AMPM gas station charged only 46 cents per gallon for gas. The mishap drew a surge of customers for a short time, before the owner says the … Read more
WENATCHEE – Multiple charges have been filed against a man who climbed to the top of the Senator George Sellar Bridge’s super structure over the Columbia River between Wenatchee and East Wenatchee on Friday. Wenatchee Police say, the bridge was closed for 2.5 hours as they tried to convince the man, who climbed his way … Read more