News Staff WENATCHEE – The trial of a religious leader and former Wenatchee school counselor accused of nine sex crimes has been pushed back to July 25. Michael Edward Wilson was arrested last year after two young men say they were sexually abused from 2020 to 2021 at Wilson’s home where they attended bible study. The 69-year-old … Read more
MOSES LAKE – We’re learning more about what led to a heavy police presence at a home on Loop Drive in Moses Lake Monday night. At about 8:20 p.m., police responded to a domestice assault at a home where one person was allegedly pistol whipped by Wayne Christensen. The 56-year-old was arrested and charged with … Read more
WENATCHEE – Wenatchee’s gay and ethnic communities say they’re the target of hate groups, after a banner promoting the Wenatchee Pride Festival was allegedly defaced twice in two days. The president of Wenatchee Pride, says the Pride banner in front of the Apple Blossom Festival building was found vandalized on Saturday and again on Tuesday. … Read more
EPHRATA – One person perished in a house fire in Ephrata Tuesday. Crews responded to a home on 12 Ave., and the body of 58-year-old Derek Love was found near the front door, along with his dog. The fire started near some electrical equipment, but the exact cause remains under investigation. -0-
MOSES LAKE – Grant County 5th graders are learning about clean energy. Students will get the opportunity to build and race palm-sized solar cars, and learn the science behind hydropower production, during Grant PUD and REC Silicon’s annual solar car races and fair Wednesday and Thursday at Big Bend Community College’s quad. -0-
MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake city administrator has been forced to resign. On Tuesday, the city of Moses Lake confirmed that Allison Williams’ resignation was at the request of Moses Lake’s city council, following a special meeting last week [May 19]. The city council voted to accept her resignation, effective May 31. Source ONE … Read more
HANFORD – 1,000 acres of brush burned on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation Sunday. The Tri-City Herald reports that the blaze was started by a lightning strike in the center of the site east of the nuclear tanks where radioactive waste is stored underground and west of Route 2 South. No injuries were reported. -0-
BOARDMAN – An Oregon man is behind bars after he was caught stealing from one of the largest farms in eastern Washington over the weekend. Authorites responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle at the Easterday Dairy Milking Parlor in the Basin City area and the suspect fled leading police on a 3.5-mile pursuit, which … Read more
ELLENSBURG – The city of Ellensburg has officially approved the design of the 100-year anniversary mural. The city of Ellensburg announced its selection of the design, by The Rural Mural Plural, and the artists from Wenatchee on Monday. The trio will paint a 40 foot-by-40 foot Ellensburg Rodeo mural on the west face of the … Read more
MOSES LAKE – The hunt for a wanted felon in Moses Lake has ended with the arrest of the suspect. On Monday, a tactical team spent about 45 minutes trying to get an alleged criminal to come out of a home on West Loop Drive, before he was taken into custody, ending the nearly hour … Read more