Grant PUD reopens campgrounds and other day-use amenities at its recreational sites. Officials say visitors will find many of the amenities were modified in accordance with guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Grant County Health District to promote social distancing and protect public health. The Wanapum Dam Visitor’s Center, Wanapum Heritage Center, and … Read more
Soap Lake Police partner with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office to provide a special birthday parade for a five-year-old boy who was born with a rare birth defect that affects the spine’s development. Soap Lake Officer Jones and Grant County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jason McDonnell escorted the parade for the boy whose party was cancelled … Read more
An accident on Patton Boulevard in Moses Lake results in a man’s death. Police say it happened early Sunday morning when the man was heading toward State Route 17 and crossed into oncoming traffic then went off the road. The car rolled over several times and ended up on its side in a field near … Read more
Firefighters were able to contain a blaze at a manufactured home in Moses Lake to the living room and kitchen area. Grant County Fire District 5 was called out last Thursday afternoon to the 3000 block of Lake Vista Place Northeast where two people were able to escape safely before fighters arrived. Firefighters were on … Read more
A drive-by shooting Friday in Moses Lake damaged two homes but did not injure any people. Police say the suspect’s vehicle was heading west on Texas Street and turned left onto Russell Avenue where six rounds were fired striking the dwellings. A babysitter was in the second damaged home at the time shots were fired. … Read more
Two semi-trucks collided east of Moses Lake resulting in a man critically injured. police say it happened at the intersection of Road N Northeast and South Frontage Road when a semi driven by Ramon Martinez Barajas of Pasco was hit by one on Frontage that didn’t stop at the intersection. Martinez Barajas was first taken … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports 7 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday with the total at 222. The new cases are residents of Moses Lake and Quincy. Test turnaround time for these results was 1 day. The new cases have a variety of exposure settings: household contacts, Mother’s Day gatherings, and community spread. 1 … Read more
A structure fire broke out Sunday in the Mae Valley area of Moses Lake. Crews from Grant County Fire District 5 were called out to te 1200 block of Road D Northwest where a 40 by 40 foot building that housed around 60 chickens was ablaze. The chickens all perished but there were no other … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports 8 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday with the total at 215. The new confirmed cases include residents in Ephrata, Moses Lake and Mattawa. 6 of the new cases are linked individuals where they contracted COVID-19 through the community and spread through family and social gatherings, 1 new case … Read more
The victim of a Tuesday night fatal shooting in the Larson Housing community is identified as a 21-year-old Moses Lake man. Police say they were called to the area of Carswell Drive and Schilling Drive after multiple reports of shots fired and an investigation found that a car’s driver identifgied as Phoenix Johnson was shot … Read more