A Moses Lake man taking a plea deal for shooting his wife during a squabble will be in jail for 12 years. Prosecutors say 70-year-old Larry Winters accepted an Alford plea in the March 2019 incident which means Winters does not admit he is guilty but concedes he would be found guilty if his case … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports one new confirmed coronavirus case on Sunday bringing the total to 188. It’s the first case in the last five days. Around 110 cases are pending test results, with at least 36 probable cases. Of the 188 confirmed cases 3 patients remain hospitalized and 92 are listed as recovered. … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports no new coronavirus cases for the second day in a row. The total remains at 188 with around 110 tests pending results. 3 patients are hospitalized and 76 people have recovered. The majority of cases are in Quincy followed by Mattawa, Moses Lake and Ephrata. Adams County hasn’t had … Read more
The suspect in a Ritzville murder is apprehended after getting into a confrontation with authorities in Oregon. Police say Grayson Morris killed his father Thursday morning at his Seventh Avenue home then took off. Morris was arrested on I-84 near Troutdale Ore. after being involved in a chase and shooting. Morris was first hospitalized then … Read more
The City of Moses Lake’s plans to build a homeless camp at Longview Tracks isn’t sitting well with the Moses Lake School District. Superintendent Josh Meek stated Thursday that the district is not supportive of the camp which would be located near Longview Elementary School. Meek says their first concern is the student’s safety and … Read more
A 17-year-old boy is facing felony charges for taking a car left unattended at a Moses Lake gas station then crashing it after a joy ride. Police say the car was taken Thursday around 6:00 a.m. and witnesses saw the juvenile driving in circles making hand gestures to those telling him to stop. Things came … Read more
The body of a man who fell from a small boat in Moses Lake is now recovered. Police say the man fell Thursday morning and teams from Columbia Basin Dive Rescue which deployed from Blue Heron Park located the body in the afternoon. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is withholding the man’s identity pending next … Read more
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announces it is slowing development of its new regional airliner which is being test-flown in Moses Lake. The Seattle Times reports company officials made the decision on the SpaceJet project as the results of the coronavirus-driven aviation downturn. The project started in 2016 as the M-90. Mitsubishi announced earlier this year they … Read more
The driver of a car that crashed Wednesday near Ritzville is facing negligent driving charges. Police say Jeremy Gleese of Post Falls, Idaho was on Highway 395 when we went off the road resulting in his car rolling over. Gleese was taken by to East Adams Rural Hospital in Ritzville for unspecified injuries. An investigation … Read more
The Moses Lake City Council voted Tuesday to rejoin the Grant County Conservation District. By a 4-3 vote, the council approved a petition to be re-annexed into the conservation district. Councilmembers Don Myers, Dean Hankins and Daryl Jackson voted “no.” The district requested that the city rejoin to help provide funding to the Watershed Council … Read more