A Moses Lake resident avoids injury after shots were fired at their home on Sunday. Police say it happened in the 1000 block of South Clover Drive with more than a dozen rounds fired at the home resulting in several bullets going through multiple walls. The resident was in the kitchen when the shooting happened. … Read more
A free food distribution takes place Wednesday at the Moses Lake School District’s Learning Services Center, located at 620 S. Pioneer Way. The food distribution in partnership Williamette Egg Farms is open to the public and residents to not need to have a student in the school district to qualify. Food boxes will be distributed … Read more
Cashmere residents are being asked to keep their eyes open for mail theft after two bundles of mail were found Sunday. Police say over 150 pieces of mail were recovered near the wastewater treatment plant and near the fairgrounds. Mail was also reported stolen earlier this month near Apple Annie Avenue. The recovered mail was … Read more
A semi rolled over on I-90 westbound near Moses Lake on Monday. According to the state patrol it was the only vehicle involved and it took several hours to clean up the truck’s load of metal roofing along with a fuel spill. At one point all westbound lanes were blocked with traffic getting by on … Read more
Boeing’s Moses Lake work force will be back on the job today according to a statement from the company. Officials say they are resuming ‘limited operations’ which included those working to support the storage of the hundreds of grounded 737 MAX airplanes. Production workers recalled in the Puget Sound will work on defense aircraft including … Read more
A man is killed by a Ritzville police officer during a confrontation on Saturday. According to a press release officers responded to a call about a suicidal man brandishing a machete at a State Route 261 gas station. A Ritzville officer and a state trooper contacted the suspect and the officer ended up shooting the … Read more
Dutch Brothers Coffee shops in Moses Lake and Wenatchee are donating all profits from their April sales to medical first responders through an organization called first responders first which provides essential supplies and equipment to protect frontline health care workers and their parents. Dutch Brothers CEO Travis Boersma says they are honored to support this … Read more
Avista Utilities customers in Adams County who have lost their job can now apply for a grant of up to $350 under revisions to the utility’s Low Income Rate Assistance Program that were approved by the state utilities and transportation commission. Among the changes is the lkifting of the one-grant-per-program-year limit and reducing the low-income … Read more
Big Bend Community College’s Viking Food Pantry was restocked last week thanks to the community’s generosity. The Pantry’s Carmen Ramirez says they received not only food items but also cash donations including a $300 Walmart gift card from real estate agent Blake Rollins. It’s the first time the pantry was fully stocked in over a … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports 20 more confirmed coronavirus cases since last Friday bringing the total to 120. Of the cases reported Sunday 2 are from Mattawa, 1 from Moses Lake and 3 from Quincy. An estimated 142 cases are pending testresults, including at least 17 probable cases. Officials say several of the county’s … Read more