Governor Jay Inslee pulls the plug on K-12 in-school classes for the remainder of the school year due to COVID-19. Distance learning will remain effect until the end of June. Inslee had originally ordered school buildings closed through April 27. At a news conference on Monday the governor advised school district that they should prepare … Read more
The property in Moses Lake that was being used as as a makeshift homeless shelter is once again vacant. Former contractor and landowner Mick Hansen made the former lumber mill on Marina Drive available after the city didn’t open a warming shelter this past winter. Hansen says he plans to redevelop the property into an … Read more
A Grant County fugitive is captured in Othello on Monday by U.S. Marshals and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Dale Wagner says they apprehended Timothy Riggins at a residence in the 600 block of Andes Road. He has been on the run since last November after posting bail in Grant County on armed robbery … Read more
With non-essential businesses closed under Governor Jay Inslee’s executive order Moses Lake Police say they are stepping up patrols to stop burglaries. On Saturday a downtown bicycle shop was broken into but because the owner was staying at an apartment in the building he was able to confront the suspects before they could take anything. … Read more
Boeing announced operations at its Puget Sound area and Moses Lake sites are suspended until further notice. The company said its decision was based on its continuing focus on the health and safety of its employees, current assessment of the spread of COVID-19 in the state, the reliability of the supply chain, and additional recommendations … Read more
Moses Lake Police are extending expiration dates for concealed pistol licenses due to the shutdown of their office caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Police Chief Kevin Fuhr will issue emergency 90-day extensions for those CPL’s that expire while the office is shut down. The department is also waiving late fees for renewals of those CPLs … Read more
7 new cases of COVID-19 in Othello were confirmed over the weekend by the Adams County Health Department. Adams County now has a total of 27 confirmed cases with 23 in the Othello area, two in Lind and two in Ritzville. Seven who tested positive are out of isolation and recovering at home. One patient … Read more
The Grant County Health Department reports a second person is dead from the coronavirus. The County’s Unified Command was notified by Confluence Health that a man in his 60s from Moses Lake died on Friday. There are now 88 confirmed coronavirus cases in Grant County with 6 people currently hospitalized. Most of the cases are … Read more
Moses Lake Police are looking for the shooter who injured a 15-year-old on Thursday. It happened in the 2200 block of West Basin Street and witnesses tell investigatiors a car pulled up and an the shooter got out firing several rounds at a group of juveniles. The 15-year-old was taken to Samaritan Hospital. Anyone with … Read more
A shooting in Quincy on Sunday results in a home being damaged. Police say it happened in the 1100 block of First Avenue Southeast and while multiple shots were fired no one inside the home was hurt. All were asleep when the shooting happened. Several shell casings were found in the intersection of First Avenue … Read more