Moses Lake K-9 Rex helps capture a burglary suspect by following his scent for over a mile. Police say the suspect identified as Patrick Thomason was being stopped on Wheeler Road but Thomason took off eventually getting stuck on railroad tracks which is where he abandoned his truck and trailer. Rex and handler Officer Brad … Read more
Samaritan Healthcare reports two employees tested positive for the coronavirus. The two workers are recovering at home and remain in isolation. Officials say they have the prevention and control practices in place and all patient interactions are being monitored by Samaritan’s infections prevention team. Employees at all Samaritan campuses are given wellness checks twice a … Read more
Adams County Health officials now report 13 confirmed coronavirus cases and they say the latest ones are outside the Othello area. There were five cases reported last Friday. Of those confirmed cases two Othello residents remain hospitalized while a third is past the stage of isolation and is recovering at home. As of Monday 96 … Read more
A drug sales investigation in Othello results in the execution of a search warrant and the arrest of a 68-year-old man. Police say they served the warrant on Saturday in the 200 block of E. Cedar St. and seized over 11 pounds of methamphetamine, nearly 850 narcotic pills and 25 grams of heroin. Total street … Read more
A teenage boy is apprehended for using a flare gun in a Moses Lake drive-by shooting. Police say it happened Saturday afternoon when the 17-year-old shot the flare gun near Knolls Vista Elementary. The boy was spotted in a vehicle which was stopped a few hours after the shooting. He faces charges of drive-by shooting … Read more
The Grant County Health District reports there are now 59 confirmed coronavirus cases with the most recent reports from the Quincy area, the Mattawa area, Royal City, Ephrata, Moses Lake and Warden. Officials say that over a thousand people have been contacted who were identified as close contacts to confirmed cases, people who were tested … Read more
Agents with the FBI locate a missing Othello girl in Mexico. She was reported missing by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in June 2018 when she was 14. Officials believed the girl may have been in Mexico but she had not been seen since disappearing from Othello. Agents received a tip she … Read more
An accident Thursday on State Route 28 near Ephrata results in a driver suffering critical injuries. Police say Kharlen Bryant from Moses Lake was heading westbound when she went off the road resulting in her vehicle rolling over and coming to rest in the brush off the highway. Bryant was ejected from the vehicle. She … Read more
A pay cut for Moses Lake School District staff as a result of the coronavirus outbreak which forced classes into online learning was discussed at last Thursday’s board meeting. Board President Elliot Goodrich says he found it troublesome that businesses terminated workers because of the outbreak yet the district is keeping employment the same as … Read more
Washington State will ban all single-use plastic bags beginning January 1 under a bill signed last week by Gov. Jay Inslee. The measure which was passed by the legislature during this year’s session also includes an eight-cents-per-bag charge for those who don’t bring their own bags with that charge rising to 12 cents in 2026. … Read more