What started out as an illegal dumping call in Adams County turns into the discovery of a stolen vehicle and three people taken into custody. According to the Sheriff’s Office they were called to the 1800 block of Sutton Road on Friday when they found the car reported stolen out of Grant County. A search … Read more
A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags is a step closer to becoming law now that the House approved a bill last week by a more than two-to-one margin. The law allows retailers to provide paper bags or reusable, plastic film, 2.25 mil bags for 8 cents each. The reusable bags must meet standards for … Read more
The Moses Lake community donated close to $36,000 to cover medical expenses for K-9 officer Chief who was shot while trying to apprehend a suspect. Chief ended up losing his left eye but veterinarians said the bullet came very close to hitting his brain. Chief and his handler Officer Nick Sargent are back in Moses … Read more
Construction of a larger Grant County Fire District 5 station is continuing with a goal of completing the Neppel Road structure by this fall. Work began last Spring and according to District 5 Chief Dan Smith the $500,000 construction cost is paid for using income generated by wildland firefighting efforts. The new building seven bays … Read more
A two-car collision Thursday east of Soap Lake leaves four people injured. Police say a 71-year-old man from Electric City was stopped at the Stratford Road intersection with State Route 28 then pulled out where he was hit by a pickup truck heading eastbound. The Electric City man was airlifted to Central Washington Hospital in … Read more
Pullman police are asking for tips to help find a missing teenage girl. Zoie LaRose was last seen Feb. 10 and reported missing on Friday. She is five-one, 206 pounds with blue eyes and blonde hair but authorities say she may have colored her hair.Anyone with information on Zoie’s whereabouts is asked to contact the … Read more
The Grant County Health District confirms a Quincy resident is the first confirmed death in the county due to the coronavirus. The individual is described as in their 80s and was being quarantined at Central Washintgton Hospital in Wenatchee. Her death brings the total killed in Washington to 19. Meanwhile a Wenatchee Valley College student … Read more
Next Tuesday Grant PUD commissioners will vote on the final rate increases that kick in April 1 and those businesses under the utility’s “emerging industries” category will have a lower increase than oriiginally proposed. The new rate is 4.2 cents per kilowatt hour which is over 20 percent lower than the proposed 5.3 cents per … Read more
A study conducted by a national registered nursing information website ranked Big Bend Community College’s nursing program number one in Washington State. The study from registered nursing dot org used data including nursing license exam test pass rates, tuition costs, program length, further educational pathways and partnerships in determining its rankings. The study found prospective … Read more
The individual killed in a Tuesday structure fire near Mattawa is identified as a 29-year-old woman. Grant County Coroner Craig Morrison says Sara Manjares Ruiz of Granger died from asphyxia due to inhalation of products of combustion. The manner of death has been classified as an accident. Investigators say Manjares Ruiz was trapped in the … Read more