Soap Lake Police are asking residents whether or not the department should add a K-9 team to the force. According to a post on the department’s Facebook page the K-9 would serve a dual role of tracking suspects along with narcotics detection. The cost of the K-9 team would be paid for through community donations. … Read more
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced that K9 Officer Hawk will have a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The charity which started in 2009 so far has handed out over 3,700 protective vests worth nearly $7 million. The vest is sponsored by Marjorie … Read more
The City of Ephrata’s water supply will be chlorinated by this July according to Interim City Administrator Mike Warren. he says it’s due to a state regulation requiring cities larger than 8,000 to have chlorinated water. The city had planned for years to chlorinate but Warren says the timeline was accelerated after a water main … Read more
Fire severely damaged a Lakeview home resulting in the dwelling being declared uninhabitable. According to Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Kirk Sheppard the fire at the Ephrata Avenue started in the garage then spread to outbuildings and part of the house. Sheppard says damage to the electrical wiring made the home uninhabitable. No injuries … Read more
A suspect is in custody with a Moses Lake store robbery last week. Police say Scott Linville used a knife to hold up the East Kittleson Road store making off with a six pack of beer after the clerk told Linville they couldn’t sell beer until after 6:00 a.m. Linville was apprehended after a call … Read more
An oversized crane will be on C St. SW in Ephrata this Friday to remove a piece of air-conditioning equipment from the roof of Grant PUD headquarters. C Street will be closed from Division Avenue to First Avenue SW. while the cooling tower is removed between 6 a.m. to noon. The same area will close … Read more
Rapper Macklemore is expanding into the coffee business as the new ‘Executive Director of Cold Brew’ at Dutch Brothers Coffee. According to TMZ the announcement was made at a company meeting last week and the first product to come of Macklemore’s involvement is a White Chocolate Lavender cold brew. Macklemore did some charity work with … Read more
Traffic was slowed Thursday morning on I-90 Eastbound in Moses Lake as the result of a two-car collision. Police say a 78-year-old man was changing lanes near milepost 176 when he hit a car in the other lane forcing it to spin around with it ending up on the left side of the road facing … Read more
A man taking a plea deal on charges he fired on officers during a 2018 incident in Soap Lake will be behind bars for nearly 35 years. Alejandro Rodriguez was sentenced on Thursday and according to prosecutors he could have faced a life sentenced without the guilty plea. More than a dozen law enforcement officers … Read more
A tractor-trailer breakdown in Quincy causes a big traffic headache. Police say the driver was westbound on F Street and in the process of turning south onto Central Ave when the trailer popped off the 5th wheel. The driver stopped blocking a majority of the busy intersection. Quincy Police Officers responded and directed traffic until … Read more