A former high school coach charged with sexually assaulting a Moses Lake teenager takes a plea deal. Federal prosecutors say Charles Eglet pleaded guilty to production of child pornography and online enticement of a minor. Federal prosecutors are recommending a 22.5 year sentence. According to investigators Eglet was working at a Spokane school in 2018 … Read more
A 21-year-old Ephrata woman charged in a string of Soap Lake arsons takes a plea deal. Prosecutors say Alexandra Gray pleaded guilty to reckless burning with a judge handing down a suspended sentence along with Gray paying $3,250 in restitution. The fires destroyed homestead structures near the 27000 block of Road A-Northeast and the 1600 … Read more
Charges are brought against a second suspect man in an January attempted robbery in Moses Lake. Police say Victor Noriega Jr. was apprehended last week after they searched his cell phone and found evidence he was involved in the Alder Street where a man was carrying a bank deposit bag. The other suspect identified as … Read more
The City of Moses Lake’s new tourism website launched last week. The website at tourmoseslake.com offers information on local actiovities, recreation and attractions. It also provides information on places to stay, eat and shop. The site has information on the Moses Lake Visitor Information Center which recently moved to the Moses Lake Museum & Art … Read more
The Arbor Day Foundation has honored Central Washington University as a 2019 Tree Campus USA for the school’s efforts to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. The Foundation’s standards include maintaining a tree advisory committee, instituting a campus tree-care plan, dedicating annual expenditures for a campus tree program, hosting an Arbor Day observance, and establishing student … Read more
There’s still no date set by REC Silicon to resume Moses Lake plant operations following the Trump Administration signing of a trade deal with China. Company REC’s CEO/President Tore Torvund said in a conference call last Friday that any decision on re-starting the plant’s operations wouldn’t be made until the company’s next earnings call in … Read more
The state senate passes a bill preventing police departments from giving officers ticket writing quotas. The measure sponsored by former Spokane Police officer Jeff Holy stipulates a law enforcement officer’s evaluation, salary or eligibility for promotion must not consider the number of traffic infractions issued or the amount of penalties produced from the traffic tickets … Read more
Big Bend Community College holds its 27th annual Job and Career Fair Thursday, Mar. 5 at the college’s ATEC Building from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Job seekers have the chance to network with over 100 businesses and organizations looking to hire. Categories include manufacturing, food processing, retail, service industries, health care, law enforcement, aerospace, … Read more
New details are released in Sunday’s shooting in Quincy that damaged an occupied vehicle. Police say it happened in the area of 3rd Ave. SW and shell casings were found between Q Street and R Street. More casings were found in the 600 block of F Street. The victim told investigators the shooters were in … Read more
A new aircraft built by Mitsubishi that is undergoing flight tests in Moses Lake is now expected to go on sale next year. Testing of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet which is now called SpaceJet began in 2016 but design changes coupled with Mitsubishi’s purchase of competitor Bombardier’s regional jet program delayed the new aircraft’s delivery. … Read more