Grant County Transit Authority announces it will train its employees to recognize the signs of human trafficking after learing delivery company UPS is doing the same thing. Administrative Services Manager Brandy Heston says it was the story ran by iFIBER ONE News earlier this week that motivated them to train their 40 staff members 26 … Read more
The State assembly is looking at a bill to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests outside of courthouses. The measure sponsored by a representative from Bellevue states that civil arrests in and around Washington’s court facilities impede the fundamental mission of Washington’s courts, which is to ensure due process and access to justice for everyone. … Read more
Adams County K-9 officer Garrett captures a suspect trying to evade arrest on Tuesday. According to the sheriff’s office deputies in the area of Andes Rd. and Taylor Rd. recognized a man identified as Emmanuel Ayala who is wanted on an outstanding warrant. As the deputies tried to apprehend Ayala he took off and that’s … Read more
Lawmakers in Olympia may not be passing a permanent ban on flavored vaping products after all. Last October the state board of health passed a 120-day emergency ban after the outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses. According to the Seattle Times the state Senate took the permanent ban out of a new bill and replaced it … Read more
The driver killed in a Ritzville car-semi crash on Tuesday has been identified as a 76-year-old Washtucna woman. Police say Sally Graves was heading northbound on State Route 261 when she crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a southbound semi head-on. Graves was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. There’s no word … Read more
The re-trial of David Nickels in the 2009 death of an Ephrata resident will remain out of the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office after a state supreme court ruling this week. Nickels’ attorneys argued that since current Grant County prosecutor Garth Dano represented Nickels when he was first tried it would be a conflict of interest … Read more
It’s just over three years in jail for one of the two people taking a plea deal to counterfeiting charges in Moses Lake. Federal prosecutors say Artem Kirichenko of Puyallup pleaded guilty to the April 2018 incident where he and Emily Coates used fake money at a number of Moses Lake businesses. Kirichenko will also … Read more
Congressman Dan Newhouse issued a statement following Tuesday night’s State of the Union address where House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi was seen on camera tearing up the paper copy of President Trump’s speech. Newhouse says Pelosi’s actions were disrespectful – not only to President Trump but to all of the American ideals he expressed to … Read more
One person is killed in a car-semi crash Tuesday near Ritzville. Police say it happened on State Route 261 and an investigation is under way into what led up to the crash. The person killed has not been identified and it’s not clear if that person was in the car or the semi. SR 261 … Read more
The Moses Lake Museum and Art Center is screening the film “Mercury 13” this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. It’s about the 13 women tested in 1961 for spaceflight before their dreams were dashed when seven men were selected to make the trip beyond Earth. The men chose became known as the Mercury 7. The screening … Read more