A Moses Lake man taking a plea deal for child pornography possession is sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Michael R. Walker pleaded guilty after authorities found him in possession of child pornography while he was serving a prior sentence for child sexual communications. This latest sentence also inclues three years of … Read more
State Assemblyman Tom Dent introduces legislation to allow earlier use of state resources when wildfires break out. Currently resources can be deployed only when a fire exceds the capacity of local fire companies. The measure co-sponsored by the Moses Lake representative would permit state resources to be summoned when a fire is firse discovered. The … Read more
The announcement earlier this week that Boeing doesn’t expect to get the 737 MAX back in the air until summer means more money for the Grant County International Airport where more than 250 jets are being stored. Port officials say they are making around $38,000 a month for the storage space and since the first … Read more
The State Department of Licensing is alerting those who use their driver license as ID for flying that they will need to have their license upgraded to a REAL ID by October – and they say now is the time to get that done before the long lines start as people try to make the … Read more
Quincy Police will soon have a narcotics-detecting K-9 office on the force. Officer Mike Stump is set to head to six weeks of training next week at the Department of Corrections Washington Corrections Center in Shelton. The K9s, which are all rescue dogs that came from animal shelters, are trained to find heroin, cocaine, methamphetamines, … Read more
An accident on US 2 near Coulee City results in a driver suffering injuries. Police say 18-year-old Logan Elliott from Wilbur was heading westbound when he went off the road to the right resulting in his car rolling over several times finally coming to rest on its side. He was taken to Coulee Medical Center … Read more
A Moses Lake chiropractor has his license suspended by the state for what it called professional and sexual misconduct issued a response to the allegations. Officials say Dr. Richard Ribellia asked women patients to disrobe when it wasn’t necessary and inappropriately touched them while providing treatments. Ribellia is also accused of forcing employees to take … Read more
A string of suspicious haystack fires in Grant County appears to have stopped and authorities say a monetary reward may be one of the reasons the arsons have stopped. The Arson Alarm Foundation added $10,000 to the $5,000 offered by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the … Read more
The parking lot full of Boeing 737 MAX jets at Grant County Internation Airport won’t be emptying until this summer. That’s according to a statement issued Tuesday by the aeropspace giant which said in part the new timeframe is based ohn work remaining to be done before the Federal Aviation Administration will allow the Max … Read more
Washington health officials report the first-ever case of the deadly coronavirus. It was contracted by a Western Washington man who had traveled to China earlier this month. An epidemic started last month in the area of Wuhan City and initially was connected to a seafood and animal market. Grant County Health district officials say they … Read more