The Royal City man accused of murdering his father is now ordered to undergo a diminished capacity evaluation. Jonathan Torres was previously found mentally competent to stand trial for the 2018 death of 58-year-old Jesus Torres Flores. A Department of Social and Health Services expert will conduct the evaluation at the hall where Torres is … Read more
State lawmakers are considering a measure to reduce a full-time work week from 40 hours to 32 hours. The bill working its way through the Senate mandates that employees receive time-and-a-half pay for hours exceeding the 32-hour mark. There are some exemptions including truck and bus drivers, farmers, seasonal employees and certain contract workers. Those … Read more
Adams County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Garrett and partner Deputy Joe Phillips team up to capture a Texas man wanted on an outstanding warrant from that state. It happened Monday afternoon as deputies attempted to contact James Springfield and another suspect in the 800 block of West Bench View Lane near Othello. Springfield barricaded himself in … Read more
State lawmakers aren’t wasting any time in their 60-day session to get new gun control legislation introduced. On Monday a senate committee started debating five separate bills including ones banning high-capacity ammunition magazines and increasing penalties for those caught stealing a firearm or committing crimes with a stolen firearm. A bill banning the sale and … Read more
Grant County Animal Outreach is holding its annual fundraising dinner on Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Big Bend Community College ATEC Building in Moses Lake. It starts at 6:00 p.m. with tickets priced at $10 for adults and $5 for children under age 5. All proceeds from the event go to the animal outreach nonprofit … Read more
The Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Business Expo today between 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Commercial Building at the Grant County Fairgrounds. The event gives people a chance to network with central Washington businesses and industry representatives. It is free to attend and open to the public. This year’s expo … Read more
An argument near Othello on Sunday leads to one man being injured and another taken into police custody. it happened near the 2000 block of West Bench Road where investigators found the victim had suffered a stab wound to his arm after talking to him at Othello Community Hospital. A search began for the suspect … Read more
The second time was not the charm for a man apprehended again with the help of a a Grant County Sheriff’s Department K-9 officer. Back in November K-9 Chewy helped find Irbin Martinez Santacruz who fled from being taken into custody for an arrest warrant. Fast forward to Sunday where Martinez Santacruz was spotted behind … Read more
An Adams County K-9 team is brought in to find a man wanted on outstanding warrants. According to the sheriff’s office Manuel Armando Quintero was spotted last Thursday near Nuevo Leon Ln and deputies tracked him for approximately 1.5 miles and for just over 1 hour before apprehending. K-9 Garrett and his handler kept Armando … Read more
An investigation continues into a fire on Friday at an Othello business. Authorities say it happened at the Wolfkill feed plant on Booker Road in the facility’s machine shop resulting in that part of the building being destroyed. It took crews several hours to get the fire under control. There were no reports of injuries. … Read more