MATTAWA – Grant PUD has reopened its visitor center at Wanapum Dam and the Wanapum Heritage Center near Priest Rapids Dam. Both facilities have been closed to the public since March of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the PUD. Both the visitor center and heritage center have free admission. -0-
Eight people face charges following an undercover Human Sex Trafficking sting in Othello. Officers say they received information that individuals were traveling to Othello because they thought police did not have the resources to act against sex trafficking. Othello Police say they conducted the operation in partnership with the Moses Lake PD Street Crimes Unit … Read more
The founder of Icicle Broadcasting, which once owned three radio stations in Wenatchee and Chelan, has died. Born in 1924, Harriet Bullitt passed away early Saturday, April 23. Bullitt also formed the Icicle Fund, a non-profit that supported community arts and public lands organizations. In 1995, she opened the Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, a rustic … Read more
WENATCHEE – Police say a Thursday afternoon shooting in Wenatchee that left one person injured does not appear to be gang-related. Deputies responded to Confluence Health-Central Washington Hospital after a man arrived with a gunshot wound. The sheriff’s office reported that the shooting occurred in the 600 block of South Wenatchee Avenue and the victim … Read more
OLYMPIA – A former Thurston County Corrections deputy is out of a job after allegedly soliciting sex from an inmate’s significant other last month. After the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office got a complaint from a woman who said she received an email from the 33-year-old Corrections Deputy asking to hook up with her, authorities wrote … Read more
WENATCHEE – Steam Panda opened its doors this week in the Wenatchee Valley. The restaurant, touted as ‘truly authentic’ Chinese food is located at 104 N. Wenatchee Avenue. -0-
The Washington Department of Ecology and a Franklin County farmer with Grant County ties have reached a settlement on an illegal irrigation penalty that will shave nearly two-thirds off the original fine. A $304,000 penalty was issued to the Washington Potato Company, which has a processing plant in Warden, in 2021, after an investigation found … Read more
MOSES LAKE – Family of the late Yanira Cedillos are now turning to the public for help after intense searching by law enforcement failed to locate her remains. Police say the Moses Lake mother of three was murdered by a former lover on her 30th birthday March 3, but he refuses to reveal where he … Read more
MOSES LAKE – Close to 100 employers will be on hand and looking to hire at the annual Big Bend Community College Job and Career Fair next month. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 12, at the college. For more information, contact Big Bend Career Services, or WorkSource. -0-
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A George man wanted on multiple felony warrants was arrested Thursday in Oregon when a state trooper stopped to help him after he ran out of gas. Francisco Javier Nunez, 33, has been on the run since Sunday after he allegedly assaulted two Grant County deputies. Warrants were issued for the … Read more