ELLENSBURG – A Yakima County attorney is facing sexual assault charges in a Kittitas County. The Yakima Herald reports that Deputy Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Alvin Lee Guzman Jr., who’s been on unpaid administrative leave since Feb. 22, pled ‘not guilty’ during his arraignment Monday in Kittitas County. The charges were reportedly prompted by Guzman’s … Read more
SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake school district is under scrutiny after allegations of misconduct. Few detials are being released about the matter,however, two Soap Lake school board members confirmed Tuesday, that an internal investigation has been launched, as it was relayed to iFIBER ONE News from multiple sources, but it remains unknown whether the … Read more
HANFORD – Hanford site’s patrol division confirmed that last week’s ‘shots-fired’ call was a false alarm. iFIBER ONE News spoke to staff and it was confirmed that the gunshot-sounding noise last Tuesday was caused by a piece of construction equipment. The shooting-like sounds last Tuesday prompted an evacuation of employees and a lockdown of some … Read more
BEVERLY – A collision between two semi’s on state Route 26 north of Beverly hauling onions and potatoes sent one person to the hospital early Monday morning. Victor G. Garza, 70, of Othello, reportedly struck the potato truck as he attempted to pass the semi, causing both vehicles to skid off the road. Garza was … Read more
SOAP LAKE – Two people found sleeping inside a stolen truck in Soap Lake were taken into custody. Soap Lake police located the vehicle, which was reported stolen out of Grand Coulee, Saturday morning at a home on Road B.5 Northeast, and the driver, identified as Raymond Atchison Jr., was arrested and booked into Grant … Read more
OLYMPIA – On Monday, Washington’s Lottery released its list of the winningest lottery cities in Washington state. Lottery officials wrote that the Wenatchee Safeway sold eight winning tickets in 2021. The WinCo Foods store in Moses Lake, the Cle Elum Short Stop, the Cle Elum Safeway and the Ellensburg Super 1 Foods all had four … Read more
SEATTLE (AP) – The nonpartisan chair of Washington state’s redistricting commission has resigned. Sarah Augustine announced her resignation Monday, lashing out at Democratic leaders for voting against intervening in a federal lawsuit alleging the maps violate the federal Voting Rights Act, The Seattle Times reported. The lawsuit contends the final commission legislative map illegally dilutes … Read more
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The Washington Legislature on Monday approved an alert system to help identify and locate missing Indigenous people. The system, which Attorney General Bob Ferguson said is the first of its kind in the nation, will be similar to so-called “silver alerts” that are currently in place for missing vulnerable adults. The … Read more
MOSES LAKE – Moses Lake’s Source of Life Church has become Grant County’s makeshift shipping center for aid to Ukraine. On Thursday, dozens of boxes of donated items were being organized and packed by congregation members for shipment to the conflicted country. The church is asking for all essential items, including first aid kits, and … Read more
UPDATE – Douglas County prosecutors have dropped charges against Patrick Brighton after learning of his death in 2021. Vehicular assault charges were dismissed on Thursday after being filed on Tuesday, in connection to a head-on crash in 2020 near Orondo, in which police say the 64, was drunk and high when he reportedly caused the … Read more