Many fast-food restaurant owners and customers are ‘up in arms’ over a new Washington state law that took effect Jan. 1, 2022. Senate Bill 5022 stops restaurants and cafeterias from including plastic ware or condiments, unless you specifically request them. The bill was passed in an effort to reduce packaging waste and to meet Washington’s … Read more
Many fast-food restaurant owners and customers are ‘up in arms’ over a new Washington state law that took effect Jan. 1, 2022. Senate Bill 5022 stops restaurants and cafeterias from including plastic ware or condiments, unless you specifically request them. The bill was passed in an effort to reduce packaging waste and to meet Washington’s … Read more
SOAP LAKE – A Soap Lake family of three are now homeless after fire gutted their home Tuesday. Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Kirk Sheppard says crews responded to a single-wide mobile home on 2nd Ave. NE and reported the fire started in the kitchen, but the exact cause of the blaze is unknown. … Read more
EPHRATA – An Ephrata family rang in 2022 honoring thier teen son who unexpectedly passed away just before Christmas day. On New Year’s Eve 2021, 20 semis filed behind Max Neff’s father who piloted his late son’s vehicle during a procession in memorium to the 18-year-old who was an aspiring big rig driver. Max died … Read more
MOSES LAKE – Busted! Two people were reportedly caught red handed breaking into a garage on New Year’s day [Jan. 1] near Moses Lake at a residence on Wild Goose Road Northeast in Cascade Valley, where the homeowners spotted the culprits on their surveillance cameras and called 911, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. … Read more
ELLENSBURG – An Ellensburg doctor, accused of selling COVID-19 vaccination and mask exemptions is now under scrutiny for defying state-issued health mandates. Dr. Anna Elperin, with Awake Health, has been fined $30,000 for failure to require employees and patients wear masks, as mandated in Washington. KING 5 reports that Elperin was fined $3,000 by the … Read more
REMINDER….WDFW will be providing local updates on activities and fish and wildlife conservation during a virtual Q&A. Residents can access the virtual meeting through Zoom. For more details and other ways to join the online townhall contact the WDFW. -0-
A two vehicle collision on New Year’s Day resulted in the death of one driver and a four hour road closure on State Route 243, just south of Mattawa. According to reports one vehilce was headed southbound when for unknow reasons it crossed the center line, clipping a northbound car, causing it to swerve, and … Read more
OLYMPIA – Health officials say Washington state is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases, likely due to the Omicron variant that now appears to be the dominant strain in the state. The largest single-day report of new cases during the pandemic occurred on Christmas eve [Dec. 24], with 6,140 new virus cases. State health officials … Read more
RITZVILLE – A person was found dead following a structure fire early Friday morning near Ritzville. Adams County firefighters responded just before 5 a.m. to the 1800 block of East Wellsant Road for a reported structure fire. Once the fire was under control, Adams County deputies were notified fire crews had found a burned body … Read more