RV fire quickly spreads to nearby vehicles

SOAP LAKE – An RV and several vehicles were destroyed by fire Friday afternoon near Soap Lake. Grant County Fire District 7 responded about 12:45 p.m. Friday to a reported vehicle fire at 17350 Road B.5. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large RV fully-engulfed in flames, according to fire district officials. The fire quickly spread … Read more

Omicron coronavirus variant makes debut in Washington state

SEATTLE (AP) – The first three cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been confirmed in Washington state, officials said Saturday. The cases were found in Thurston, Pierce and King, according to a release from the Washington Department of Health, which noted the investigation has not yet revealed the patients’ travel histories, but it is … Read more

Shady Acres mobile home park tenants evicted

ELLENSBURG – Dozens of residents living in the Shady Acres mobile home park will soon have to find a new place to call home. Nearly 60 tenants situated next to the Kittitas Valley Event Center have been given a final move-out date of Aug. 15, 2022, as the county makes way for the fairgrounds expansion … Read more

Moses Lake nurse pleads guilty to ‘altering patients’ morphine to support addiction

SPOKANE – A Moses Lake nurse has pleaded guilty to altering patients’ morphine medications to support her opioid addiction. According to the U.S. Attroney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, 40-year-old Esther Rae Tuller used syringes to remove morphine and ingest them while working at Confluence Health between August 2019 and April 2020. Authorities … Read more

Local company says $304,000 water fine unlawful

PASCO – Frank Tiegs, owner of Frank Tiegs LLC, is appealing a $304,000 Department of Ecology fine that he now says is “unlawful.” Tiegs is affiliated with Washington Potato Company operations in Pasco and Warden. According to the Capital Press, the six-figure fine was issued in October by the Department of Ecology for irrigating 250 … Read more