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NCWLIFE Evening News May 8th, 2024
A few stories we're following for you tonight, Four years ago, wildlife agencies completed a massive translocation of for than 300 mountain goats from the Olympic Peninsula, where they were introduced, to the North Cascades, where they are native. A Wenatchee man arrested in a driveby shooting investigation last December has pleaded guilty to unlawful firearm possession. And Fire officials say a human-caused fire burned down a storage and concessions building Tuesday night at the Ephrata Sports Complex.
Carts and clubs stolen from golf course in Odessa
ODESSA, Wash. – Two golf carts and several clubs were stolen from a course in Odessa. According to the Odessa Town Marshal’s Office, the two carts were stolen from Odessa Golf and RV at some point prior to May 3 at around 12 pm. The office estimates the...
Crash near Davenport allegedly involved drunk driver, required helicopter evacuation
DAVENPORT, Wash. – A crash involving two vehicles near Davenport resulted in one person being airlifted for medical attention on Friday night. According to Washington State Patrol (WSP), the incident involved a drunk driver and caused multiple injuries. A helicopter was required to deliver someone to the hospital, though...
Eastern Washington police officers to receive medal of honor for bravery during 2023 Gorge concert shooting
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Five Eastern Washington law enforcement officers will be honored at a ceremony on Friday for their quick action and bravery during a shooting at the Gorge Amphitheater last summer.
Late outlaw gang leader's sons sentenced for 'pumping poison' into Eastern Washington
A drug dealer responsible for much of the fentanyl outbreak in the Tri-Cities and Eastern Washington was sentenced Monday to 25 years in federal prison. Kyle Rae Campbell along with his younger brother "distributed a shocking amount of deadly illicit fentanyl into the Tri-Cities area," said Eastern Washington U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref after the sentencing at the federal building in Richland.
Ephrata Senior Center gets new wheels
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Senior Center will ride a little better now, thanks to a grant from the Paul Lauzier Foundation that bought the center a new van. The van replaces a 14-passenger bus, said center Manager Kathy Anderson. “It traveled so rough that nobody wanted to ride on...
Washington Trust to cut ribbon on new location
EPHRATA — Washington Trust Bank will celebrate the opening of its new Ephrata location with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. May 23 at the new branch, 261 Basin St. SW. The former Washington Trust branch did business at 12 Basin St. NW for about 80 years, according to a press release. The new branch opened Feb. 5.
Breezy sunshine across Eastern Washington and Oregon for the start of May
A deep upper low is slowly drifting east by southeast across the region through the entire week after stalling offshore to our northwest. A ridge to the southwest is pushing hard against these incoming lows keeping the pressure gradient tight and elevating wind speeds into the 15-25 mph range with gusts 25-35 mph and in some places, like the Kittitas Valley and Columbia River Gorge, gusts will be above 35 mph.
Baseball Recap: Ellensburg extends home winning streak to eight
Ellensburg came tearing into Thursday's matchup with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Ephrata Tigers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Ellensburg also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Ephrata Chamber to host community clean-up day
EPHRATA — The Ephrata Chamber of Commerce will be conducting a community clean-up and beautification event May 18 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Volunteers will be cleaning parking lots and sidewalks, picking up garbage and pulling weeds along Basin Street from Second Avenue SW to Second Avenue NW — from Les Schwab Tires to just before Tequila’s Mexican restaurant —during the event.
Grant PUD to buy land in Ephrata for service center
Commissioners on April 9 unanimously authorized Grant PUD to purchase 34 acres from Grant County for $525,000 for a new Ephrata Service Center. The parcel is near the Ephrata Walmart, south of State Route 282. The site is east of the old Ephrata Raceway property. Grant County has agreed to install a traffic roundabout at the nearby intersection of SR 282 and Nat Washington Way. The site was chosen over several other properties evaluated for cost, infrastructure, size, land use and constraints.
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