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MOSES LAKE — Activities abound this week in the Columbia Basin with festivals, car shows and a bunch of other fun activities to get out of the house and enjoy the early summer weather. If you're looking for something to do, Grant and Adams counties have plenty to offer over the next week.

High pressure remains today with an incoming low to our northwest from the Gulf of Alaska. A large cold front is sweeping through on Tuesday after our daytime highs for the first two workdays of the week are in the upper 80s and low 90s. Lows are mild Monday night with temps in the upper 50s and partly cloudy skies. Humidity keeps dropping the next couple days as the cold front will usher dry air. Little moisture ahead of the front will keep us from seeing rain showers, but the front will bring windy conditions for Eastern Washington and Oregon. The strongest winds will be in the Kittitas Valley and the Columbia River Gorge. Wind speeds will be WNW at 25-35 mph in the Kittitas Valley with WNW 15-25 mph elsewhere through the Columbia Basin and Eastern Washington. Gusts will be 35-45 mph in Ellensburg with 25-35 mph elsewhere in Eastern Washington and Oregon as the front passes through Tuesday afternoon/evening. Temps begin to return to normal through Wednesday and Thursday in the mid and upper 80s. Winds calm through the middle of the week as temps keep dropping to the upper 70s and low 80s for the Richland Regatta with partly cloudy skies and a gusty breeze. In Yakima temps will be in the mid 70s by this weekend. A low propagates in Southern Canada Saturday afternoon to our northeast while the ridge over the Eastern Pacific pushes in from the southwest and we shift from a westerly-by-northwesterly flow into a westerly-southwesterly flow by the end of the weekend.

MATTAWA — Grant County detectives are investigating the suspected fentanyl overdose death of a 16-year-old Mattawa girl, according to a Wednesday statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. According to the statement, the girl’s father drove her to Fire Station 81, about one and a half miles north...

Moses Lake, Wash. — The Columbia Basin is no stranger to toxic algae blooms. In fact, it's been detected right here on the Columbia River in Richland the last few years. On Thursday, June 6th, action news caught up with mitigation efforts in Moses Lake happening this week. Project...

MOSES LAKE — Undersheriff John McMillan administered the oath of office to Corrections Deputy Mason Boyes on Monday morning. The ceremony was witnessed by Boyes' new coworkers. MOSES LAKE – Grant County Sheriff’s Office responded to a head-on collision just before 11 p.m. Friday, according to a GCSO statement....

ADAMS COUNTY, Wash. - An 18-year-old died in a crash on State Route 26 Monday evening. 

Tonight: Expect mostly clear skies with light winds. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s to lower 50s. 

WENATCHEE — According to a Wednesday announcement, the North Central Educational Service District has selected Kristy Bishop as the 2025 Regional Teacher of the Year and Maria Valle as the 2024 Regional Classified School Employee of the Year for the North Central Washington region. Bishop is a mathematics and...

EPHRATA — The children chosen as Chief(s) for a Day get to do some pretty cool things. They get a ride in a fire truck or police vehicle, they get a badge, they get a uniform representing their agency in just their size — which in the case of Candace Shearer, chief for the Washington State Patrol, means she got one of those really cool hats.

“To do it back-to-back is pretty impressive.”

High pressure keeps building as we warm up to the mid and upper 90s by Saturday. Lots and lots of sunshine with no active weather expected until Sunday at the earliest. Fire danger will increase and we could see some haze forming in the Tri-Cities from accumulated pollution by the weekend. Drink plenty of water, protect yourself from the sun with lightweight, bright-colored clothing and use sunscreen. Head to our NonStop Local Stream to learn more about UV Index and how dangerous it can be in this upcoming heatwave.

MOSES LAKE — A photo contest in Moses Lake, tractor rides and honeybees in Quincy and ice cream and Scoundrels Getting their Just Deserts in Ephrata are among the activities planned for Grant County museums this summer. Submissions are now open for the annual photography contest sponsored by the...

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Public Utility District customers will have until July 31 to submit their ideas and opinions on future rate policy, and therefore future rates, in a survey available on the PUD website. Chief Customer Officer Ty Ehrman said Tuesday that options for a revised rate policy are scheduled to be presented to PUD commissioners July 23, although that date is subject to change.

EPHRATA — The Central Basin Investigation Team is continuing the investigation into the May 4 officer-involved shooting at the Motel 6 in Moses Lake that resulted in injuries to the suspect, Zachary Allen Stockton, 37 and Moses Lake PD Sgt. Adam Munro, according to a statement issued by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.