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OTHELLO — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Othello Police Department arrested two Othello men late last week in connection with two recent drive-by shootings. Jean Carlos Avila, 18, was arrested by the OPD, and Carlos Cerna Jr., 19, was arrested March 18 by the ACSO with the help of the Moses Lake Tactical Response Team, according to an ACSO release.

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Report of a shop burglary in the 200 block of East Tokio Road, Ritzville. Report of a vehicle stolen in the 300 block...

The Adams County Sheriff's Office and Othello Police have apprehended two suspects. This image is of the area of the first drive-by shooting in Othello. On February 15 of this year, around 8:50 PM, Adams County Deputies were called to a residence in the 2200 block of West Barbara Road in Othello about a drive-by shooting.

An Adams County home has heavy damage after a fire that occurred Sunday afternoon. Crews from several local agencies were dispatched to the blaze in the 2300 block of South State Route 24 south of Othello and quickly knocked down the flames. A juvenile male who was in the residence...

The Adams County Sheriff's Office reports the fire has displaced a family. The ACSO says they, along with units from Adams and Franklin County Fire Districts were dispatched to this home Sunday afternoon, located in the 2300 block of South Highway 24, which is just south of Othello. When crews...

Residents in Lincoln County, Washington are gearing up for spring and the opening of the Inland Northwest Train Museum. The Train Museum opens on April 1, 2023. Young and old alike are getting excited to visit the museum.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreveport Mudbugs’ win streak continues after a shutout against the El Paso Rhinos. Tune in to the Mudbugs media conference on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. to recap the El Paso series’ highlights and look ahead to the upcoming matches against the Odessa Jackalopes.

RITZVILLE - Ritzville residents indicate that they're having a hard time keeping their tempers in check because of a billing system the city is using to invoice utilities. The Ritzville-Adams County Journal published an article detailing an exchange between angry customers and the city's council on March 7. The publication...

They shot them down from the sky. It happened two winters ago in Adams County, but the federal government won't say where. A pilot and gunner did it from a plane while flying low over wheat stubble on the Palouse or some desolate expanse in the Scablands. The winds would...

MOSES LAKE – Columbia Basin Allied Arts has been around for nearly five decades, said CBAA Executive Director Shawn Cardwell. The organization started at Big Bend Community College and works to ensure everyone in Grant, Adams and Lincoln counties has access to the arts. “There are so many events...

DAVENPORT - A former Ellensburg man is getting some jail time tacked on to his stay at Lincoln County's jail after escaping last August. 37-year-old Cody James Magruder of Twisp pleaded guilty on Tuesday to aiding in the assault of a Lincoln County Jail dispatch/corrections officer and escaping from the jail, according to the Lincoln County Record Times.

Mar. 22—The reports below were provided by the sheriff's office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Report of a shop burglary in the 200 block of East Tokio Road, Ritzville. Report of a vehicle stolen in the 300...

A man known to police around Eastern and Central Washington is now in the custody of U-S Marshals. The U-S Marshal's Service received assistance from Othello Police in arresting Nicholas Romero Rivera Tuesday Night. Police Sergeant Brent McFarlane says the investigation led them to the Lions Park Apartments in Othello...

We have a system moving in Wednesday night into Thursday morning that will likely bring 1-3″ of snow to the Spokane/CDA metro area, Ritzville and parts of Hwy 2. National weather service has issued a Winter weather advisory that will be in place through 10AM Thursday morning. While snow totals are not significant, timing is everything as we will see the greatest impacts during Thursday morning’s commute. There is another system moving in Thursday night into Friday. This one looks a bit stronger, and again impacting your morning commute on Friday.

The Adams County Sheriff's Office reports the fire has displaced a family. The ACSO says they, along with units from Adams and Franklin County Fire Districts were dispatched to this home Sunday afternoon, located in the 2300 block of South Highway 24, which is just south of Othello. When crews...

On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, senior reporter Charles Featherstone sits down with Don Meseck, a regional labor economist with the Washington State Department of Employment Security, The two discuss the labor force in Grant and Adams Counties. Next, senior reporter Cheryl Schweizer and sports reporter Ian Bivona...

MOSES LAKE - As many as 60,000 residents who rely on the Odessa Aquifer for water are closer to siphoning from a more reliable source, according to members of the landowner association affected by the project and the firm responsible for its blueprint. The EL 22.1 Landowner Association and IRZ...

OTHELLO - Adams County deputies were busy busting a suspected gunman of two drive-by shootings in Othello earlier this month and last month on Saturday. The alleged shooter in both drive-by shootings, 19-year-old Carlos Cerna Jr. of Othello was brought into custody by a tactical team safely. The driver, 18-year-old...

PULLMAN — State troopers will be stepping up patrols next week, including in Adams, Grant and Kittitas counties, as Washington State University students travel across the state for spring break. Troopers will be conducting extra patrols focused on speeding, distracted driving and impaired driving from March 9 through March...

Three people were injured and hospitalized when a Kennewick man rolled his car in Adams County early Sunday morning. Authorities say that 20-year-old Jose Vargas was westbound on I-90, 20 miles west of Ritzville, when he lost control of his vehicle, leaving the roadway and then rolling at least once in the median.