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!! UPDATE !!! 10/9 @ 9:47 a.m. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is reporting that Don "Do" Ward has been located and is no longer considered a missing person. Police Douglas County are searching for an East Wenatchee teenager who has now been missing for over a week. The Douglas...

MOSES LAKE – Two individuals were arrested on October 9, after the Moses Lake Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at 3057 Rd H NE, space #36, in connection with suspected narcotics trafficking. The operation, carried out with assistance from the Moses Lake Tactical Response Team and Grant County Sheriff’s deputies, led to the seizure of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

Oct. 9—MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Sheriff's Office and Grant County Fire District No. 5 began looking for a 54-year-old Moses Lake man Oct. 6, according to a GCSO release. Richard Smith left to go fishing Oct. 3 at O'Sullivan Reservoir in Grant County. His girlfriend has not heard from him since. Smith is 5 feet 9 inches tall, 180 pounds, hazel eyes and bald with a white goatee. Smith's ...

After roaring to life with a fiery spark, the Pioneer Fire on the northern shores of Lake Chelan appears to have gone out with a whimper. The blaze ignited on June 8 and was officially classified as an ongoing incident by firefighting authorities for 119 days before being considered 100% complete last Saturday, Oct. 5.

MOSES LAKE - At the beginning of September, Grant County experienced the highest percentage of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations since January 2024, signaling a concerning trend in the region's ongoing battle with the virus, according to the Grant County Health District. In the year spanning from October 2023 to September 2024, the...

The Ritzville Police Department, Adams and Grant County Sheriff's Offices are searching for this suspect, wanted for his role in a Domestic Violence incident on Saturday, Oct. 5th. (SEE OUR UPDATE BELOW) The suspect threatened the victim with a knife. The ACSO reports the Officer responded to the area of...

Expect mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures in the 70’s will today. Temperatures cool Wednesday as a weather system moves through bringing some breezy winds to parts of central Washington around Waterville and Vantage. Precipitation chances will be confined to the Cascade crest and north Idaho along the Canadian border. High pressure will push temperatures into the low-mid 70’s again for the weekend and early next week.

Oct. 8—MATTAWA — Last Wednesday, Grant County Sheriff's office answered a shooting call in the 15000 block of Road 25-SW. According to GCSO, a woman went to meet up with a male friend at an orchard outside of Mattawa. Then the woman's ex-boyfriend, Juan Castro, 34, of Mattawa showed up, argued with the male friend, then pulled out a gun and fired several shots at the male friend who then ran ...

MOSES LAKE - 24-year-old Alberto Orozco of Moses Lake has changed his 'not guilty' plea to 'guilty' months after shooting his girlfriend's father outside of his place of employment in Moses Lake. The shooting happened outside of Inca Mexican Restaurant in Moses Lake in early February 2024. Orozco entered a 'Plea of Guilty Statement' on August 18 after pleading 'not guilty' during his arraignment months earlier.

Oct. 8—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District held an executive session during its Oct. 4 meeting and afterward came out to vote regarding transferring a case from Moses Lake Police Department regarding former Moses Lake School District Superintendent Josh Meek and financial issues that led to his departure from the district. However, the issue appears to be based on miscommunication ...

Grant County residents will have the opportunity to safely dispose of household hazardous waste at two free collection events in October. These events are limited to household-generated waste. The first event will take place on Friday, Oct. 25, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Grant County Road District Shop...

Oct. 9—MOSES LAKE — Crowds of people decorated in colored flannels cheered as guitars were shredded and smashed, music blared and drinks sloshed at the third annual '90s Flannel Fest. The festival started Friday with Parabola, a Tool tribute band; Jar of Flies, an Alice in Chains tribute band; and Red Not Chili Peppers, a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band. "It went extremely well as it ...

LIBERTY LAKE – Quick thinking by an off-duty firefighter helped save several pets and prevent major damage to a home in Liberty Lake on Sunday afternoon. Jason Pryne, a Moses Lake firefighter who commutes from Liberty Lake, was at home when he noticed black smoke rising from a nearby residence.

Free delivery service offered to downtown businesses during the weekday lunch period. There are many harbingers of the coming of fall. Friday night lights at the football fields in Chelan and Manson. Apple laden trucks lumbering towards the packing sheds. Colorful leaves clinging to their branches before fluttering down to the ground. And the traditional seasonal closure of the Lakeview Drive In.

BRIDGEPORT—Half a hundred years ago, in 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal. The average price of a gallon of gas was 42 cents, a dozen eggs 45 cents, and the average cost of a new house just shy of $35,000. Muhammed Ali defeated George Foremen in the Rumble in the Jungle world heavyweight title fight in Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa.

Firefighting training exercises will take place leading up to the live fire burn on November 9. Chelan Fire & Rescue (CFR) is set to conduct a controlled live fire training exercise at the former Apple Cup restaurant, located at 804 E Woodin Ave., on Saturday, November 9th, 2024. These exercises...

It should be a sunny and warm day around the region with perfect fall conditions and highs in the 70's. A gorgeous October day with sunshine and 70s east of the Cascades. A slight breeze today with 15-25 mph gusts in the Kittitas Valley and east end of the Columbia River Gorge will be the only concern for weather.

WINTHROP — The public shooting range in the Methow Wildlife Area will be temporarily closed from Oct. 15-25 to allow a third-party contractor to remove an estimated three to five tons of lead and copper that has accumulated from decades of discharged firearms. The Washington Department of Fish &...

OLYMPIA — Oct. 4, 2024 — The Washington State Parks Winter Recreation Program will temporarily close fourteen motorized Sno-parks for the 2024-25 winter season, due primarily to a roughly 25 percent reduction in funds available from snowmobile registrations to support the motorized part of the program. The following...

Clear skies and a chance to see the Northern Lights between 10 PM- 2 AM tonight, lows in the low-mid 40s. Mostly sunny and warmer, highs in the mid 70s-near 80. A weak cold front will move across the Cascades Tuesday night-Wednesday morning. Eastern WA/OR will be rain shadowed so the only impact will be cooler temperatures Wednesday afternoon, highs in the low-mid 70s. Another weak system will move across the region overnight Wednesday with a few showers in the Cascades. This system will keep the cooling trend going through Friday with highs in the mid-upper 60s and cols in the mid 30-near 40.