Moses Lake News

Oregon State Police to Swear in 16 new Recruits Sunday - Oregon State Police will swear in 16 new recruits on Sunday.

Police arrested Carol Marsh, Debbie Florence and Gail Gilman on suspicion of disorderly conduct for sitting in the road to block the megaload's progress.

A Washington Army National Guardsman that saved a pregnant woman and her 2-year-old son after they drove off the road in December will receive an award from heroism Friday night.

Editor's note: The Pacific Daily News each week publishes a column submitted by the Islandwide Beautification Task Force.

A standoff at a Moses Lake mobile home park ended early Friday when a SWAT team entered a home and found a 23-year-old man hiding in a clothes dryer.

Sen. Janea Holmquist Newbry believes that even in the worst situations there are opportunities to get the people's work done.

The Grant County Sheriff's Office tells KHQ a suspect barricaded himself in a mobile home Thursday night.The situation began in the 4800 block of Airway Drive NE in Moses Lake.

A federal jury in Spokane on Mar. 7 determined Cpl. Beau Lamens of the Grant County Sheriff's Office was justified in shooting a citizen's dog in the line of duty back in Jan. 2010.

Otiona Gildon scored 10 of Gonzaga Prep's 11 fourth quarter points as Gonzaga Prep rallied to defeat Mount Rainier 53-51 and claim the 4A girls state championship.

Gonzaga Prep - Gildon 18, Caudill 12, Stockton 11, Harrington 10, Leland 2, Wier 0, Gregory 0. Totals 24-62 2-9 53. Mount Rainier - B. McPhee 28, Fiso 9, J. McPhee 8, Freeberg 4, Williams 2, Shamseldin 0, Gandy 0. Totals 20-60 8-12 51. Skyview - Jo.

Officials from the Washington state Department of Ecology, the federal Bureau of Reclamation and the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District announced new surface water that will allow some farmers in what is known as the Odessa Subarea to move off of wells and onto East Low Canal water.

George Cicotte will formally announce his candidacy for the 4th District Congressional seat held by Doc Hastings tomorrow.

Junior Dansil Green represented Granite Falls High School at the Oratorical Contest semi-finals sponsored on Saturday, Feb. 1 in Moses Lake.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Close to a half a foot of snow that fell in Spokane over the weekend has slowed school buses and kept city crews busy overnight, but a warming trend is expected to melt flakes away.

State lawmakers spent last week looking at ways to address problems left from the voter-approved initiative to privatize liquor sales.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) March 02--RITZVILLE -- Life Care Center of Ritzville has a new executive director.

Rainier Park Liquor and Beverage manager Kevin Dziedzic chats with,Tamir Dvorin, who represents Vinum Importing, a Seatlle-based, independent wine and spirits distributor who stopped by the Lacey store Oct. 16, 2012.

George Cicotte, an attorney from Kennewick, says he is planning to join the race to replace Rep. Doc Hastings in Congress.

Wheeler, 48, is a tea party activist who ran for the office in 2012 but did not make it through the Top Two primary.

The owner of Black Heron Spirits in West Richland says he routinely hears about people driving across state lines to buy liquor because it's cheaper.