Ritzville News

Posted Sunday, July 5, 2009, at 9:44 AM << Previous Respond Early Explorers I've been in two parades once in my distant past.

RITZVILLE, Wash.- Right now the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 in Ritzville at Highway 395 are completely blocked because two semis collided in that area.

A fifth candidate has entered the race for the District 9 Position 1 seat in the Washington House of Representatives.

As one offender is put behind bars another escapes. Billy Garner was at the Ahtanum View work release program, a partial confinement facility.

An inmate who walked away from the state's West Valley work-release center is back behind bars thanks to help from the Yakima County Violent Crime Task Force.

An escapee from Ahtanum View Correction Center in Yakima is back behind bars. Authorities say Billy Eugene Garner escaped from the correction center on May 23rd.

Uncertainty about the future is common for young people graduating from high school, especially when a rocky economy may dim job prospects and make college unaffordable.

Float winners Community Sweepstakes: Deer Park. Queen's Award: Rosalia, first; Freeman, second; Tekoa, third.

Leskovar Lincoln-Mercury in Kennewick is on Chrysler's closure list. Chrysler informed the dealership Thursday morning of its decision to drop it from the dealer list, said Jeff Leskovar, president of the company.

SPOKANE, Wash. - Minorities make up a majority of the population in two of Washington's 39 counties, Adams and Franklin, according to new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

There's a style that writers use called "the reveal." It involves first sending the reader in a perceived direction only to pull a zinger out of thin air at the last moment for dramatic effect.

As noted here , debtors to most Washington courts will be getting some relief in May, as municipal and district courts around the state prepare to forgive collections fees and interest on past due tickets and criminal citations.

Richard Roesler reports in The Spokesman's political blog on the creeping effect of fees that state lawmakers are considering to help Washington balance the budget: Sen.

As Olympia struggles to agree on a major tax plan to send to voters in November, they're also talking about a lot of small things that will never appear on any ballot - but that are still likely to cost you.

A reminder to all of you that we'll be doing Geoff Baker Live! tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. I had initially planned to do it at 7 p.m., but 6 p.m. is when I envision doing it ahead of home games.

Here in Western Washington, after a particularly cool and precipitation-laden spring, it's easy to forget that the other side of the mountains offers a much different landscape and climate.

District 9 legislators are united in opposition to the state's proposed budget cuts for higher education.

The National Weather Service says a spring storm will bring more snow today to the Cascades and parts of Eastern Washington.

Spokane native Bing Crosby dreamed of a white Christmas. Now residents are getting a taste of a white April.

By Sheila Corson Chronicle staff TONASKET - The school board will interview the four candidates for superintendent tonight, March 16, and tomorrow, March 17, with public participation encouraged.