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A wayward moose that state Fish and Wildlife officers tracked through a grocery store parking lot, to a local mall and on to Eastmont Avenue was one of three spotted here in just over a month.

Tre Bechard, left, and Michelle Perkins cut a cake together Saturday after participating in a public commitment ceremony as part Yakima Pride Fest in Union Gap's Fullbright Park.

Owner Dave Prigmore of Liberty Bay Cellars in Poulsbo sniffs his 2006 Syrah red wine.

Updated: It's not everyday a Vietman veteran attends a high school graduation. But for Bob Sexton it was his time to shine.

Two teachers in the Royal City School District helped with NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander project by acting as ambassadors for the state of Washington.

International travel provides benefits Is the grass always greener on the other side of the fence? Unless you go over and take a look, you may never really know.

A man faces 15 years in prison followed by deportation to Mexico for killing a co-worker outside Royal City.

“We just got this clinic back open”

An Eastern Washington medical center is pleading for help fighting a provision in the farm bill approved by the U.S. Senate and is now in a House-Senate Conference Committee. via KOMOradio

Video: Sandhill Crane Migration Thousands of sandhill cranes gather to rest last week at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, which holds an annual sandhill crane festival in late March. via Wenatchee World

“The people who live in the neighborhood are very excited about this”

New federal grant money administered by the state will help Royal City replace a water well and Grandview make a variety of neighborhood improvements. via Tri-cityherald.com

“It seems absolutely absurd to be hauling compost out of the county or even out of the city when it could be used here”

What's touted as an environmental solution for waste in Spokane County is becoming a serious gas guzzler. via The Spokesman-Review

“It's important to give them more choices in life and show that the path to college is not unobtainable.”

For some students college is the logical next step in their school career, but for others a university education may not initially seem like an option. via Daily Evergreen (Pullman)

The Wahluke School District levy passed with 16 votes to spare. The total was 226, or 53.8 percent of voters, in favor and 194 opposed. via Tri-cityherald.com

Several school districts are running levies in Grant County. Ballots must be returned to the Grant County Auditor's Office and postmarked by Feb. via Columbia Basin Herald

A Royal City orchard worker remains wanted in connection with a co-worker's beating death in September. via Columbia Basin Herald

By LeRoy C. Allison and Richard B. Stevens Grant County Commissioners Overview The Board of County Commissioners for Grant County has been requested by the Columbia Basin Herald to offer the history and provide ... via Columbia Basin Herald

“Who knows, just on that contact at that particular time, maybe someone's car didn't get stolen that night and there's nothing that says we can't stop and contact people. We can be proactive that way”

When the Grant County Sheriff's Office gang unit was active last spring, law enforcement gathered gang related intelligence in an effort to control gang activity. via Columbia Basin Herald

“I should be walking right now, as far as I'm concerned”

Chrystal Doucette/Columbia Basin Herald Moses Lake resident and Big Bend Community College student Jared Schlehuber, 25, shows his concept for a bike designed for paraplegic individuals. via Columbia Basin Herald

“Some of the reports that we were getting is some areas had freezing fog”

Three Columbia Basin schools started late Monday due to icy driving conditions. Moses Lake, Othello and Warden schools announced a two-hour delayed start. via Columbia Basin Herald