Soap Lake man arrested in connection with shooting
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 9 months AGO
Ephrata Police arrested 30-year-old Kolton Dana of Soap Lake in connection with a highway shooting near Ephrata Monday afternoon.
COURTESY PHOTO/GCSO
EPHRATA — A Soap Lake man is in custody Monday afternoon following a shooting between Ephrata and Soap Lake, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim, who was not named, was driving west around 3:30 p.m Monday on SR 28 when Kolton Dana, 30, of Soap Lake passed them in oncoming traffic, driving a Volkswagen Beetle, the statement said. Dana allegedly fired a shot out of the driver’s side window and continued west on SR 28. A bullet was recovered inside the victim’s vehicle. The victim reportedly did not know Dana.
Ephrata Police were on the lookout for the suspect vehicle when it crossed the path of an Ephrata police sergeant, the statement said. A traffic stop followed in the 10 block of Alder Street Northwest, where Dana was detained and later arrested for second-degree assault. There were no injuries.
ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.