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Firefighters battle overnight blaze at Job Corps dormitory

MOSES LAKE — Firefighters from Grant County Fire District 5, the Moses Lake Fire Department and the Ephrata Fire Department battled an overnight structure fire at a dormitory building at the Columbia Basin Job Corps Center Wednesday, extinguishing the blaze after nearly 14 hours of operations.

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More homes on the market in the Basin

MOSES LAKE — People hoping to buy a home in July had a better selection available to them than a …

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WEATHER Aug. 7-13, 2026

WEATHER Aug. 7-13, 2026

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Shifting traffic lanes planned along I-90 in Hansen Road construction zone

MOSES LAKE — At least for a while, drivers at the Hansen Road intersection on Interstate 90 probably won’t face …

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Man arrested for target shooting alongside road in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Police Dept. received a report Thursday afternoon alleging a man had a gun on …

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Grant County Jail Roster for Aug. 6, 2026

Grant County Jail Roster for Aug. 6, 2026

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Wahluke DiscoverWorks summer experiment proving successful

MATTAWA — The Wahluke School District experimented with a new summer learning opportunity, and it looks like a success. The …

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Bystander pulls man from truck in water at Blue Heron boat launch

MOSES LAKE — A bystander pulled a man to safety after the truck the man was in rolled into the …

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Ephrata Library to close for renovation; pop-up branch to maintain limited services

EPHRATA — The Ephrata Public Library will temporarily close Aug. 10 as crews begin a $631,000 interior renovation aimed at …

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Moses Lake's newest Mexican restaurant opens — Cactus

MOSES LAKE — Suced Yusso is a new restaurateur in Moses Lake, opening the Cactus restaurant downtown at 212 S. …

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Preliminary primary results set stage for November races across Columbia Basin

EPHRATA — Initial results from Washington's Aug. 5 primary election show several closely watched races beginning to take shape across …

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Kriete and Gregg separated by 6 votes in sheriff's race

MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff Joey Kriete and challenger Darrik Gregg are separated by just six votes in the …

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Adopt Rhino!

I sat down to write a caption for Rhino and thought, "This should be easy." It was not. "He's rhino-believable." …

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Moses Lake men’s adult softball league hosting All Star games

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Adult Softball League announced they will be hosting a Men’s All Star game series …

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Last chance for fall 2026 youth soccer season signups

OTHELLO — The City of Othello Parks and Recreation is getting prepared to host another season of youth soccer in …

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WEATHER Aug. 6-12, 2026

WEATHER Aug. 6-12, 2026

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Technicians working to fix damaged fiber circuit, restore cable channel outages

Technicians continue to work on resolving a damaged fiber circuit, which has caused an outage of cable channels in Grant …

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Moses Lake Firefighters respond to Job Corp dorm fire

MOSES LAKE — A fire started at the Moses Lake Job Corp early this evening. All staff and students were …

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Grant County Sheriff’s race close in unofficial primary results Tuesday

EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s race was neck-and-neck with a 0.2 percent gap when voting closed yesterday, according to …

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