Turbines to be replaced at Priest Rapids Dam

Project would cost $61.5 million

EPHRATA - Grant County PUD commissioners will decide at their next meeting whether or not to award a contract to replace 10 turbines at Priest Rapids Dam.

Local fighter ready for shot at title

WORLEY, Idaho - When Jared Torgeson steps into the cage Friday night only one man will be standing in between him and his third championship belt.

Online program could save failing Moses Lake students

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake School District officials will sponsor an open house next month to promote the district's online learning program. The date will be announced.

Potato conference kicks off today

KENNEWICK - The 2013 Washington-Oregon Potato Conference is officially underway today at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.

River Dogs fall to 1-2 at World Series

COVINGTON COUNTY, Ala. - After a strong start to the Babe Ruth 16-18 World Series the Columbia Basin River Dogs face a must-win game today against Gulf Coast, Ala.

River Dogs take three games at regional tournament

KENT - The Columbia Basin River Dogs are just two wins away from making a trip to the Senior Babe Ruth World Series in Weimar, Texas July 28.

German economy plunged 10% during 2nd quarter amid pandemic

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s economy, Europe's largest, took a massive hit during the pandemic shutdowns, shrinking by 10.1% percent during the April-June period from the previous quarter as exports and business investment collapsed.

Othello, Warden schools work on fall plans

OTHELLO — How schools will reopen has been decided in some districts and is still under discussion in others.

German economy plunged 10% during 2nd quarter amid pandemic

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s economy, Europe's largest, took a massive hit during the pandemic shutdowns, shrinking by 10.1% percent during the April-June period from the previous quarter as exports and business investment collapsed.

Mortar shells strike Kabul as Afghans mark Independence Day

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An upstart Islamic State group affiliate claimed responsibility for a mortar attack in Kabul on Tuesday morning that wounded at least 10 civilians as Afghans marked their country’s Independence Day. The attack came amid new uncertainties over the start of talks between the Taliban and the Kabul government.

Lawsuit challenges Trump change to federal environmental law

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined a coalition of 27 states, territories, cities and agencies in suing the Trump administration over what she said was an effort to gut a law requiring that federal agencies comprehensively assess the impact of their actions on the environment.

NIC grounds aerospace program

Aerospace Center will close at the end of 2020-21 school year

High cost, low volume of students, pandemic contribute to NIC Aerospace Center closure

Master fundraiser David Mirisch featured in FLIC documentary

How does one go about raising over $35 million for good causes?

Pandemic-related relief tops state budget priority list

Desperately needed COVID-19 relief is a top priority for this year's state Legislature.

USC thwarts UC Riverside's upset claim with 67-62 win in OT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 20 points with 11 rebounds and Isaiah Mobley scored 16 with 12 and Southern California escaped an upset bid by UC Riverside, beating the Highlanders 67-62 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Trump orders ban on transactions with more Chinese apps

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay and WeChat Pay. The order goes into effect in 45 days, at which point Joe Biden will be the president, so its fate is unclear.

USC thwarts UC Riverside's upset claim with 67-62 win in OT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 20 points with 11 rebounds and Isaiah Mobley scored 16 with 12 and Southern California escaped an upset bid by UC Riverside, beating the Highlanders 67-62 in overtime on Tuesday night.

USC thwarts UC Riverside's upset claim with 67-62 win in OT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 20 points with 11 rebounds and Isaiah Mobley scored 16 with 12 and Southern California escaped an upset bid by UC Riverside, beating the Highlanders 67-62 in overtime on Tuesday night.

Welch sentencing Thursday

53-year-old woman fatally shot husband at Granite Lake home

Kristina Lynn Welch, the 53-year-old woman who pleaded guilty in December in the shooting death of her husband, Charles Bryan Welch, is scheduled for sentencing Thursday in 19th Judicial District Court.

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