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18-year sentence for Jill Sundberg murder suspect

EPHRATA — One of three suspects in the 2016 murder of Quincy resident Jill Sundberg will be spending over 18 years behind prison bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Suspect in Othello shooting gets 10 years

An Othello man will be spending 10 years in prison in connection with a June shooting that left a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

The dream lives on: Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated in Moses Lake Monday

MOSES LAKE — We all have dreams. We all have goals and things we would like to see and achieve in life. Martin Luther King Jr. died well before he was able to see his dream realized. Despite his untimely death, King’s dream of equality lives on and events like …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Gavin Seim leaves for Mexico amid court case

MOSES LAKE — Despite having an open criminal case in the Grant County court system, former Fourth Congressional District candidate Gavin Seim has apparently left the country for Mexico.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Ibarra Valencia pleads guilty to Royal City murder

EPHRATA — A Royal City man entered guilty pleas on Monday in connection with a 2015 shooting at a Royal City business that left one dead and another injured.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trooper shooting suspects arrested in Adams County

ADAMS COUNTY — Two men who are suspected of opening fire at a Washington State Patrol trooper in Grandview were arrested in Adams County last week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Royal City man involved in fatal accident Friday

QUINCY — A man from Ephrata died in a two-vehicle collision near Quincy Friday afternoon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Othello man gets 20 years for murder

An Othello man will be spending 20 years in prison for shooting and killing a 27-year-old woman near Othello in January.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Royal City man charged in gun-pointing incident

ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man is facing charges for allegedly pointing a gun at his sister’s boyfriend and several other people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

$1 million bails set for suspects in Sundberg murder case

GEORGE — Bails for the five men who were arrested in connection with the December shooting death of Jill Sundberg have been set.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

I-90 murderer to spend 30 years in prison

RITZVILLE — A Chicago man will spend 30 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend near here on I-90 in front of their young son while high on drugs early in 2015.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Health District: West Nile present in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — A mosquito sample collected west of Moses Lake has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), although no human or animal cases have been reported this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Royal City man charged for illegal pot grow

ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man was charged in Grant County Superior Court after an illegal marijuana growing operation was found on his property outside of Royal City two weeks ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Murder trial begins for Desert Aire man accused of killing Yakima woman

EPHRATA — A Grant County jury heard opening statements Friday afternoon in the case of a Grant County man who is accused of killing a Yakima woman in 2012.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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