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Four-legged deputy nabs suspected impaired driver

BEVERLY — K-9 Edo came up big recently in the clutch when he helped police catch a suspected impaired driver.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO

Year in review: Courts and crime

MOSES LAKE — 2018 saw a lot of big cases come about, along with resolutions to other big cases. Here are some of the bigger stories for 2018 in crimes and court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS AGO

Othello PD searching for hit-and-run suspect

OTHELLO — Police in Othello are searching for the driver of a pickup truck who fled the scene of a hit-and-run collision in the city over the weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Newhouse bill to delist gray wolf passes through key U.S. House committee

WASHINGTON D.C. — A bill co-sponsored by Fourth Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, that seeks to delist the gray wolf from protections laid out in the Endangered Species Act recently passed through a key U.S. House of Representatives committee.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Royal City man gets 15 months for assaulting young girl

ROYAL CITY — A Royal City man will be spending over a year in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Ephrata armed robbery suspect captured

EPHRATA — An armed robbery suspect who was on run from police was captured at a home in Ephrata on Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

2 dead in Desert Aire collision

DESERT AIRE — Two Mattawa residents died early Saturday morning in a collision near Desert Aire when their vehicle struck a semi-truck head-on.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

2 injured in Royal City collision

ROYAL CITY — Two people were injured in a three-vehicle collision near Royal City on Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Immigration bill fails, Newhouse not happy

WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives voted against an immigration compromise bill on Wednesday and Fourth Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Yakima, believes there is “political posturing” at play with regard to issues surrounding immigration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Wanted suspects nabbed near Othello

OTHELLO — Three suspects with warrants out for their arrest were nabbed after a pursuit and search near Othello on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Intoxicated man allegedly makes death threats, fires gun

MATTAWA — K-9 Grizzly came up big for the Grant County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday after he was able to sniff out a gun that was used by an intoxicated male who allegedly made death threats and fired the weapon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Royal City brothers found not guilty in Moses Lake drive-by

MOSES LAKE — A Grant County judge found a pair of brothers from Royal City not guilty in connection with a July 2017 shooting in Moses Lake that left a woman with a gunshot wound to the head.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Former Warden teacher free on bail

EPHRATA — A former Warden substitute teacher who is accused of voyeurism was freed on bail last week after his bail amount reduced from $200,000 to $85,000.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Bench trial begins for Royal City brothers

MOSES LAKE — The bench trial for two Royal City brothers who allegedly fired shots at a group of people in a car after a fight in Moses Lake is now underway.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Suspects in Sundberg murder linked to 2016 homicide

ROYAL CITY — Two men who are currently jailed in connection with the December 2016 homicide of Quincy resident Jill Sundberg were reportedly also involved in a double shooting that left a man dead and another injured near Royal City.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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