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RITZVILLE – An Ephrata woman is facing multiple charges in connection with an attempted theft. Tianna Gene Marie Trumble, 19, of Ephrata was arrested Dec. 6 in the 1100 block of North Rand Lane and she was found hiding in a vehicle on the property. She was arrested for residential burglary, first-degree criminal trespass and second-degree vehicle prowl. Deputies were called to the property about 11:30 a.m. for an unknown person on the property, records show, noting they c...
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Biden and Inslee administrations have been colluding secretly with extremist environmental groups and four tribal governments on plans to breach dams on the Snake and Columbia Rivers. A "confidential mediation document - not for distribution" on their dam-breaching efforts was leaked to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers last week, and then to the media Wednesday, Nov. 29. McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, represents Eastern Washington's 5th Congressional District,...
MOSES LAKE – The Columbia Basin Development League elected its leadership for 2024 during its annual meeting Nov. 14. The three first-time board members elected are David Dormier of Quincy, Derek Friehe of Moses Lake and Mike Garza of Othello. Dormier is an Erlandsen and Associates engineering manager and a member of the Quincy City Council. Friehe is the Friehe Farms general manager. Garza serves as the District No. 3 Adams County commissioner and has served as the Othello School Board President and Columbia Basin Health A...
The Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act is a promising bipartisan bill in Congress that offers a wide range of benefits: reducing the risk of electrical power outages, lowering carbon emissions and energy costs, and increasing national security. The recent gas pipeline rupture in our region gave many of us a taste of how a blackout in winter would feel. Extreme weather events damaging power stations and overloading the grid are on the rise. The bill will require each U.S....
RITZVILLE - The National Weather Service has issued an air stagnation warning until 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. The service said freezing, foggy conditions will trap pollutants and other particulates in the air, reducing air qualitymuch of the week. The warning covers much of Eastern Washington. The warning is expected to be lifted Thursday before a new cold front moves across the region, potentially bringing snow to Adams County. The forecast calls for a 40% chance of snow on...
Physicians and health-care workers across the state have experienced unprecedented stress and hardship over the past several years. Despite this, physicians in Davenport and Odessa took and continue to take the time to help train medical students. We are thankful to the extensive network of physicians throughout Eastern and Central Washington who believe in “paying it forward,” because of the training they received from preceptors and mentors when they were medical students. We’ve learned that despite added layers of complexi...
PASCO — A local woman has been sentenced to 108 in prison after pleading guilty to drug-dealing charges. Amy Lynn Loza, 38, of Pasco, was sentenced after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture of a substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced her to 108 in prison, followed by five years of probation. Court records show that in October of 2022, the federal DEA and the Tri-Cities drug task force began tracking several f...