Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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MESA — An Othello man was arrested following a crash early this morning on U.S. Highway 395 near the state Highway 17 interchange. Javier DeLa O-Gomez, 33, of Othello, was booked into the Franklin County Jail for driving while under the influence, driving while license revoked and possession of a controlled substance following a 5:20 a.m. crash, the Washington State Patrol reported. According to the Washington State Patrol, emergency dispatch received a call of a truck t...
British historian Thomas Macaulay famously said, "The best government is one that desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy." That standard is clearly not what people are experiencing in Washington state. For years, leaders in state government have been increasing the tax burden and imposing ever-tighter regulations that limit personal opportunity, lower household incomes and fall hardest on working people, middle-class families and small business...
COLFAX — The USDA Farm Service Agency reported the largest planted crop last fall in Whitman County is soft white winter wheat. About 95% of acreage was reported by Dec. 15, tracking a list of crops and other uses for land. The largest is soft white winter wheat at 285,664 acres planted. The second highest number was 116,297 acres in native grass — representing area never planted and containing sagebrush lands, shrub-steppe, and the breaks of the Snake River. Much of this is used for grazing. “It’s being harvested by a cow r...
As much as we would love to see an end to impaired driving and with it, the need to keep sponsoring DUI legislation, we unfortunately know there is still much work to be done. Last week the Senate Law and Justice Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5054, a measure I introduced with the support of Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle, to strengthen the state's felony-DUI law and reduce the number of people who become victims of impaired drivers. Washington law now makes the...
CHENEY — After changes necessitated by four Big Sky Conference teams bowing out of the upcoming six-game winter/spring football season, the Eastern Washington University football team will play at home and away on the same dates from Feb. 27 through April 10 despite the change of several opponents. Eastern will host Northern Arizona on March 6, Cal Poly on March 27 and Idaho on April 10. Road games will be at Idaho on Feb. 27, Idaho State on March 13 and UC Davis on April 3. The adjustments were approved by the Big Sky C...
OTHELLO – A local man has been arrested in connection with an abandoned vehicle containing several bodies found Thursday, Jan. 28. Mauricio Nava Garibay, 28, of Othello was booked into the Adams County Jail for first-degree murder. “We remind all to be mindful of the situation and all those involved,” a press release posted to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office social media page said. “The investigation continues, updates will continue as appropriate.” The arrest follows the grisly, 6:30 a.m. discovery in the 2200 block of Ch...