Serving Franklin County, WA
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OLYMPIA – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking comments on proposed rule to allow electronic licensing, e-tagging, and catch reporting using mobile applications. Currently, the public can buy hunting and fishing licenses by phone, online or in-person, but harvest and catch reporting has been limited to submitting a physical card or reporting online. A proposed new rule would allow hunters and fishermen to report using authorized mobile apps, which are currently in development. The mobile apps will allow u...
OTHELLO – A local teenager will be sentenced Nov. 13 after entering an Alford plea in the Oct. 6, 2022, shooting death of a Quincy girl. Justin Yair Gonzalez-Luna, 18, of Othello, entered an Alford plea to charges of second-degree murder and second-degree assault on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The Alford plea means a defendant concedes he will likely be found guilty during a trial, but does not admit actual guilt. Gonzalez-Luna is accused of shooting to death a 16-year-old Quincy driver and shooting and injuring her 16-year-old p...
FOUR LAKES – The railway system serving Eastern Washington's wheat industry in Adams, Lincoln, Whitman and southern Spokane Counties will be getting a facelift, thanks to $112 million in grants. The state Department of Transportation has been awarded s $72.8 million grant for the Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad Project. The grant, a product of the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement program, is dedicated to e...