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PASCO - A local veterans advocate has announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate. Republican Tiffany Smiley, 38, of Pasco, will challenge incumbent Sen. Patty Murray, D-Shoreline, in the 2022 election. Smiley is a nurse and has been active advocating for wounded veterans since her husband, Scotty Smiley, was wounded and blinded by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2005. She said she had to fight the federal government to get help for her husband. The Smileys are raising three boys....
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to sign a bill today that would begin the process of removing statues of perhaps the state's most prominent figure from the Capitol building and the National Statuary in Washington, D.C. The governor has called an 11:30 a.m. signing ceremony, where he will sign House Bill 1372 into law. The bill would replace the statues of Pacific Northwest pioneer, teacher and missionary Marcus Whitman. They will be replaced with statues of Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually tribal fishing rights activist. T...
ADAMS COUNTY — High wind warnings are in effect in the region. An Adams County Sheriff's Deputy reported visibility being sporadically zero as he traveled southbound on 395 from milepost 74 around 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 13. The deputy reported there are points where you can't see, followed by areas where it's clear, then back to low visibility again. "Please be safe while traveling today," advised Sheriff Dale Wagner. "Dust is blowing!" Weather reports are calling for northeast winds with gusts as high as 41 miles per hour t...
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that he will be moving three counties backwards in their coronavirus reopening effective Friday. Those counties are Cowlitz and Pierce in Western Washington, and Whitman in Eastern Washington. For a small-population county like Whitman to remain in "Phase 3," the governor said it would be required to have less than 200 coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents over the last 14 days and less than five new hospitalizations in the last...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday, April 8, that moving a county backwards for at least three weeks in his phased reopening plan may provide the impetus to improve vaccination rates. During his press conference, the governor said there has been a recent increase in coronavirus cases in some counties. And as a result, he’ll be looking at the “numbers” Monday to determine which counties should be bounced backward toward closure. “This is not judgment day Monday,” he said. “The score is the score… The numbers will be...
PASCO – A new airline has announced it will include service between Pasco and Burbank, Calif., when its flights get off the ground later this month. Avelo Airlines will officially begin service April 28 between Santa Rosa and Burbank Hollywood, Airport. The next day, April 29, it will add service here with three non-stop flights a week between Pasco and Hollywood Burbank Airport. The airport, formerly known as Bob Hope Airport, is less than 20 miles from Los Angeles and about 43 miles from Disneyland. After the Pasco s...
I’m sure most of you saw the game on Saturday between the UCLA Bruins and the Gonzaga Bulldogs. I was watching with my headphones on as my wife was reading one of the many books she reads on Kindle. She didn’t bother me and I didn’t bother her. How about that? Even with the shot heard round the globe by Jalen Suggs, I didn’t scream and holler; I just sat up in my chair and said, “Wow!” On Sunday I was listening to a sports show and it was very interesting listening t...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – Here is the dispatch log for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for March 19-25. March 19 False alarm in the 1000 block of South Johnson Road, Othello. Theft of a backpack in the 700 block of South Pence Road in Lind. Citizen Dispute at West Roloff Road and North Deal Road in Lind. Citizen Assist in the 700 block of South Thacker Road in Othello. Theft of items including a motorcycle in the 1000 block of West Schrag Road in Ritzville. Traffic Hazard involving four wheelers in the 2500 block of Wes...
RITZVILLE — Public school students are on Spring Break April 5-9, but spring sports competitions begin the following week. As of April 2, Bronco competitions are as follows: April 13 Golf: League match in Asotin, 12:30 p.m. Tennis: Jamboree in Ritzville, 4 p.m. Softball: Game in Chewelah, 2 p.m. Baseball: Game in Chewelah, 2 p.m. Track: Jamoree in Colfax, 3 p.m. April 15 Golf: League meet in Wilbur, 2 p.m. April 17: Tennis: Match in Harrington, 11 a.m. Softball: Game against Reardan in Ritzville, 12 p.m. Baseball: Game a...