Ritzville News

Chinook Enterprises was recently selected as the Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Area 2 Community Partner of the Year.

Economic development experts often say public investment is the key to a thriving economy.

A police chase on Interstate 5 near Kelso has ended in a collision, blocking the southbound lanes at milepost 39 in Washington.

An autumn chill wafts across broken sod held fast by frost. Wheat stubble testifies to a recent productive past.

Raw winds and cold air are whipping across the region this morning. An arctic front pushed across the Spokane and Coeur da Alene areas just before dawn, bringing a strong shot of near winter conditions to the region through the weekend, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service in Spokane is reporting that a dust storm warning has been issued for the Moses Lake and Upper Columbia Basin areas.

The National Weather Service has extended a dust storm warning until 5 p.m. Friday in the area that includes Moses Lake, Ephrata and Ritzville.

As a strong ridge of high pressure stays locked off the coast a cold northerly flow will continue across the Inland Northwest bringing with it unseasonably cold temperatures for the weekend.

A near 40 mile stretch of I-90 from Ritzville to Moses Lake is closed in both directions due to extremely high winds and zero visibility caused by blowing dust.

RITZVILLE, Wash. - I90 in the Ritzville area remains closed due to a continuing dust storm and collision investigation.

Blowing dust from high winds created whiteout conditions on several roads including Interstate 90 Sunday in Adams and Grant Counties.

Expect to see troopers this weekend on I-90 between Missoula and Ritzville, Washington.

A new, eight-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant in Washington state has come on line with the opening of the facility's canola crusher, joining its biodiesel brewer that began refining last November.

A driver and passenger from Tacoma were injured early today when the driver fell asleep at the wheel along state Highway 26 in Adams County.

Scott Cooper pores over his wrinkled road atlas in an attempt to get out of wherever he and Doug Clark are.

Republican Susan Fagan emerged as the clear leader in the preliminary Washington's 9th District Legislative primary race Tuesday.

The five candidates vying for a position to represent Washington's 9th District in Olympia all agree the economy needs a boost.

Frederick Russell turns to address the families of victims in the Whitman County Superior Court of Judge David Frazier in Colfax Wednesday January 2, 2008 .

Frederick Russell turns to address the families of victims in the Whitman County Superior Court of Judge David Frazier in Colfax Wednesday January 2, 2008 .

Voters throughout the county - cities and towns as well as unincorporated areas - will be asked to renew a one-tenth of 1 percent addition to state and local sales taxes to help pay for law enforcement services.