Grant County News

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Two George men are jailed after Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team raided their home Wednesday afternoon.

Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team worked the Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge May 31 through June 2. INET investigated drug violations occurring in the campground adjacent to the concert venue.

A Washington State University study found that the total number of acres in organic farming in the state has declined, but the value of organic crops is rising.

A motorcycle rider crashed into a car outside of Moses Lake Thursday morning, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office.

The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office assisted with a raid of two homes Tuesday in Douglas that resulted in the arrest of three people on drug and stolen property charges.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A 67-year-old Moses Lake man is in critical condition after crashing his motorcycle in Grant County Tuesday evening.

The home went up in flames Tuesday afternoon, and after some initial trouble fighting the blaze, they were able to put it out.

A Grant County International Airport runway that has been unusable for decades is getting a $4.2 million upgrade.

Gabriel Ochoa and Dioselina Buenrostro are shown at their wedding in Monroe several years ago, with their daughters, Sandra Ochoa and Yesenia "Jessie" Ochoa.

The Grant County coroner has determined that drowning caused the deaths of a family of four from Stanwood who died over the weekend when their SUV crashed into a flowing irrigation canal and sank.

One student in the Grand Coulee Dam School District was affected by a "rash-like illness," but initial indications are that it is not a case of measles.

GRANT COUNTY, Wash. Grant County Sheriff's Detectives asked for the public to help find a child rape suspect.

A family of four from Stanwood died over the weekend in a car crash near George.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers around mid-day. Most shower activity will be over the N. Panhandle and NW Montana.

YAHOO.COM - A man who made "unusual" statements and tried to open an airplane door in-flight today was subdued by passengers and crew members until the plane landed in Portland, Ore., and he was taken into custody, federal officials said.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. A family of four from Stanwood, Wash., north of Everett, died Sunday when their car crashed into a flowing irrigation canal and submerged near George, Wash.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Two adults and two children are dead following a two-car collision this morning near The Gorge Amphitheatre in Grant County.

The Grant County Health District is investigating a possible case of measles and exposure at the Grand Coulee School District, a news release said.

Children in a Moses Lake family are receiving rabies treatment as a precaution after they were found playing with several dead bats.

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GRANT COUNTY HEALTH DEPT: MOSES LAKE, Wash. - The Grant County Health District received lab confirmation from two specimens submitted to the Washington State Public Health Lab.