Six people are in jail following the bust of a cockfighting operation in Grant County The Moses Lake Police Department says officers with its Street Crimes Unit assisted its Tactical Response Team with the execution of a search warrant at a property in the 10000 block of Road N.4 Northeast on Thursday where evidence of both illegal drugs and animal fighting was discovered investigators reportedly seized heroin and methamphetamine and 71 roosters which had been illegally-outfitted for fighting including 35-year-old Ricardo Ante-Rodriguez; 45-year-old Victor Noriega; 51-year-old Hilda Matus; 70-year-old Reynalda Noriega-Chavez; and 75-year-old Pedro Noriega along with 42-year-old Blas Ante-Rodriguez of Yakima were all arrested and booked into the Grant County Jail on charges of illegal gambling possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver Gallery Credit: Jordan Verge The Moses Lake Police Department says officers with its Street Crimes Unit assisted its Tactical Response Team with the execution of a search warrant at a property in the 10000 block of Road N...\nRead More OTHELLO — Two Moses Lake residents are dead after a Wednesday head-on crash on a rural highway near Othello The Washington State Patrol says driver Cesar E Valenzuela were pronounced dead at the scene on Highway 17 about five miles north of the town in Adams County attempted to pass another vehicle while southbound about 3:30 p.m. Two other Moses Lake passengers in his car all from Othello and ranging from age 14 to 43 All injuries were treated at Othello Community Hospital Troopers say Hernandez’s decision to pass in a no-passing zone was at fault in the accident More than a hundred parade entries made their way down Orondo Avenue May 3 for the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival's Stemilt Grand Parade. 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Now, the show has relocated … Read moreLocal show brings Dungeons & Dragons to life J Noel Ortiz Salas Read moreimage001 (1).png Javier Ortiz Lara Read moreimage003.png CHELAN — Employees at Chelan’s public hospital system accidentally destroyed personnel records that were meant to be preserved under state law, affecting the files of some 300 current and form… Read moreAudit: Chelan hospital improperly shredded staff records A attack left a wide crater near Ben Gurion airport Read moreA missile attack left a wide crater near Ben Gurion airport A police video showed officers standing on the edge of a deep hole in the ground Read moreA police video showed officers standing on the edge of a deep hole in the ground Israel imposed a total aid blockade on Gaza in March Read moreIsrael imposed a total aid blockade on Gaza in March Much of Gaza has been destroyed by the war sparked by the October 7, 2023 attack Read moreMuch of Gaza has been destroyed by the war sparked by the October 7, 2023 attack Israel has called up thousands of reservists for an expanded offensive in Gaza Read moreIsrael has called up thousands of reservists for an expanded offensive in Gaza Oil prices had already been slumping before OPEC+ members decided to increase output Read moreOil prices had already been slumping before OPEC+ members decided to increase output Ghana's economy has been hit by brutal inflation for years Read moreGhana's economy has been hit by brutal inflation for years Ghana's President John Mahama has promised to turn the economy around Read moreGhana's President John Mahama has promised to turn the economy around Left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won a landslide victory on Saturday Read moreLeft-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won a landslide victory on Saturday Eight OPEC+ member countries on Saturday announced a sharp increase in oil production Read moreEight OPEC+ member countries on Saturday announced a sharp increase in oil production Former Maoist Kiran, who now joined the DRG to fight his former comrades Read moreFormer Maoist Kiran, who now joined the DRG to fight his former comrades DRG commanders say all their actions are lawful Read moreDRG commanders say all their actions are lawful Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: A Grant County man has injuries following a two-vehicle accident near Moses Lake on Monday afternoon The Grant County Sheriff's Office says it happened on McConihe Road Northeast near Bouldercrest Road Northeast when a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Samuel M Pashkovsky of Moses Lake crossed the center line and struck an oncoming sedan driven by 52-year-old Jose Hernandez Reyes of Moses Lake Hernandez suffered unspecified injuries in the crash and was airlifted to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland for treatment while Pashkovsky was treated for minor injuries at the scene Deputies did not indicate if impairment was a factor in the collision which slowed traffic in the area for several hours Gallery Credit: Scott Clow The Grant County Sheriff's Office says it happened on McConihe Road Northeast near Bouldercrest Road Northeast when a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Samuel M...\nRead More and dozens of illegally altered roosters were confiscated in a major raid near Moses Lake Moses Lake PD's Street Crimes Unit (SCU) and Grant County Sheriff's Deputies used a search warrant to raid a home at 10032 Rd N.4 NE in Moses Lake The search was in response to an ongoing investigation into meth sales and illegal firearms possession The rural location just southeast of town also had 71 illegally modified fighting roosters These modifications involve attaching metal or plastic spurs or blades to the legs of a rooster replacing the natural spikes usually found on their legs These spurs enable the poultry to cause excessive damage when they are fighting another rooster The following persons were arrested on various charges and are now in the Grant County Jail: (according to the MLPD): "Pedro Noriega 75 YO Male from Moses Lake Big rooster (cockfighting) scheme busted in Moses Lake\nRead More On Aug. 18, 1920, The San Francisco Call summed up the spirit of the Nineteenth Amendment with a single headline More than 40 years after it was introduced in 1878 the amendment granted women's suffrage in one of the most significant expansions of the voting franchise in American history MOSES LAKE – A man is dead and two women are in custody after a violent series of events unfolded in and around Moses Lake early Wednesday morning Authorities say the incident was not random; all parties involved were either acquainted or knew each other The Grant County Sheriff's Office warns that the information is still early and preliminary with some details being withheld to protect the ongoing investigation Deputies were first alerted around 4:30 a.m. when a woman called 911 from a home in the 4900 block of Road L.9-Northeast The victim told dispatchers she had been robbed and beaten by two women and held against her will for approximately two hours She was able to provide street names or monikers of her attackers others worked quickly to match the provided monikers with real names and vehicles a deputy spotted one of the suspect vehicles in the drive-through of Jack in the Box on Wheeler Road in Moses Lake Two women exited the car and surrendered without incident They were identified as 36-year-old Champagne Garza and 30-year-old Becky Avalos Both were taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree robbery and unlawful imprisonment the situation escalated when the man in the vehicle’s back seat jumped into the driver’s seat and sped away leading deputies and police on a high-speed pursuit through the area The chase ended tragically when the driver failed to navigate a curve on Lakeshore Drive identified by the Grant County Coroner’s Office as 38-year-old Horsley Sohappy The Washington State Patrol is handling the investigation into the fatal crash as sheriff’s deputies were directly involved in the pursuit Several agencies responded to the incident Ghana's economy has been hit by brutal inflation for years Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today there are no recent results for popular commented articles MOSES LAKE- One man is dead and two people are in custody after a violent series of events Wednesday morning near and in Moses Lake Sheriff’s deputies were alerted around 4:30AM to a home in the 4900 block of Road L.9-Northeast A woman phoned 911 saying she had been robbed and beaten by two women and held against her will for about two hours The victim provided street names or monikers of her assailants She said the man and the two women left in a vehicle other deputies were able to connect some of the monikers to legal names and associated vehicles a deputy spotted one of those vehicles in the drive-through at Jack in the Box on Wheeler Road in Moses Lake Deputies and Moses Lake Police stopped the car on Third Avenue The man in the back seat jumped into the driver's seat and took off leading deputies and Moses Lake police on a high-speed chase That chase ended when the man failed to negotiate a curve on Lakeshore Drive just south of the I-90 overpass The Grant County Sheriff’s Office will share his identity after it is released by the Grant County Coroner’s Office 36-year-old Champagne Garza and 30-year-old Becky Avalos are lodged in the Grant County Jail on suspicion of first-degree robbery and unlawful imprisonment The Washington State Patrol is investigating the crash since Grant County sheriff’s deputies were involved in the pursuit The Washington Beer Blog Some images provided in partnership with DepositPhotos.com Copyright © 2025 The Washington Beer Blog Mario Amezcua called his best friend at 9:11 p.m Friday saying he and four family members were outside his Moses Lake home ready to pick him up to go to a birthday party a truck pulled up to the waiting Amezcua vehicle and fired multiple shots at the car a 17-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy – were injured but are expected to survive according to the Moses Lake Police Department “It just happened so quick,” said the friend’s mother who wished for her and her 15-year-old son to remain anonymous as two of the three suspects are on the loose fell to the ground and put his hands over his head to avoid the bullets She said they don’t know why the suspects fired outside their West Loop Drive home None of the victims have gang affiliation or were involved in criminal activity Jeff Sursely said police are not releasing any more information until all suspects are in custody Mario was a student at Frontier Middle School in Moses Lake we share that one of our students from Frontier Middle School has passed away,” Moses Lake School District Superintendent Carol Lewis wrote in a statement to students’ families in the school district “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the student’s family Losing a young member of our community is devastating.” earlier this week at the middle school and other locations in the district to provide added security and emotional support to help students and staff grieve was arrested Monday night at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland He was seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to the lower leg that detectives believe was self-inflicted during the shooting Cabrera was booked into the Chelan County Juvenile Center in Wenatchee on suspicion of first-degree murder one count of drive-by shooting and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm He made his first appearance virtually from the detention center Wednesday afternoon identified by the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office as Jose B The federal agency is offering up to $10,000 ($5,000 per fugitive) for information leading to their arrests Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force is working with Moses Lake police Washington State Department of Corrections Border Patrol and the FBI to locate and apprehend Rodriguez and Valdez The suspects should be considered armed and dangerous ‘We thought this was a good neighborhood’The mother of Mario’s friend called her son and him “inseparable,” as they were always over at each other’s houses She said her son and several others are traumatized by the shooting Her family hasn’t been staying at their home since the shooting and they are considering moving permanently She was at another child’s birthday party with her other son when the shooting broke out She said she didn’t know what happened and was “freaking out” when she got home and saw the crime scene Bloody bandages and other items were left behind by the time police cleared the scene well into the next morning She took her children into a back room of the house after she heard the shots she and her husband came outside and heard a woman screaming “Mario,” “They shot him in the head” and “He’s not moving.” “We thought this was a good neighborhood.” Police swarmed the neighborhood again Wednesday afternoon about one block from the shooting Gonzalaz said someone got out of a car involved in a nearby crash and retreated into a home in the neighborhood She said police arrested the person after a standoff with SWAT was playing video games inside his home when he heard the gunshots and screams Friday night “That sounded a little too close,” he said he told his friend who he was gaming with online He turned his lights off and locked his door Roberta Lyons didn’t hear gunshots but saw the police cars and ambulances that followed She got several calls asking if her 14-year-old son was OK when her loved ones heard it was a 14-year-old boy who was killed Brycen went to school with Mario and played football with him “My heart goes out to Mario’s family and that family that had to witness and hold their loved one while he died.” Brycen was also inside his home when the gunfire erupted He said the shooting makes him feel terrified “because it could have been me.” A GoFundMe set up for Mario’s family raised nearly $15,000 as of Wednesday night Cabrera sat at a table Wednesday at the Wenatchee facility for his court appearance in Grant County Juvenile Court in Ephrata where Judge Melissa Chlarson presided and the prosecution and defense made their arguments regarding probable cause and Cabrera’s bond amount Chlarson determined there was sufficient probable cause for all eight charges considering the “totality of circumstances” in the affidavit She set his bond at $500,000 after a $1 million bond argument from the prosecution and $100,000 from the defense argued probable cause was not established to charge his client with first-degree murder which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison Hibbard said he read the 32-page probable cause affidavit “It’s a lot,” he said of the lengthy court document Hibbard said there’s no timeline establishing Cabrera in the truck at the time of the shooting and no evidence that blood found in the truck belonged to him did not identify Cabrera in a photo lineup as one of the people in the Ford F-150 pickup truck alleged to be involved in the shooting He said witnesses alleged the truck pulled up and occupants asked the Amezcua family if they “bang,” possibly meaning were they involved in gangs videos or messages to support a first-degree murder charge “We don’t have any extrinsic evidence that places Cesar at the scene of this crime,” he said There was no clear motive based on the police report Grant County Deputy Prosecutor Cole Deaver said one witness told police he identified Cabrera as one of the three male suspects in the F-150 and that blood in the backseat of the truck placed Cabrera in the truck at the time of the shooting Deaver said one witness identified Cabrera as someone who left a motel party in the truck He said the “Do you bang?” comment before shots were fired is evidence of first-degree premeditated murder Deaver said Cabrera has several prior criminal convictions and failures to appear for court He argued Cabrera is a threat to community safety and likely to intimidate witnesses if released Chlarson told Cabrera he is not permitted to associate with his codefendants and the Norteno criminal street gang as part of his pretrial release conditions Deaver declined to say after the court hearing whether Cabrera was in the gang Cabrera is scheduled for a status hearing April 14 Prosecutors filed a motion Wednesday to decline juvenile jurisdiction in the case and transfer the matter to an adult court for prosecution Officials are asking anyone with information about the outstanding suspects to contact the nearest U.S. Marshals Service office or local law enforcement, the U.S. Marshals Service communications center at (800) 336-0102, or at www.fbi.gov/tips “I hope that they find them so people can sleep peacefully,” the friend’s mother said Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens © Copyright 2025, The 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