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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said it will conduct prescribed burns on several WDFW-managed lands this month.  WDFW is planning to treat up to 250 acres with prescribed fire on the Sagebrush Flat Unit of the Sagebrush Flat Wildlife Area – about 10 miles northwest of Ephrata in Douglas County.  The Sagebrush Flat Unit is domina...

Deputies say the fire originated at the Ephrata Gun Range and spread eastward to the edge of SR17 by 6pm.

Grant County Sheriff's Deputies say witnesses saw Nicole Shenefelt light an old couch on fire in an open field of dry grass and walk away.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Central Washington food banks have been hit hard. CHS employees are trying to help alleviate that pressure. Because of that increased demand on local pantries, CHS is distributing more than $400,000 and 30,858 pounds to those local and regional organizations ...

A survey recently conducted for the Columbia Basin Development League shows those in the northern portion of the Basin are concerned about the state of local water.  The survey questioned 255 people in the Tri-Cities, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Odessa and Ritzville in September. ...

Oil prices moved slightly higher over the past week, but as Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com explained, the movement was modest because of a lack of details from the U.S./China Phase One agreement.  He said if additional details had been provided, investors would have felt more comfortable.  ...

Oil prices are up just slightly from this time last week, but don’t let that figure fool you.  As Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy.com put it, the past seven days have been very volatile when it comes to oil prices, moving up sharply in the middle of last week, only to drop just before the weekend.   D...

Oil prices showed virtually no movement over the past seven days, holding steady this week at $53 per barrel.  Patrick DaHaan with GasBuddy.com said that lack of movement is not that surprising when comparing it to trends throughout the year.  He...

Oil prices showed virtually no movement over the past seven days, holding steady this week at $53 per barrel.  Patrick DaHaan with GasBuddy.com said that lack of movement is not that surprising when comparing it to trends throughout the year.  He...

After Iran boarded a British oil vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, many feared oil prices would rocket up because of the escalation of tension in that part of the world.  However oil prices did not move higher.   Actually, according to Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy.com, oil ...