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OTHELLO — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office successfully apprehended two suspects following the theft of a Genie Telehandler Forklift in the Hatton area earlier this week. The suspects, identified as 43-year-old Shayne Kulgen and 26-year-old Jordan Blaak, both from Othello, were arrested and face charges related to the incident.
3:15 p.m. UPDATE -- According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, fire crews have contained a five-mile-long brush fire burning near Ritzville. I-90 has reopened as a result of containment progress on the fire. Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner says the fire wiped out two old, abandoned sheds. It was sparked by a farmer who was mowing a field. No homes were threatened. The fire started at around 12:40 p.m.
He was allegedly sitting in a nearby chair, drinking a beer when police arrived.
RITZVILLE - Out of fuel and out of options, a small-engine plane landed on Interstate 90 near Ritzville on Sunday. Washington State Troopers say the plane landed on I-90 at around 6:30 p.m. about two miles east of Ritzville. Authorities weren't able to confirm if the plane had landed in the westbound or eastbound lanes, but it was noted that the vessel was on the road for roughly ten minutes before a crew from the Ritzville Municipal Airport arrived to refuel the aircraft. The plane took off within 15 minutes of landing, according to State Patrol. The plane reportedly landed at the Ritzville Municipal Airport after departing the makeshift runway of I-90. No one was hurt.
Talk about timing (bad timing) for the suspects. Theft victim sees suspects towing their stolen property in front of them on highway. August 19th. Adams County Deputies took a call about a stolen Genie Telehandler Forklift that was taken from a location in the 1900 block of West Hatton Road, southeast of Othello.
WALLA WALLA – The Walla Walla Police Department has arrested Nolan Bryce Reed, 42, of Colbert on suspicion of delivering methamphetamine and suboxone to the Washington State Penitentiary. Reed was arrested Aug. 22 after prison staff intercepted a female attempting to introduce contraband into the prison during visitation with...
He pulled out his 9mm pistol and racked the slide, said his customer.
DAVENPORT — The search for a missing swimmer at Lake Roosevelt near Keller Ferry resumed Wednesday morning after being suspended Tuesday night, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has confirmed. The search, which involves multiple agencies, had to be halted due to nightfall but has picked up again with renewed...
TEKOA, Wash. — The Whitman County Sheriff's Office has safely located 19-year-old Jadon Sims. Sims had gone missing in Tekoa around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, August 23. WCSO say Sims had just moved to Tekoa from the Spokane Valley. WCSO thanks the community for their assistance in locating Sims.