I-90 Eastbound CLOSED at Vantage Bridge
I-90 Eastbound is CLOSED at the Vantage bridge due to white out conditions and spinouts. WSP and WSDOT has not stated a reopening time or more information.
Video: Washington State Patrol District 6
BREAKING NEWS:
Queen Elizabeth II has passed away today at the age of 96. Her majesty passed at her estate in Balmoral Scotland with her family by her side. Queen Elizabeth is the longest raining monarch in British history reigning for 70-years and was also head of state for The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Queen Elizabeth’s son Prince Charles III will now be Britain’s new monarch as King Charles III
Buckingham Palace issued the following statement,
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
VIDEO: BBC U.K.
Hold on to your wallet! The average price for regular unleaded gas in Grant County is now officially over $4.00 per gallon. Mattawa is the most expensive town in the county to fill up your tank at $5.19 for regular and $5.59 for Premium.
2nd most expensive region is Coulee Dam at $4.79 for regular and $5.29 for Premium.
3rd is Moses Lake at $4.69 for regular and $5.06 for Premium. Will the price changes affect your driving habits? Are you considering making the switch to electric or hybrid vehicles?
(Prices displayed are from highest price found in each region)
WEATHER ALERT! // WINTER STORM WARNING
Winter Storm Warning: //
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
THURSDAY..
WHAT: Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations
between 3 and 6 inches.

WHERE: Grand Coulee, Coulee City, Quincy, Wilbur, Ephrata,
Ritzville, Harrington, Othello, Odessa, Moses Lake, and Creston.
WHEN: From 4 PM this afternoon to 10 AM PST Thursday. IMPACTS. The Thursday morning commute will be significantly impacted by this storm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and
water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The
latest road conditions for the state you are calling
from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Leavenworth got some snow last night creating the Bavarian themed village into a true #WinterWonderland.
#FroheFeiertage
#happyholidays
🎥: Visit Leavenworth WA,
As Central and Eastern Washington face bartering wings Western Washington is experiencing heavy downpours and flooding rivers. The town of Sumas on the Canadian border with Abbotsford BC has declared a civil emergency as the main downtown core and surrounding neighborhoods flood as nearby rivers overflow. The following video is from Bellingham, WA 24 miles form the Canadian border experience flooding and mudslides.
📷 BY: Travis Janeway
FROM NWS: Strong frontal surge arriving between 3PM and 5PM. Localized damaging wind gusts are expected. Anticipate strong cross winds along N- oriented roads, fallen trees, and power outages.
Wind Gusts are being reported at 37- 47mph in the Moses Lake metro area.
9/11: 20 Years Later
20 years ago today on 9/11 the nation was under attack. Two planes struck tower 1 & 2 at the World Trade Center in New York City, One plane struck the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and one plane heading to the U.S. Capitol was over taken by the passengers on the aircraft and crashed in a empty field in Shanksville Pennsylvania. 2,977 individuals lost their lives that day and more than 6,000 we’re injured.
20 years later the nation is still united in unity in the remembrance of the 2,977 individuals who were fathers, mothers, parents, grandparents, siblings, and children who were taken from this world too soon.
“We didn’t crumble after 9/11. We didn’t falter after the Boston Marathon. But we’re America. Americans will never, ever stand down. We endure. We overcome. We own the finish line.”
— President Joe Biden
"Today, our nation saw evil -- the very worst of human nature -- and we responded with the best of America. With the daring of our rescue workers, with the caring for strangers and neighbors who came to give blood and help in any way they could."
– Former President George W. Bush
"They're all heroes in my eyes, they really are. They all pitched together and they did what they thought was the best thing to do at the time."
– Lisa Jefferson, an operator who took a call from Beamer
Check out this video from @WSDOT from Blewett Pass US-97. WSDOT said twice a year drivers will experience b-a-a-a-cked up traffic as ranchers gather their sheep 🐑 and cross the highway. WSDOT helps the ranchers by closing the freeway to prevent members of the herd getting lost and so no animals or people get hurt in the process.
MAGNITUDE 7.1 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES MEXICAN CITY OF ACAPULCO
DEVELOPING: 7.1-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE shakes the coastal city of Acapulco in southern Mexico. Reports now say the quake has so far taken the life of one individual in Guerrero state with strong shaking swaying skyscrapers reported as far as Mexico City 247 miles away.
When the quake initially started, Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said in a video Tuesday night that there were no reports of deaths and that the damage appeared limited. There were rock slides near Acapulco, he said.
VIDEO FROM: AFP NEWS AGENCY
Footage of the #KittitasCountyWildfire burning along I-90 between Cle Elum and Easton. Traffic is backed up in both directions with one lane closed on the eastbound lanes with traffic backed up to the King County line just west of the summit.
📷BY: MLWA 7 Reporter
Here’s a look inside Ephrata’s United Methodist Church after fire crews extinguished the flames. We got a chance to speak with Pastor Donald Dunn and said many from the Ephrata community have been asking about ways they can help the church. Dunn said to go to the church’s site at http://umcephrata.org to send a message and the church will try their best to respond.
Hartline and Almira fire departments find 70-year-old man who wandered from home.
Video footage from the Grant County Sheriff's Office's drone captured the moments when a 70-year-old Hartline man was found by volunteers from the Hartline and Almira fire departments. According to the sheriff's office, the older gentleman suffers from dementia and wandered away from his home around 1:30 a.m. Monday. The man was not injured and was returned home.
Hazy and partly cloudy 🌥 tonight before turning into cloudy skies to start our weekend with changes in the way in the form of rain. We’ll stick with our high temperatures in the low 60s making tomorrow the warmest day of the year so far.
Here’s the area’s weekend forecast for the area powered by Weatherology
Weather Conditions this afternoon.
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Here is a second update power is off off of SR-17 and SR-170.
Journalist: Brandon Sanchez
Washington Potato Processing Plant Structure Fire in Warden, WA
Here is an update regarding the fire burning the Washington Potato Processing Plant in Warden. The town of Warden is in a level 3 evacuation. We will be here at a safe distance monitoring the situation to bring you updates when the information comes in. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for more updates as well.
Field Reporter: Brandon Sanchez.
Video Journalist: Devin Perez
A large tank of water is on its way to assist firefighters that are battling the Washington Potato factory fire from Moses Lake
NEW: A large tank of water is on its way to assist firefighters that are battling the Washington Potato factory fire from Moses Lake. The potato processing facility is severely damaged. Employees were evacuated safely. No injuries are reported.
GRANT CO SHERIFF'S: LEVEL 1 EVACUATION: Warden all areas west of Road U-SE and south of SR170, Warden
Rev. Lindsey from the Moses Lake Martin Luther King Committee organized a March down 5th Ave in downtown Moses Lake to the Civic Center. Here is a clip from MLK’s speech “I have a dream”.
