Mattawa Area News

07/24/2024

SR 243 is reopened.
El Camino 243 ya esta abierto.

07/24/2024

Accident at the S Curves- 243 is closed at thr site of the accident. Esta cerrado la careterra 243 en Las curvas por causo de un accidente.

SR243 esta cerrado por causa de un accidente serio en las curvas S, 5 millas norte de Mattawa.

07/09/2024

Happening today through the 12th!

07/05/2024

If you are in Quincy tomorrow please stop.by this moving sale! Furniture and much more!
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07/04/2024

Stay safe and have a Happy Fourth of July!

06/29/2024

06/29/2024

Etiquette question: You are invited to a bridal shower where food is offered/provided. You arrive and are asked to have some food but you say "No thanks. I just ate"

06/26/2024

https://uncovered.com/cases/fatima-oropeza-bautista

Last Seen by her family 08/08/2016 at her home in Mattawa, WA. Family went to the store and Fatima took the family's Green Chevy Cobalt to Moses Lake, WA were it was left in the Lowes parking lot. (Information retrieved from NamUs.gov)

06/26/2024

OTHELLO - Othello police are now stepping in to help find an Ephrata teen who’s been missing since Sept. 9, 2021.

06/26/2024

Too many women have gone missing and nobody follows up. This is so very sad. Does everyone assume they just ran away? Even if they went to meet someone they had been talking to and disappear it doesn't mean they are necessarily OK. Not too many years ago a young lady disappeared from Mattawa . Did anyone find out anything about her? Fatima you are still in our thoughts and prayers.

06/11/2024

Wildfire near Yakima firing range estimated at 2000 acres and moving south.

06/11/2024

Post from Desert Aire: FYI fire on west side of the River just south of Sentinel Gap heading south. The fire front is about 3 miles wide.
I’m sure the US Army is trying to contain it.

06/07/2024

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Fire at the Yakima firing range 500 acres. Is it coming down the hill on the other side??

06/04/2024

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05/29/2024

http://nixle.us/FLPS9

Evacuation notices for the Beverly area. Wildfire.  Level 3: From A St to Morrison St. To the Columbia River. Leave now.  Level 2: Town of Beverly. Be ready to leave. 

04/30/2024

Wow. I guess I was out of the loop because I didn't see this coming. Grant County Sheriff's Office believes there may be other victims or witnesses out there. Please contact them.if you have been affected.
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Grant County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Detectives are seeking information from the public about a suspect in a 2021 r**e.

Detectives believe there may be others who have been affected by 41-year-old Isidro Cruz-Amaro’s criminal behavior and may have not reported the crimes to authorities.

Cruz-Amaro goes by the nickname Junior and was previously the owner of the R Place Tavern in Desert Aire. [He is no longer the owner]. Detectives say on the night of February 9-10, 2021, the victim, a woman from western Washington, had been drinking at the R Place Tavern and became intoxicated. After the bar closed, Cruz-Amaro provided the victim a ride to the Desert Aire home where she was staying. It was there that the alleged r**e happened. When questioned by Detectives, Cruz-Amaro denied any s*xual contact with the woman, but DNA evidence collected from the victim matched his DNA.

Desert Aire is a community with year-round homeowners and is also a popular spot where people from western Washington keep vacation homes. The R Place Tavern in Desert Aire is a local business frequented by locals and vacationers. This is why detectives are checking to see if there are any possible victims from the local area, or who may have been vacationing in Desert Aire.

Anyone who has information about Isidro Cruz-Amaro is asked to call the Grant County Sheriff’s Office at 509-762-1160 regarding case number 21GS01641.

Cruz-Amaro is currently lodged in the Grant County Jail with a $100,000 cash bail. Until recently, he had been held in the Yakima County Jail for a May 2023 incident where he was charged with two counts each of communicating with minors for immoral purposes, luring, and commercial s*x abuse of minors after offering two Moxee teenage girls money for s*x.

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Detectives de Delitos Mayores del Sheriff del Condado de Grant están buscando información del público sobre un sospechoso en una violación en 2021.

Los detectives creen que puede haber otras personas que se han visto afectados por el comportamiento criminal de Isidro Cruz-Amaro de 41 años de edad, y pueden no haber informado de los crímenes a las autoridades.

Cruz-Amaro se hace llamar Junior y era previamente el propietario de la taberna R Place en Desert Aire. Los detectives dicen que en la noche del 9 al 10 de Febrero de 2021, la víctima, una mujer del oeste de Washington, había estado bebiendo en la R Place Tavern y se intoxicó. Después de que la barra cerrara, Cruz-Amaro llevó a la víctima a la casa de Desert Aire donde se alojaba. Fue allí donde se produjo la presunta violación. Cuando fue interrogado por los detectives, Cruz-Amaro negó cualquier contacto s*xual con la mujer, pero las pruebas de ADN recogidas de la víctima coincidían con su ADN.

Desert Aire es una comunidad con propietarios durante todo el año y también es un lugar popular donde la gente del oeste de Washington mantiene casas de vacaciones. La taberna R Place de Desert Aire es un negocio local frecuentado por locales y turistas. Por ello, los detectives están comprobando si hay posibles víctimas de la zona o que hayan estado de vacaciones en Desert Aire.

Cualquier persona que tenga información sobre Isidro Cruz-Amaro se le pide que llame a la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Grant a 509-762-1160 en relación con el número de caso 21GS01641.

Cruz-Amaro se encuentra actualmente alojado en la cárcel del condado de Grant con una fianza de 100,000 dólares . Hasta hace poco, había estado recluido en la cárcel del condado de Yakima por un incidente ocurrido en Mayo de 2023 en el que se le acusó de dos cargos cada uno de comunicación con menores con fines inmorales, seducción y abuso s*xual comercial de menores tras ofrecer a dos adolescentes de Moxee dinero a cambio de s*xo.

03/08/2024

It was reported that there is a backup by the dunes due to a semi roll-over blocking a lane.

03/03/2024

Del Christensen and Sons will be featured on Washingto. Grown Monday at 7!

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02/27/2024

I-90 is closed in both directions due to collisions. Snowing heavy. No est. reopening. EB is stopped at North Bend MP 34 & WB is stopped at Ellensburg MP 106.

01/23/2024

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A serious accident occurred this afternoon (January 22, 2024) at approximately 3:30 PM on “O” road....