20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (218+ words) SOAP LAKE " The annual Soap Box Derby is being held at 9 a. m. on July 4 as part of the Suds-N-Sun festival. The theme for the derby, along with the rest of the festival, will be based on the United States" 250th year of…...

20+ hour, 1+ min ago  (655+ words) Soap Lake City Council updated Public Works Director Eli Olson's contract to include severance pay if he were to be terminated without cause. Olson (right) sits next to City Planner Alex Kovach. CALEB PEREZ/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD SOAP LAKE " The…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (379+ words) COLUMBIA BASIN " School is out, and summer officially arrives this week. Here are some ways to make the most of the season. Soap Lake Food & Folk Festival Live music, local food, workshops, craft vendors, family activities, and community gathering. Hosted…...

17+ hour, 16+ min ago  (128+ words) Potholes State Park looks serene on a summer day. MIKE MAYNARD/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, high near 93. Light and variable north wind. Mostly clear overnight, low near 59, with light west winds after midnight. " Saturday:…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (163+ words) ATLANTA (AP) " Teboho Mokoena started the game with tears in his eyes and finished it with a smile on his face after converting a second-half penalty in South Africa's 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic at the World Cup. Thapelo Maseko's…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (584+ words) Wendy Cox, left, and her husband Ron Cox have taken over The Home Center in Moses Lake. Wendy has worked for the company for 28 years and has been the manager for 15 years, she said. JOEL MARTIN/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD MOSES…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (463+ words) MOSES LAKE " The fires below were burning and causing smoke and air quality concerns regionally as of Thursday afternoon." 4170 Tule Rd Fire: 23, 499 acres. 50% contained. Yakima County. Started June 14. Unknown cause. " Juniper Dunes Fire: 13, 000 acres. 50% contained. Franklin County. Started June 13. Unknown…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (787+ words) David Garza (in gray shirt) directs middle school athletes through a chin up workout. Garza's private gym Athletic Breakthrough offers training programs for local Basin athletes. MIKE MAYNARD/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD A student at Athletic Breakthrough works through a barbell…...

22+ hour, 16+ min ago  (579+ words) Demolition is scheduled to begin in early July on the overpass at Hansen Road and Interstate 90. CALEB PEREZ/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD EPHRATA " Drivers in Ephrata should be prepared for delays next week as construction crews work on chip-sealing streets around…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (116+ words) Columbia Basin Herald People asked to avoid area of Clink Road Northeast in Cascade Valley A wanted subject was arrested in Cascade Valley and people are being asked to avoid the area. CASCADE VALLEY " People are being asked to avoid…...