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Police in Adams County are looking for a man wanted for allegedly attempting to stab a Ritzville Police officer last weekend. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says it happened on Saturday at a residence in the area of 2nd and Lewis Streets in Ritzville where officers were dispatched to the report of a domestic dispute between a man and a woman...

Two men are in jail after police say they were captured on surveillance video stealing copper wire from a farm in Adams County. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says it received reports about the theft from a property owner near West Heinemann and North Deal Roads in Ritzville...

McFarland Middle School in Othello was placed on alert this week following reported threats against its students. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says it received information about a potential threat to selected students at the school that they believe are connected with a feud between two rival gangs...

Seven people are in jail after a high-speed pursuit in Adams County over the weekend. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says the incident began when deputies investigated a report of harassment involving two vehicles in the vicinity of West Kenfield Lane near Othello...

Two juveniles have injuries following an apparent drive-by shooting near Othello on Friday night. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says it happened in the vicinity of Spurs and Taylor Roads when at least two people in a passing vehicle fired at least ten shots at the two boys - ages 17 and 14...

Rafael Pruneda, 43, linked to recent thefts. Authorities find damning evidence during search in Grant County, intensifying efforts to arrest him.

Update: Arceo-Martinez has been taken into custody by the Moses Lake Police Department. On Monday, the Moses Lake PD received a tip about Arceo-Martinez's whereabouts, according to the department's Facebook page. They set up surveillance near the homeless encampment by Fairchild Cinemas. ...

Discover how a local man's scheme to roll back odometers on used cars led to federal charges and potential prison time.

Fire crews in Adams County were busy containing a brush fire on Tuesday afternoon. The blaze ignited at around 12:30 p.m. near Ritzville in the vicinity of Schrag Road just off Interstate-90 (I-90) and State Route 21 (SR-21), and blackened well over 1,000 acres of farm- and rangeland before being fully corralled...

An Adams County man is in jail after police say he assaulted a fellow farm worker with a garden hoe over the weekend. Deputies with the Adams County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported assault in a field along State Route 26 near South Booker Road on Saturday afternoon...