Local Crews Battle Lightning-Fueled Blaze in Coulee City
Brushfire on SR 17 in Coulee City, sparked by lightning, engulfs 150 acres - local crews respond swiftly.
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Body Of Tacoma Man Who Fell Into Banks Lake Recovered
The body of a man who went missing on Banks Lake near Coulee City last week has been recovered.
Spokesperson Kyle Foreman with the Grant County Sheriff's Office says 28-year-old Daniel Ciobanu of Tacoma was found on the shores of the lake near the Coulee City Campground at around 7 a...
you need to be at Sunbanks for this festival.
I've written about The Sunbanks music festivals before, but I need to make sure you know about this event. The Sunbanks Rock Festival is coming September 14-17, 2023. This is a first-time event for the Sunbanks Resort and ticket demand is high...
A great weekend of music and camping In Washington State.
During the spring, summer and fall I wind up going to three or four music festivals each year. It’s a little bit of a working vacation but, not that much work. Over the last several years my favorite events are at the Sunbanks Resort near Electric City on Banks Lake.
Deputies Use Social Media to Help Contact Kayaker’s Family After Body Recovered from Banks Lake
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is letting the public know about the recovery of a kayaker's body after using social media to contact family members.
PIO Kyle Forman says deputies posted a message that they were searching for 51-year-old Kelly Burkhart of Nespelem when his friends could not help them find relatives
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Search Continues for Missing Banks Lake Kayaker
The search for a Nespelem man who went missing during a kayaking trip continues, with Grant County Sheriff's deputies hunting for information by ground and by air.
51-year-old Kelly Dean Burkhart was last seen September 27th kayaking north from the east shore of banks, about 10 miles north of Coulee City
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Washington Congressional Delegation Proposing Bi-Partisan Hydropower Bill
4th District Rep. Dan Newhouse and Washington Senator Maria Cantwell have proposed a bill they say would improve permitting for pumped storage hydroelectric projects, create jobs in Central Washington, and protect Tribal interests and increase renewable energy production and storage
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Search for Missing Man on Banks Lake
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who has gone missing after jumping from a stationary boat on Banks Lake northwest of Coulee City.
Deputies say the man is from Western Washington, but is not providing further details other than his family has been notified
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Two-Year-Old rescued from Banks Lake After Boating Accident
A two-year-old was rescued after a two-boat accident in the Jones Bay portion of Banks Lake near Electric City.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office says 33-year-old Alexander Bozko of an unspecified Western Washington town was not paying attention driving his wake boat and hit a pontoon boat driven by a 51-year-old Cashmere man
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Body of 17-Year-Old Found in Banks Lake
The body of a 17-year-old Lynnwood, Wash. boy was recovered Saturday evening from the waters of Banks Lake after he went missing late Friday evening near Steamboat Rock State Park.
Friends reported David V. Fesko missing around 8:30 p.m. Friday after watching him try swimming to shore after falling off a personal flotation device...