Othello Police Department

An Othello man is in jail after police say he absconded from law enforcement following the theft of a vehicle. The Adams County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to a residence in the 800 block of South Taylor Road in Othello at around 3 p...

Federal charged filed against Othello man for exploiting, extorting minors.

Othello PD issues animal neglect warning, charges filed against individual for cruelty. Dogs rescued and receiving care.

Police in Adams County are asking for the public's assistance in locating an Othello woman who's now been missing for over two weeks. The Othello Police Department says 33-year-old Ariel Martinez was last seen on Jan. 25 by members of her family...

An Adams County teenager who'd been missing for nearly three weeks has been found alive and unharmed in Grant County. Seventeen-year-old Gabriela Elizabeth Balderas of Othello had not been heard from since Dec. 19 when her parents reported her as a runaway...

An Othello man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for several crimes involving firearms. On Thursday, a U.S. District Court judge in Spokane handed down the term to 35-year-old Nicholas Romero-Rivera, who was also ordered to three years of supervised release following his incarceration...

Police in Adams County are investigating a shooting that injured two people in Othello late last week. The Othello Police Department says the incident occurred at around 8 p.m. last Friday (Oct. 11) in the 1100 block of South 4th Avenue. Officers responded to the scene after receiving reports of gunshots in the area...

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...

A Grant County man is in jail after he allegedly shared images of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Detective Steven Perez with the Othello Police Department says the investigation began in Adams County where the images were thought to have originated back in May...

A man and two juveniles have been arrested after allegedly making gang-related threats over social media. Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner says his office received a tip from someone within the law enforcement community. "We received a call from a juvenile probation officer who's in charge of monitoring kids through the court system...