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A 54-year-old inmate was found dead Tuesday morning inside a special holding cell at Grant County Jail.

A new drug-detection K-9 will patrol the Grant County Jail and support investigations of smuggled heroin, cocaine, meth and fentanyl — enhancing inmate safety and preventing overdoses.

A Grant County corrections deputy was arrested in Soap Lake on a domestic violence charge. He faces fourth-degree assault and has been placed on administrative leave.

Police arrested Juan Jose Serrano Berrios in Ephrata after a Mattawa shooting that left one man injured. The case remains under investigation.

Grant County deputies arrested Pasco rape suspect Kelly Blackburn after a three-week search ended in a Grand Coulee home.

Grant County crews used foam to extinguish a 4,000-gallon diesel tank fire on Adams Road; no injuries or structural damage reported.

Mattawa police respond to a shooting near 4th Street; victim hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 10-acre wildfire burned near Moses Lake on Highland Road. Firefighters contained it in under two hours. Officials say debris, not a mobile home, fueled the blaze.

A wildfire in Ephrata destroyed one home, damaged another, and injured a resident before crews gained control.

Deputies arrested a Mattawa man after clocking him at 102 mph in Desert Aire. He allegedly charged at an officer before being tased and booked on multiple charges.