JUN 30, 2026 | NCWLIFE Evening News

• County Commissioners have declined to ban the sale or discharge of fireworks in unincorporated Grant County ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, but urged safety practices.• Mosquitoes collected for sampling in Grant County have tested positive for West Nile virus, which can lead to encephalitis when transmitted to humans.• The Washington Court of Appeals agreed today that a Douglas County man was properly convicted of assault, but said there’s no evidence he concealed the weapon used in the attack.