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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist’s latest book paints DNA picture of Seattle-area murders

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 23, 2022

“Heartbreaking true crime with a detective who hugs killers into confessing. Battles over genetic privacy. And a former actress-Barbie impersonator, who solves cold case murders.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Still no suspects in slaying of 4 UI students a week after stabbings discovered in Moscow

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 20, 2022

"We will continue to vigorously pursue the investigation and pursue justice in this case," Moscow Police Chief James Fry said at a news conference in Moscow on Sunday afternoon. "It is a complex and terrible crime that will take some time to resolve." 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

In the age of misinformation, the mystery in Moscow takes on a troubling life of its own

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 20, 2022

MOSCOW, Idaho – It was a Saturday morning when the roommates at a baby blue three-story house just off the University of Idaho campus pulled on their game-day attire and posed for a handful of snapshots.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Prosecutor declines to file charges against officers who killed man while holding toddler, knife in January

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 18, 2022

The officers who shot and killed a man while he was holding a toddler and a knife in January at his Spokane home will not be charged, the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Four UI students stabbed to death, Latah County coroner rules

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 17, 2022

Autopsies performed on the four University of Idaho students found dead in a home near the campus confirmed they were stabbed to death with a “large knife” early Sunday morning, according to the Latah County coroner.

News >  Pacific NW

Women of the Year: Wilhelmenia Williams a model of perseverance and strength for her children

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 18, 2022

Behind a strong woman, there’s usually another strong woman.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Moscow Police: Killer of 4 UI students remains unidentified and on the loose

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 17, 2022

MOSCOW, Idaho – The brutal killings of four University of Idaho students remained unsolved Wednesday as officials said more than two dozen investigators from four agencies had been assigned to the case.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Police say community is safe but urge people to remain ‘vigilant’ following killings of four UI students, no arrests

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 17, 2022

As University of Idaho students leave town in the aftermath of the unsolved bloody killings of four students near the campus, Moscow Police continue to say there’s no threat to the community while they also implore residents to stay vigilant.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Details remain unclear in apparent attack that killed 4 University of Idaho students

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 17, 2022

MOSCOW, Idaho – Police investigators swarmed a home near the University of Idaho Monday in the aftermath of an apparent attack that left four students dead.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Incumbent Larry Haskell wins third term as Spokane County prosecutor

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 8, 2022

Incumbent Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell won a third term in Tuesday’s election.

News >  Pacific NW

Sold-out NAACP fundraiser banquet to offer art, interactive keynote speaker and poetry

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 8, 2022

NAACP Spokane Branch President Kiantha Duncan is reimagining the annual Freedom Fund Banquet when it returns Saturday night after a three-year hiatus.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Jurors shown photos of woman strangled then set on fire during murder trial of her ex-husband

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 8, 2022

On Jan. 31, 2020, Yasir Darraji went to work delivering furniture.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

44-year-old woman killed in Newport shooting, boyfriend arrested

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 7, 2022

Newport police have arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend Sunday.

News >  K-12 education

Women sue East Valley School District, alleging the district failed to respond to workplace harassment, intimidation

Sun., Nov. 6, 2022

A former East Valley Middle School principal harassed and intimidated female staff to the point multiple women quit after receiving little support from district leadership, according to a lawsuit against the school district set to go to trial later this month.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘Be part of the good that comes from my son’s death,’ mother tells man as he’s sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for Airway Heights killing

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 4, 2022

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison Friday for shooting a man in Airway Heights last year.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

WSU Police officer resigns after investigation finds he engaged in ‘predatory grooming behavior,’ had sex on duty

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 4, 2022

A Washington State University Police sergeant resigned earlier this week after an investigation found he engaged in predatory grooming behavior and sexual activity while on duty, according to a university press release.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Victim’s boss testifies she had bruises around her neck, arm in weeks before alleged ‘honor killing’

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 3, 2022

Ibtihal Darraji was a shy yet vivacious woman who lifted up those around her, but she became quiet and “afraid” in the weeks before her death, her former boss testified Thursday in the trial of Darraji’s ex-husband for her killing.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Prosecutor declines to file charges against Spokane police officer accused of attempted sexual assault due to statute of limitations

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 4, 2022

The Lincoln County prosecutor declined to file charges last week against a Spokane police officer accused of attempting to sexually assault a Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy, due to the statute of limitations.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Prosecutors say man accused of killing ex-wife argued with her shortly before her death, cell phone evidence ties two together

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 2, 2022

A 33-year-old Iraqi refugee told police he argued with his ex-wife hours before she was found dead, prosecutors said Wednesday during opening statements in the man’s murder trial.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman charged with manslaughter, DUI, in July golf cart crash that left Spokane police officer dead

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 31, 2022

A 57-year-old woman was charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence last week in a July golf cart crash that left a Spokane police officer dead.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Trial of Iraqi man accused of strangling ex-wife in ‘honor killing’ to start Monday

Sun., Oct. 30, 2022

A 33-year-old Iraqi immigrant is set to stand trial this week for the death of his ex-wife in what investigators called an “honor killing.”

News >  Features

Decades after Hagel’s House of Horrors closed, its namesake family carries on their own Halloween tradition

Sun., Oct. 30, 2022

As little children, the 11 Hagel kids celebrated the family’s favorite holiday by climbing into small boxes to “grab ankles,” slipping into coffins and pulling on haunting masks.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Body camera shows man had knife and toddler in his hands seconds before police shot and killed him in January

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 28, 2022

A 23-year-old Marshallese man had a knife and toddler in his hands seconds before police shot and killed him in January, body camera footage released Thursday shows.

News >  Pacific NW

Volunteers of America Eastern Washington will add behavioral health services with $4 million federal grant

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 25, 2022

Volunteers of America plans to integrate behavioral health care into their Spokane housing programs with help from a $4 million grant announced Tuesday from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

City Council approves payment in $4 million settlement with family of man killed by police

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 25, 2022

The Spokane City Council on Monday approved payment to the family of a man killed by police in 2019. The family had settled its lawsuit against the city for $4 million last month.