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News >  Spokane

Spokane police investigating potential co-conspirator in case of woman found strangled to death in burning car

Police have requested to search the phone of one of Yasir Darraji’s close friends who lives within two blocks of the crime scene, according to court documents. The friend, who has not been charged with a crime, was also seen on security camera footage at a Rosauers grocery store near the crime scene about an hour before Darraji’s wife, Ibtihal Darraji, was found dead.
News >  Spokane

Spokane man gets 19 years in prison for killing girlfriend; judge notes speedy guilty plea at sentencing

Spokane County Superior Court Judge John Cooney agreed with the family and friends of Alicia Johnson – the 24-year-old slain by her boyfriend, Joshua M. Forester – that the agreed upon sentence of just over 19 years in prison was too light a punishment for her killer. He cited Forrester’s speedy guilty plea as a reason for handing down the light sentence Wednesday.
News >  Spokane

‘You have to support them’: Fans, first-timers come out as curling national championships kick off in Cheney

Eastern Washington University football legend Michael Roos didn’t toss a coin or throw a pitch to open a week of championship competition at his alma mater in Cheney on Saturday evening. To officially begin the USA Curling National Championships at EWU’s University Recreation Center, the former Tennessee Titans tackle glided across perfectly pebbled ice to throw the first curling stone toward the house at the other end of the rink.
News >  Spokane

Shea’s absence, prohibition on questions raise concerns at Valley GOP meeting

Legislators and precinct committee officers from Washington’s 4th Legislative District applauded the productivity of a session update meeting held Saturday morning, but some Republican officials expressed concerns about the repeated absence of Rep. Matt Shea and a prohibition on questions about the investigation that determined Shea engaged in domestic terrorist.