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Arson suspect arrested as Spokane battles devastating wildfires 0
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- August 4, 2026
SPOKANE, Wash. — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was arrested and booked on suspicion of first degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, the
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Washington state fires destroy hundreds of buildings and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate 0
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- August 4, 2026
SPOKANE, Wash. — Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, were among the
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Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes 0
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- August 2, 2026
About 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state, authorities said. The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles (about 21 square kilometers) around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the
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Wind-driven wildfire prompts evacuations in eastern Washington 0

SPOKANE, Wash. — A fast-moving wildfire driven by strong winds and high temperatures swept across northwest Spokane on Saturday before jumping the Spokane River and prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. The Old Trails Fire started around noon, burning brush and grass in an open area, but quickly spread north and east toward residential