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29 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A tip from a concerned citizen led to the arrest.
A tip from a concerned citizen led to the arrest.
A tip from a concerned citizen led to the arrest.
A man in Washington state has been arrested on suspicion of arson for allegedly starting one of three fires ravaging the Spokane area.
There are three wildfires in the Spokane area that have forced 60,000 to be evacuated from their homes.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
Authorities say a 37-year-old man has been arrested in connection with one of the three wildfires burning near Spokane, Washington.
A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
Authorities say about 65,000 people have been displaced by the fires in Washington state.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three…
Authorities in Washington said late Monday that officers have arrested a 37-year-old man accused of starting a wildfire burning in Spokane County.
A man was arrested and charged with arson on Monday in connection with the Old Trails Fire in the Spokane area in Washington state, police said.
Aaron Farinacci, 37, was arrested after a witness reported seeing him kneeling near the ignition site of a major fire in Washington State, officials said.
A 37-year-old man was arrested for first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails fire.
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