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Court records: Arson suspect admits to setting Old Trails Fire, 25 other fires since last summer
KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) reaches for "admits" where The Seattle Times stays flat.
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What happenedAmended charging documents show Aaron Farinacci will be charged with additional counts of arson for several fires set since July 2025.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Spokane arson suspect told prosecutors he started 25 other fires, documents say". The center frames it as "Court records: Arson suspect admits to setting Old Trails Fire, 25 other fires since last...".
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Left / center-leftSpokane arson suspect told prosecutors he started 25 other fires, documents say
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
CenterCourt records: Arson suspect admits to setting Old Trails Fire, 25 other fires since last summer
KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) · Center · News report
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Spokane arson suspect told prosecutors he started 25 other fires, documents say
By Wednesday, detectives had corroborated evidence indicating he started at least four of the 25 fires he had described, prosecutors said in a memorandum.
