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1. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · LINDSEY WASSON, ED WHITE and GENE JOHNSON

   Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire went to prison for manslaughter in dad's death (opens the original)

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   The Old Trails Fire is one of three burning in Spokane, Washington. A man who went to prison for manslaughter in his father's 2010 killing in Arizona has been charged with setting the largest of the wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state's second-largest city and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. Aaron F. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, t

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2. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · LINDSEY WASSON, MANUEL VALDES and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press

   Washington state fires destroy hundreds of buildings and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate (opens the original)

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   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 most destructive in state history. About 700 buildings had been destroyed - a number that was expected to climb - and some 67,000 people we

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