The man charged with setting one of the three destructive blazes in eastern Washington this month told detectives he had started two dozen fires in the last year, an affidavit said.

A 37-year-old Spokane man is facing formal arson charges after allegedly confessing to starting dozens of wildfires across Spokane County over a year-long period, culminating in

Federal market regulators are being urged to set new rules to prevent gamblers from profiting and potentially encouraging disasters.

A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it,

Democratic lawmakers are sounding the alarm over betting on natural disasters, arguing that it both increases the risk of criminal activity and is morally wrong

Aaron Farinacci, who spent a decade behind bars after fatally shooting his father, asked to serve probation in Washington months after his release.

A Washington grandfather says he spotted a stranger bent over near railroad tracks minutes before smoke erupted and the Old Trails Fire ignited.

Farinacci is accused of starting the Old Trails Fire, one of three infernos ripping through Washington’s Spokane area.