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• Brother’s actions lead 7-year-old to summon firefighters to home

  May 4, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V5 A 7-year-old summoned firefighters to his home this week after reporting that his older brother was making an incendiary device in the backyard, said Spokane Valley Fire Department assistant fire …

• Woman charged with arson in north Spokane apartment fire

  April 24, 2013 in City on Page A6 A woman is accused of lighting her north Spokane apartment on fire early Tuesday. Ruth Edmonson, 53, was arrested at the scene on a charge of first-degree arson, Assistant Fire …

• Alleged arson fire destroys North Spokane apartment

  April 23, 2013 in City An intentionally set fire destroyed an apartment at 5414 North Martin Street early this morning, according to the Spokane Fire Department. 1

• Fourth house fire was likely arson

  April 20, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Spokane Valley Fire Department crews responded to several fires April 11-17, including a suspected arson fire at a vacant house that has been the site of three other fires. The …

• Spokane Valley investigators seeking leads in suspected arson

  April 18, 2013 in City Spokane Valley firefighters on Wednesday night battled the fourth suspected arson fire at a vacant home in the past year. 3

• Firefighter injuries, arson up during 2012 in Valley

  March 23, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The number of injuries reported by Spokane Valley Fire Department firefighters spiked in 2012, largely due to the department’s increased focus on having every incident reported. “They really wanted to …

• Houston House apartment fire ruled arson

  February 21, 2013 in City Tuesday’s fire at an apartment at 603 E. Houston Ave. was intentionally set, the Spokane Fire Department said Thursday.

• Man arrested for attempted West Central arson

  December 3, 2012 in City A man accused of setting fire to his West Central home earlier this month has been arrested by Spokane Fire investigators. 6

• Suspect in string of ecoterrorism fires surrenders

  November 29, 2012 in Nation/World One of the three remaining fugitives in a string of fires set by environmental radicals in Oregon, Colorado and California surrendered to authorities Thursday after spending years hiding out in …

• Punishment phase of day care fire trial to resume

  November 14, 2012 in Nation/World HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman convicted of murder in the death of a child in a fire at her home day care has a troubled past with a history …

• Spokane man may face arson charges

  November 6, 2012 Arson investigators with the Spokane Fire Department may charge a West Central resident with arson after he threw a Molotov cocktail through a window there. Nobody was injured in the … 4

• Police arrest 3 men in Denver bar fire killings

  October 18, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — Three men were arrested for investigation of murder after a Denver bar was set on fire to cover up five killings committed during a robbery, authorities said …

• Police: 3 arrested for Denver bar killings, fire

  October 18, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the killing of five people at a bar that was then set on fire, apparently to hide the crime, …

• No suspects yet in Denver bar homicide-arson

  October 17, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — Denver police don’t have any suspects in the slayings of five people whose bodies were found at a neighborhood bar after a fire broke out early Wednesday, …

• 5 dead in apparent arson-homicide at Denver bar

  October 17, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — Police were investigating the deaths of five people whose bodies were found in a neighborhood bar after a fire broke out around closing time early Wednesday. Police …

• 5 found dead at in arson-homicide at Denver bar

  October 17, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER (AP) — Denver police believe a bar was set fire to hide the slayings of the five people found inside who apparently were killed by other means. The blaze …

• Arrest anticipated in north Spokane fire

  October 2, 2012 in City Spokane Fire Department anticipates at least one arrest in relation to a fire in the basement of a northside home on Sep. 24.

• Jury: Death for arsonist convicted of 5 murders

  September 28, 2012 in Nation/World SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A jury on Friday recommended death for an arsonist convicted of murdering five men who died of heart attacks during a wildfire that ripped through …

• Sign set on fire at Mormon church

  September 26, 2012 in City on Page A6 Fire crews said a small blaze at a Mormon church Tuesday afternoon was intentionally set. Spokane Assistant Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said a sign hanging on the back of the … 2

• Victim of North Idaho arson-suicide identified

  September 12, 2012 in Idaho The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man who set his home on fire then killed himself Friday in the Wolf Lodge neighborhood. 1

• Woman accused of arson released

  September 5, 2012 in City on Page A6 Because investigators failed to turn over required paperwork, a judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a 33-year-old woman suspected of trying to torch a taxi and a building on … 2

• Paperwork snafu sets arson suspect free

  September 4, 2012 in City A 33-year-old woman suspected of setting a Spokane taxi cab on fire before setting two small fires inside a building on the WSU Riverpoint campus was released from jail today … 9

• Arson suspect to get mental health care

  August 16, 2012 in City on Page A6 A former pro football player arrested on suspicion of arson in June has been moved from jail to Eastern State Hospital to undergo mental health treatment. Kevin Marcus Ellison, 25, … 3

• Ex-Shock player moved from jail to mental hospital

  August 15, 2012 in City, News A former pro football player arrested for arson in June has been moved from jail to Eastern State Hospital to undergo mental health treatment. 3

• 3 suspicious fires on Spokane’s Beacon Hill

  August 13, 2012 in City SPOKANE — Officials are investigating three small fires that broke out Sunday night on Spokane’s Beacon Hill.

• Family: Ex-Shock player needs mental illness check

  August 10, 2012 in City on Page A5 A former pro football player arrested for arson in June remains in solitary confinement at the Spokane County Jail, and his mother says his mental health issues will worsen without … 11

• Four teens arrested in string of arsons near Sprague, Sullivan

  July 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Four teenagers suspected of setting 20 arson fires since the end of June behind businesses in the area of Sprague Avenue and Sullivan Road and at Central Valley High School …

• Four teens charged with arson in Spokane Valley

  July 13, 2012 in City, News Four teenagers suspected of setting 20 arson fires since the end of June behind businesses in the area of Sprague Avenue and Sullivan Road and at Central Valley High School … 14

• CA murder trial opens for accused arsonist

  July 10, 2012 in Nation/World SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — The five victims all died of heart attacks. But prosecutors said it was still murder. Angry after being thrown out of a house where his …

• Trial under way in deadly 2003 Calif. wildfire

  July 10, 2012 in Nation/World SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A prosecutor said Monday a man who was angry about being thrown out of a house where his family was staying was guilty of murdering …

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