Nation Aug 06 Man charged with arson in Spokane told police he planned to spark wildfire for weeks By Associated Press
Nation Aug 04 Watch 8:08 Man charged with arson as Washington wildfires devastate Spokane area Firefighters in eastern Washington are struggling to gain the upper hand on the wildfires devastating the Spokane area. The three blazes have forced tens of thousands to flee and destroyed more than 700 buildings. Authorities arrested a man suspected of… By Andrew Merlis, Katie Marlow, Amna Nawaz
Nation Aug 04 Man charged with setting largest Spokane wildfire went to prison for killing father A man who went to prison for manslaughter in his father’s 2010 killing in Arizona has been charged with intentionally setting the largest of the wildfires wreaking havoc on Washington state’s second-largest city. By Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press
World May 23 Eighteen suspected Ebola patients escape after treatment tent is set on fire for a second time in Congo Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday. By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Wilson McMakin, Associated Press
World May 21 Residents burn Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer… By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Monika Pronczuk, Gerald Imray, Associated Press
Jan 12 FBI says man targeted Mississippi synagogue in arson attack because of its 'Jewish ties' By Sophie Bates, Associated Press The FBI said Monday that a suspect in the arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the institution because of its ‘Jewish ties.’… Continue reading
Oct 14 Pennsylvania man pleads guilty terrorism, arson attack at governor's mansion while Shapiro's family slept By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press No one was injured, but authorities say the 38-year-old Balmer told them he planned to beat the governor with a small sledgehammer if he encountered him. Continue reading
May 22 Fire that engulfed historic Black church in Memphis was intentional, investigators say By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to Memphis, was intentionally set, investigators said Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 14 Man arrested for arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence planned to beat him, police say By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Authorities say Cody Balmer had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a small sledgehammer early Sunday. A police affidavit released Monday says the Harrisburg man “admitted to harboring hatred” toward Shapiro. Continue reading
Apr 13 Police arrest man after suspected arson attack at Pennsylvania governor's residence By Marc Levy, Associated Press Sunday’s announcement came after Shapiro and his family were awakened by state troopers at about 2 a.m. and were evacuated from the official governor’s residence in the state capital of Harrisburg. Continue reading