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Spokane arson suspect competent for trial, but evaluator flags ongoing violent thoughts

The report that declares Aaron Farinacci as legally competent also documents violent ideation, mental-health history and distrust of local court.

By Yong-Yu Huang

/ 25 Aug 2026

Spokane arson suspect competent for trial, but evaluator flags ongoing violent thoughts

Spokane 3 protesters ask judge to overturn their convictions. Here’s what comes next.

‘There is an ocean’s difference between civil disobedience and a violent conspiracy against federal power,’ one motion reads.

By Erin Sellers

/ 24 Aug 2026

Spokane 3 protesters ask judge to overturn their convictions. Here’s what comes next.

Alleged Spokane arsonist Farinacci’s bond upped to $2 million, four more counts added

On Thursday, a Spokane County judge found probable cause to add counts to the arson charge for fires since July 2025, given new information.

By Yong-Yu Huang

/ 6 Aug 2026

Alleged Spokane arsonist Farinacci’s bond upped to $2 million, four more counts added

Spokane police to reform ‘temperament codes’

T codes were designed to warn police officers of potential dangers when responding to certain calls, but critics said they may have led police to target at least one activist.

By Aaron Hedge

/ 16 Jul 2026

Spokane police to reform ‘temperament codes’

Spokane prosecutors are suddenly declining to charge more felony domestic violence cases, citing staffing issues

As Washington reduces public defender caseloads, prosecutors say that's forced difficult charging decisions

By Kelsey Turner, InvestigateWest

/ 19 Jun 2026

Spokane prosecutors are suddenly declining to charge more felony domestic violence cases, citing staffing issues

‘Not guilty’: Jury gives verdict to man accused of assaulting ICE officer during immigration arrest

After two trials, Hector Saul Iraheta-Mercado is found innocent. But he’s still not free. Shortly after the verdict, he was taken into federal custody for an immigration violation.

By Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 9 Jun 2026

‘Not guilty’: Jury gives verdict to man accused of assaulting ICE officer during immigration arrest

‘Do you want us to do it to all of you?’

The video of ICE officers violently arresting an immigrant man now accused of assaulting one of them is shown in court. ICE agent questioned about prejudiced Facebook post.

By Daisy Zavala Magaña and Valerie Osier

/ 5 Jun 2026

‘Do you want us to do it to all of you?’

WA DOL illegally shared data with ICE. No one can tell the jury in trial of Salvadoran immigrant.

And, an ICE agent with a long history of collaborating with Washington cops, who regularly posts anti-immigrant rhetoric on social media, is set to testify in the case.

By Erin Sellers and Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 4 Jun 2026

WA DOL illegally shared data with ICE. No one can tell the jury in trial of Salvadoran immigrant.

Tried for a second time

The jury trial for a Salvadoran man accused of assaulting an ICE officer during an arrest last summer in East Wenatchee begins again after a mistrial.

By Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 3 Jun 2026

The Trial of the Spokane 3: ‘The entire weight of the United States government’

The guilty verdict for three Spokane protesters and what’s next in their case.

By Erin Sellers

/ 29 May 2026

The Trial of the Spokane 3: ‘The entire weight of the United States government’

A shocked city reckons with guilty verdict of Spokane 3

Activists, community members, officials and onlookers were horrified about the First Amendment implications of the convictions. But they vowed to keep fighting.

By Aaron Hedge, Daisy Zavala Magaña and Sandra Rivera

/ 29 May 2026

A shocked city reckons with guilty verdict of Spokane 3

Jury finds Spokane 3 protesters guilty of federal conspiracy charges

The defendants could face up to six years in federal prison and/or $250,000 in fines. They are expected to appeal the verdict.

By Erin Sellers, Valerie Osier and Daisy Zavala Magaña

/ 28 May 2026

Jury finds Spokane 3 protesters guilty of federal conspiracy charges