A 37-year-old man suspected of starting one of several wildfires that have ravaged communities around Spokane in Washington state was arrested on Monday. The blazes have destroyed more than 700 buildings and forced about 67,000 people to flee their homes, authorities said.

The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, were among dozens of wildfires across the Western US that stretched the ability of federal, state and local…

Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced about 60,000 people to evacuate the Spokane area and destroyed at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said…

Thousands of residents evacuated as Washington wildfires spread rapidly near Spokane. Flames have destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings, impacting the local community. Fire…