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Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeksA man charged with starting a wildfire in Spokane, Washington, confessed to the crime, describing how he planned it for weeks and created a device to ignite a blaze that destroyed hundreds of buildings, police said. Aaron Farinacci researched the weather to predict a day that would have “high winds, low humidity, sort of high heat” for the Old Trails Fire, Spokane County Detective Michael Drapeau said in a court filing Wednesday. Farinacci also looked up the work of a well-known serial arsonist and purchased items to make a “time delay device” for igniting a wildfire, using notebook paper, matches, a cigarette and a rubber band, the detective said.A new Tennessee congressional map that splits Memphis is