Teen found innocent in arson charges

PULLMAN — A Moscow teenager accused of starting the fire that destroyed a bridge on the popular trail between Pullman and Moscow has been found innocent.

The 14-year-old was charged with arson in Whitman County Juvenile Court.

According to court documents, the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office believed the boy started the wildfire last August, which spread to a bridge on the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail.

Reports say two juveniles from Moscow, aged 13 and 14, allegedly started it.

The two had been seen in the immediate area when the fire began.

The blaze destroyed a span over Paradise Creek on the...