BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. (KRCR) — The man accused of igniting California's fourth largest fire in state history appeared in court again Thursday afternoon. During the hearing, Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, the man accused of starting the Park Fire in Chico's Bidwell Park in the summer of 2024, appeared on Thursday in Butte County Superior Court for his trial readiness conference.

OROVILLE — The man accused of starting a massive Butte and Tehama counties wildfire in July 2024 is not likely to go to trial until January 2026, more than 18 months after the blaze. Ronnie Dean Stout ...

A Northern California wildland fire that exploded overnight into the state's largest blaze this wildfire season, destroying structures and prompting thousands of evacuations, was allegedly started by ...