It will take at least 20 months from the date a 430,000-acre wildfire ignited in July 2024 to get the man accused of starting the blaze to trial.

OROVILLE — A court hearing in which a suspect was scheduled to enter a plea in the fire that destroyed much of Cohasset last summer, was delayed Thursday in Butte County Superior Court. Ronnie Dean ...

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.

OROVILLE — The man accused of starting the Park Fire by pushing a burning car into a ravine in upper Bidwell Park may head back to a preliminary hearing that was waived in January. Ronnie Dean Stout ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, the man arrested last week on suspicion of starting the sprawling Park Fire in Northern California, has a criminal history dating back to at least 2001... July 25, 2024 at 11:16 ...