Arson-related arrests increased in California nearly doubled in 2023 when compared to five years earlier, according to Cal ...

By the numbers: Pointing to published data from 2022 as an example, Gianni Muschetto, staff chief of law enforcement at Cal ...

As the man accused of starting the Park Fire moves through the legal system, we're getting a closer look at some of the ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico entered a plea of not guilty in Butte County Superior Court. It was his third court appearance since his arrest early in the morning on July 25 at his mother's ...

OROVILLE — The man accused of starting the Park Fire on July 24 in Chico pleaded not guilty to arson charges during ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, was seen pushing a burning car into a gully near the Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park on July 24, sparking what has become known as the Park Fire, the Butte County ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, is accused of pushing a burning car into a ravine in upper Bidwell Park, triggering the fire that burned almost 430,000 acres and destroyed more than 600 ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II pleaded not guilty in Butte Superior Court to arson of an inhabited structure or property. He also denied enhancements of arson with special circumstances and three ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, appeared before a judge with his public defender. The judge continued Stout's arraignment to a later date to give his defense an "opportunity to review the case ...

But the defendant, 42-year-old Chico resident Ronnie Dean Stout II, denies pushing his car into a gully in Upper Bidwell Park last Wednesday, as recounted by a witness to law enforcement ...