Ronnie Dean Stout II, the man accused of igniting the fourth largest fire in California history, appeared in court Thursday ...

The man accused of starting the Park Fire July 24, 2024, by pushing a burning car into a ravine in upper Bidwell Park, may ...

BUTTE CO., Calif. - The Park Fire arson suspect will be back in Butte County Superior Court for his arraignment on Thursday.

4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Southern California Stout was arrested again in 2020 on suspicion of driving under the influence in Bidwell Park, near the site where the Park Fire began ...

CHICO — Upper Bidwell Park’s wildness defines its draw ... notably last summer’s Park Fire. “The best way to mitigate this stockpile of brush is to burn it where it is, allowing for ...

Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said in a press release Thursday that Cal Fire arson investigators arrested 42-year-old Ronnie Dean Stout II, who they say was seen pushing a burning car ...

Stout is accused of pushing a car that was on fire into a gully near the Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park on the afternoon of July 24. “The car went down an embankment approximately 60 feet ...

CHICO — A 42-year-old Chico man suspected of starting the Park Fire is under arrest and facing arson charges. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey announced Thursday that investigators ...

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a blaze at the Bidwell Mansion, a California State Historic Park building in Chico, before dawn on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Chico Fire Department The mansion ...

Three months after Chico’s 156-year-old Bidwell Mansion was deliberately ... Historical Landmark and state park since 1964. At the time of the fire, it was undergoing a $2.3 million renovation ...

The fire that destroyed the Bidwell Mansion began unexpectedly ... a California State Historic Park building in Chico, before dawn on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The mansion had been fenced off ...