Fall River man gets nearly 14 years in prison after admitting to 12 Burney area arson fires

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — A 24-year-old Fall River Mills man was sentenced to 13 years and 8 months in state prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to igniting at least a dozen fires in the Burney and Johnson Park communities earlier this year. The man, Cole Rainwater, was apprehended May 7, when he was spotted fleeing the scene of a fire he […]

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Fall River Mills accused arsonist remains in custody after May arrest

BURNEY, Calif. — Authorities on Thursday announced the arrest last month of an Intermountain area man in connection with several recent arson-related fires that have burned throughout the Burney and Johnson Park areas since March. The accused remains incarcerated where he is being held without bail. Some of the many suspicious fires to have swept through the area include several […]

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