But though it begins, it doesn’t entirely answer the big “why”: Why Kevin Alexander Carlson shattered ... Or how the building became engulfed in flames before Chico Fire Department had a chance to ...

“Earlier today, Governor Gavin Newsom released his May Revision proposal for the 2025–26 budget, revealing that the state’s previously announced $30 million commitment to support local news has been ...

What a difference a week makes. A man’s 11-year prison sentence for intentionally setting fire to the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico could have more than doubled had he committed the crime a ...

OROVILLE — Kevin Alexander Carlson ... and doing the same in Chico. Carlson stated he drove downtown, parked and brought a gas can, hammer and lighter to Bidwell Mansion; he broke a window ...

Three months after Chico’s 156-year-old Bidwell Mansion was deliberately set ablaze, 30-year-old Kevin Andrew Carlson was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum 11 years in state prison for ...

she asked, adding, “Kevin Carlson assaulted me without even touching me.” Galvin Matthews called the fire “a major crime against not only the people of Chico, but against California history.” ...

OROVILLE — The Chico man responsible for setting fire to Bidwell Mansion was sentenced to state prison Wednesday at the Butte County Superior Courthouse. Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico ...

CHICO – The man who ignited the fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico was sentenced to 11 years in state prison, officials said Wednesday. Kevin Carlson, 30, was also ordered ...

CHICO, Calif. — Kevin Carlson, 30, of Chico, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison for the arson of the Bidwell Mansion on December 11, 2024, the Butte County District Attorney's Office ...

On a cold December day, Kevin Alexander Carlson walked the streets of downtown Chico, weighed down by discontent. Hours later, the city’s most storied landmark was an inferno, reduced to little ...

On a cold December day, Kevin Alexander Carlson walked the streets of downtown Chico, weighed down by discontent. Hours later, the city’s most storied landmark was an inferno, reduced to little more ...