New metal fencing was put up along the front of the mansion Tuesday morning as crews continued working on welding and placing ...

CHICO — Upper Bidwell Park’s wildness defines its draw, but that also makes it more susceptible to fires and flooding than more developed areas of Chico. Officials are addressing both those risks. The ...

Years of recovery lie ahead for what’s left of Bidwell Mansion as the historic Chico estate remains fenced off and hollowed out nearly three months after being ravaged by flames. For now, when ash and ...

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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 — Amber Drake didn’t plan her lecture on John Bidwell to coincide with the sentencing of his mansion’s arsonist. Yet, she had Bidwell Mansion firmly in mind Saturday morning as she ...

A former Bidwell Mansion tour guide presented a 90-minute talk titled "John Bidwell's Involvement in U.S. and California History" at the Chico History Museum on Saturday morning.

The man who pleaded “no contest” to setting fire to the Bidwell Mansion in Chico back on December 11, 2024, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison, according to the Butte County District ...

John Bidwell, Chico’s founder and a general in the Mexican-American War, lived in the Bidwell Mansion with his wife Annie from 1868 to 1900. The 26-room estate, recognized for its early ...

BUTTE COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Kevin Carlson, 30, of Chico, was sentenced today to the maximum term of 11 years in state prison for his arson of the Bidwell Manson on Dec ... State Parks for the destruction ...

Butte County Superior Court Judge Corie Caraway also ordered him to pay $37.4 million in restitution to California State Parks, with 10% interest accruing from the date of the arson. John Bidwell ...