After receiving updates on Bidwell Mansion and wildfire readiness, the Chico City Council addressed campfires with a ban in ...

Video footage captured from throughout Chico and Oroville paired with weeks of investigation led detectives to identify and arrest a man suspected of intentionally setting fire to Bidwell Mansion ...

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, was arrested earlier this month and accused of setting the Dec. 11 fire. If convicted on the count of arson plus an enhancement for allegedly using an accelerant to start ...

Tonight, the Chico City Council will hold an important meeting, offering updates and discussing significant matters that affect the local community.

The recovery process for the historic Bidwell Mansion, which was destroyed in a devastating fire on December 11 is still in ...

A MAN IS UNDER ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A FIRE THAT DESTROYED ONE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S MOST FAMOUS HOMES, THE BIDWELL MANSION IN CHICO CAUGHT FIRE ON DECEMBER 11TH. IT WAS TEMPORARILY ...

CHICO — Any assessment of the Bidwell Mansion ruins by California State Parks must wait until at least mid-February while the Butte County District Attorney’s office continues its investigation.

OROVILLE — The Chico man suspected of arson to Bidwell Mansion deferred his plea once again after a second arraignment hearing at Butte County Superior Court. Carlson Butte County District ...

The Bidwell Mansion is a three-story, 26-room Victorian house that was once the home of city pioneers John and Annie Bidwell. The grounds surrounding Chico State that the Bidwells called home is ...