California State Parks officials have the green light to begin examining the destroyed Bidwell Mansion and assessing the ...

The man accused of burning down one of Northern California's most famous homes is now pleading no contest to his felony arson charges, jail records show.

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, entered the no-contest plea to a felony charge of arson with a sentencing enhancement before ...

"No contest, Your Honor."With those four words Kevin Carlson admitted having destroyed by fire the historic and beloved ...

The couple moved into the estate just after their wedding. Bidwell died ... California State Parks took on the mansion in 1964. The Bidwell State Historic Park is how many remember the Chico ...

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico is expected to enter a plea of no contest as charged to a felony count of arson of a ...

A historic Victorian home in Chico that has been a Northern California landmark for more than 150 years was gutted by an early morning fire. Bidwell Mansion caught fire just after 3 a.m. Wednesday ...

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 ...

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 Ramsey said ...