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

The man accused of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico in December has ...

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, of Chico is expected to enter a plea of no contest as charged to a felony count of arson of a structure with use of an accelerant. He faces up to 11 years in state ...

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 ...

The man accused of setting the Dec. 11, 2024, fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico is expected to admit his guilt in court Wednesday mornin ...

CHICO — The smoke that hovered throughout Chico on Wednesday morning carried small pieces of the city’s history after leaving only a charred skeleton of the local icon, the Bidwell Mansion.

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico, is set to plead no contest today in Butte County Superior Court to a felony charge of ...

Any assessment of the Bidwell Mansion ruins by California State Parks must wait until at least mid-February while the Butte ...

Authorities have arrested a Chico man in connection with the intentional blaze that destroyed Chico’s historic Bidwell Mansion in December, California State Parks officials announced Friday.

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico entered a plea of no contest as charged to a felony count of arson of a structure with ...