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.

CHICO, Calif. - The 911 calls reporting the Bidwell Mansion fire on Dec. 11 reveal witnesses describing the unsettling scene as the Chico landmark was fully engulfed in flames.

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 ...

DURHAM — When W.W. Durham House owner James Fuhring saw the remains of Bidwell Mansion after the December ... “Since Annie Bidwell didn’t drink, John Bidwell would visit Durham so they ...

Last month, a week after becoming Chico’s mayor, a fire found to be arson left Bidwell Mansion in ruins and the ... running and talked to (former mayor) Dan Herbert. He said, “You know ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man who prosecutors say may have been motivated by politics pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to felony arson in connection with the fire that severely damaged the Bidwell ...