Years of recovery lie ahead for what’s left of Bidwell Mansion as the historic Chico estate remains fenced off and hollowed ...

Proposition 36 toughened penalties which could have added 15 years to Kevin Carlson’s sentence — if his crime had occurred a ...

The man who ignited the fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico was sentenced to 11 years in state prison, ...

Carlson, 30, was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison — the maximum penalty for felony arson — after admitting to ...

A judge sentenced Kevin Carlson to 11 years for setting fire to Bidwell Mansion. He's also ordered to pay over $37 million in ...

Contractors are working to replace the chainlink around the ruins of the Bidwell Mansion with something more secure and ...

Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said that Kevin Carlson got six years for the arson and an additional five years ...

A former Bidwell Mansion tour guide presented a 90-minute talk titled "John Bidwell's Involvement in U.S. and California ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. The mansion had been fenced off and ...

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 ...