CHICO – The historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico, California went up in flames early Wednesday morning, destroying the building. Firefighters responded to the scene at the Bidwell Mansion State ...

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

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

New metal fencing was put up along the front of the mansion Tuesday morning as crews continued working on welding and placing ...

Three months after Chico’s 156-year-old Bidwell Mansion was deliberately set ablaze, 30-year-old Kevin Andrew Carlson was ...

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

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

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 The mansion ...