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 ...

Kevin Carlson sentenced to 11 years in prison for setting fire to Chico's historic Bidwell Mansion, causing $37M in damages.

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

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico, received a maximum sentence from the court totaling 11 years in state prison and a ...

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 ...

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

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

The man responsible for destroying the storied landmark last year received the maximum penalty for arson -- 11 years, ...

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

The man who pleaded “no contest” to setting fire to the Bidwell Mansion in Chico back on December 11, 2024, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison, according to the Butte County ...