Today, the City of Chico will begin distributing seven-day notices to individuals at three homeless encampments scheduled for clearance.

Wildfires are an ever-present threat in California, particularly in urban areas like Chico and Redding, where the boundary between city and wilderness is often blurred.

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 Mansion, the historic ...

Kevin Carlson, the man accused of setting the historic Bidwell Mansion on fire, appeared in Butte County Superior Court on ...

Bidwell Park offers so many opportunities to connect with nature. One is the ability to get away from the city lights to be able to see the stars in Upper Bidwell Park. We were fortunate last week ...

A man accused of igniting the Park Fire, the fourth-largest wildfire in California, is headed to trial later this year. Ronnie Dean Stout II, 43, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday after ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, of Chico, is accused of starting the Park Fire on the afternoon of July 24 by pushing a burning car ...

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 Ramsey said ...

A MAN IS UNDER ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A FIRE THAT DESTROYED ONE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA’S MOST FAMOUS HOMES, THE BIDWELL MANSION IN CHICO CAUGHT FIRE ON DECEMBER 11TH. IT WAS TEMPORARILY ...

Related: Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park in Chico, California Severely Damaged by Fire – 26 Room Mansion Constructed in 1868 State Parks and allied agencies will provide more details at a ...

The park is already set to close in the coming years after the land upon which it sits was sold, but an exact timeline is unclear. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Not everyone got the email. But the word ...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting a fire that ravaged the historic Bidwell Mansion, an iconic landmark in Chico and the former home of the city's founder ...