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.

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 ...

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 ...

Aerial view of Bidwell Mansion on Dec. 11, 2024. Photo from California State University, Chico. January 5, 2025 - CHICO – Officers with California State Parks, CAL FIRE’s Office of the State ...

California’s Great America appears set to scrap its winter run for the 2025 season, according to a message sent to some seasonal passholders. The park is already set to close in the coming years ...

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 ...

LATEST Jan. 3, 11:15 a.m. Officials have arrested a man on suspicion of deliberately setting the Dec. 11, 2024, fire that destroyed Chico’s historic Bidwell Mansion, California State Parks ...