This is the second story in a three-part series on the fire that destroyed Bidwell Mansion and the role the Mansion played in our community. Read the first story here. The report issued by Butte ...

Kevin Alexander Carlson, sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison for his arson Bidwell Mansion, stated he was "feeling depressed and hopeless about life" when he decided to vandalize the ...

Along with the 11-year sentence, Butte County Superior Court Judge Corie Caraway ordered the suspect, 30-year-old Kevin Carlson, to pay $37,414,083 in restitution to California State Parks, with ...

Three months after Chico’s 156-year-old Bidwell Mansion was deliberately set ablaze, 30-year-old Kevin Andrew Carlson was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum 11 years in state prison for ...

Carlson, 30, was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison — the maximum penalty for felony arson — after admitting to setting fire to Bidwell Mansion, an act that stunned the city and ...

CHICO, Calif. — A Chico man who set fire to the historic Bidwell Mansion was sentenced to a maximum term in prison, according to the Butte County District Attorney's Office. Kevin Carlson, 30 ...

OROVILLE — The Chico man responsible for setting fire to Bidwell Mansion was sentenced to state prison Wednesday at the Butte County Superior Courthouse. Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico, ...

Mugshot of Kevin Carlson, 30 Butte County District Attorney's Office Bidwell Mansion, a historic 26-room Victorian home, caught fire during the early morning hours of December 11.

Butte County District Attorney Michael L. Ramsey discusses the investigation into Bidwell Mansion arson suspect Kevin Alexander Carlson during a press conference on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in ...