CHICO — The smoke that hovered throughout Chico on Wednesday morning carried small pieces of the city’s history after leaving only a charred skeleton of the local icon, the Bidwell Mansion. In the ...

Chico residents were devastated by the loss of their landmark Bidwell Mansion, destroyed Wednesday in an early-morning fire. “No words,” said former Chico Mayor Andrew Coolidge in a social media post.

Here are some newspaper stories about Bidwell Mansion published in years past. This town is located about fifty three miles via Oroville, north of the city of Marysville, on the ranch of General ...

The faces changed throughout the day but the size of the gathering behind the yellow police tape held steady on the path beside the Bidwell Mansion where smoke drifted Wednesday from the historic ...

CHICO — Bidwell Mansion, which stood as the iconic symbol of Chico for nearly 160 years, was destroyed by fire this week. Related Articles San Jose officials intensify quest to clean up blighted ...

CHICO — A Chico man has been arrested in connection with the Bidwell Mansion fire. Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of arson to a structure with use of an accelerant, ...

CHICO — Bidwell Mansion, which stood as the iconic symbol of Chico for nearly 160 years, was destroyed by fire this week. Smoke and flames were spotted coming from the mansion around 3 a.m. Wednesday, ...