The charges against Kevin Carlson include intentional arson with an enhancement, as investigators believe Carlson used either a Molotov cocktail or gasoline to ignite the blaze that caused extensive d ...

Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers. Instead, he has now wiped out prohibitions on executive branch employees ...

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 ...

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, was arrested earlier this month and accused of setting the Dec. 11 fire. If convicted on the count of arson plus an enhancement for allegedly using an accelerant to start ...

As wildfires continue to blaze across California, reports of mass property loss and destruction are pouring in, including from historic locations like the Will Rogers State Historic Park and ...

Sadly, the burning of Bidwell Mansion is now part of the history of Chico and of the building’s saga. Rebuilding it would create a “fake” history. Looking at the burned-out shell, while ...

A suspected drunken driver who led CHP officers on a high-speed chase during a Sierra snowstorm is in El Dorado County custody on multiple charges after crashing head-on into an oncoming car on ...

Investigators combed through thousands of videos to eventually identify the man suspected of burning the historic mansion.

The man suspected of igniting the devestating fireKevin Alexander Carlson, 30, appeared before a judge for the first time today, facing charges related to the ...

Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, was charged with the crime of arson to a structure or forest with an enhancement of using a "device designed to accelerate the fire," carrying a potential 11 years of jail ...

The suspect accused of deliberately setting the fire that destroyed Chico’s historic Bidwell Mansion last month was arraigned in a Butte County courtroom yesterday. Officials alleged in an ...

Video footage captured from throughout Chico and Oroville paired with weeks of investigation led detectives to identify and arrest a man suspected of intentionally setting fire to Bidwell Mansion ...