State parks officials met with stakeholders in Chico on Friday, Nov. 14, to discuss the future of the Bidwell Mansion, which ...

CHICO — Bidwell Park is turning 120 years old this year, and park supporters are honoring it with a series of free workshops leading up to a big birthday party June 7. “The idea is to reconnect people ...

CHICO — They’re ba-a-a-ack. The fortuitous goats, responsible for decimating overgrown fuel, have made their yearly return to middle Bidwell Park near Manzanita Avenue and Lindo Channel, where they ...

CHICO — It’s pipevine swallowtail season, meaning black and orange caterpillars are milling about all through Bidwell Park. Chico Park and Natural Resources Manager Shane Romain is advising park goers ...

One year ago, on July 24, 2024, the Park Fire ignited in Chico’s Bidwell Park, which quickly grew into the fourth-largest wildfire in state history. It is also the largest wildfire started by arson.

On a cold December day, Kevin Alexander Carlson walked the streets of downtown Chico, weighed down by discontent. Hours later, the city’s most storied landmark was an inferno, reduced to little more ...

A man who authorities say set fire to the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico changed his plea in connection with the arson, a surprise move that avoids a lengthy trial but maintains the possibility of ...

The man authorities say started the destructive Park Fire in July of 2024 will return to Butte County Superior Court for jury ...

The Chico Police Department says that the driver of the Jeep told Chico Park Rangers that they had swerved to avoid a ...