Ronnie Dean Stout II is charged with starting the Park Fire on the afternoon of July 24 by pushing a burning car into a ...

The Chico Fire Department, in collaboration with the City of Chico's Park Division, has announced plans for a prescribed burn ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II appeared in Butte County Superior Court for arraignment on information for his alleged act of igniting ...

Years of recovery lie ahead for what’s left of Bidwell Mansion as the historic Chico estate remains fenced off and hollowed ...

Addressing disaster risks in Upper Bidwell Park, the city of Chico started prescribed burns Tuesday morning, a day after two north state legislators pushed for expedited funding for emergency ...

Show Caption 1 of 2 A map of open and closed trails is posted at Peregrine Point Disc Golf Course in upper Bidwell Park on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 in Chico, California. (Dan Reidel/Enterprise ...

Eighty-five people perished in the 2018 Camp fire in Northern California. Evacuations were a major weakness. What can L.A.

Proposition 36 toughened penalties which could have added 15 years to Kevin Carlson’s sentence — if his crime had occurred a ...

Carlson, 30, was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison — the maximum penalty for felony arson — after admitting to ...

The Bidwell Park and Playground Commission supported those ... with Bennett and O’Brien opposed. Fire Chief Steve Standridge made a presentation on Fire Station No. 6 — expected to be built ...

The fire that destroyed the Bidwell Mansion began unexpectedly ... a California State Historic Park building in Chico, before dawn on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. The mansion had been fenced off ...

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a blaze at the Bidwell Mansion, a California State Historic Park building in Chico, before dawn on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Chico Fire Department The mansion ...