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, ...

Douglas Kiester’s letter (E-R 12/21) prompts the observation that State Parks already maintains at least one historic house ruin, the burned-out Jack London house at Glen Ellen. Perhaps better to ...

was destroyed in an overnight fire,” Chico State President Steve Perez wrote in a letter to students. “The historic home of John and Annie Bidwell has been significant to Chico State since our ...

What about winter fireworks? Two days before the Fourth of July, more than 29,000 Orovillians evacuated from their homes and fled from the Thompson fire — and it started with a man who said he was ...

BUTTE VALLEY — Two Butte College football stars who played in the same backfield yet have very different stories have signed their letters of intent to continue ... (Matt Bates, University ...

The 26-room, three-story Bidwell Mansion was built 150 years ago in 1868 by laborers hired by John Bidwell. Bidwell was born ...

Among them is Ira Brinks of the Diamond Match Company, and the Beta Theta Pi fraternity from Chico State. Anna Alexander ... that the family has received letters from individuals in neighboring ...

The News-Sentinel is looking back at some of the top local stories of 2024. Part 2 covers May through August. The dates ...

A City Council rebellion not seen in decades ultimately forced Mayor Brandon Johnson to honor his campaign promise to hold the line on property taxes. The protracted budget battle damaged the ...

The enchanting island of Puerto Rico boasts 272 miles of Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea coastline with calm waters or ...