Bidwell Mansion

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The man who admitted to setting Chico’s Bidwell Mansion on fire was sentenced to 11 years in prison. But officials say he’ll likely serve much less time.

The Trump administration says it plans to fire 70,000 Veterans Affairs (VA) employees and that doesn’t sit well with veterans who depend on the medical care the VA delivers. Also, the man guilty of burning down Bidwell Mansion in Chico appeared in court yesterday and was sentenced to 11 years in prison, and three cancer treatment centers in Redding are being consolidated into a central location. The Sierra Pacific Regional Cancer Center just broke ground, and plans to open in summer 2026.

The man who burned the mansion down was given 11 years in prison for the crime.