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Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 6 to August 9.
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Shows and Podcasts
Cultivating Place: We're all history in the making, life lessons from garden history
All history reminds us that we are all history in the making! Garden history reminds us that we as gardeners, our gardens, our gardening, and how our culture tends to and stewards land are all that, too. Hosts Ben Futa and Abra Lee consider these questions through the lens of garden history and their own garden lives: from plants to quilts, from potbelly stoves to richly rewarding stories from the past. Listen in!
New charges sought in Chico library shooting | Butte County residents say ‘no’ to AI data centers | Chico police update on license plate readers
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Four decades in broadcast + a trip to Italy
In a rebroadcast interview from thirteen years ago, Nancy’s Bookshelf honors NPR correspondent Don Gonyea’s forty-year career following his recent retirement.
Glenn County reports West Nile death | Stonewall faces funding gap | Siskiyou hostage suspects plead not guilty
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.
Chico declares local fire emergency | Temporary Chico library opens after shooting | Cal Fire makes historic Washington deployment
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
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Leahana MishelofCalled "a love letter to teachers" by its director, Theatre on the Ridge's “Play It Straight” explores the difficult choices educators face when school policy conflicts with personal conscience. -
PJ GuintoDistance inspired Pollett's latest album, “If I Let It Quiet.” After earning recognition from NPR Music, the Salt Lake City singer-songwriter stops in Chico on Monday as part of a tour supporting the new release. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRA lawsuit claims the City of Chico failed to properly monitor water quality and maintain Sycamore Pool before an E. coli outbreak hospitalized four children. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from July 30 to August 3. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRIn-person library services are returning to Chico at a temporary satellite branch as county officials move forward with a multimillion-dollar renovation of the main library. -
Sarina Grossi/NSPRShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRAs Butte County weighs library security, research suggests guards can save lives and are best used as part of a broader security strategy. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from July 23 to July 26.
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Additional details weren't provided, but Trump said he thought his latest actions would be constitutional. -
To devotees of the Grateful Dead, the first nine days of August are known as the "Days Between." This annual celebration commemorates the birth and death of guitarist Jerry Garcia.
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As emergency responders in Spokane take stock of the damages from devastating wildfires, there's a prevailing sense that this disaster could have been far worse.
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Puerto Rico's government will begin rationing water on Friday as the island copes with its worst drought in more than a decade.
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Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has rejected the plan. -
Professional Women's Baseball is back - and this week the record books added the first Grand Slam -- thanks to the WPBL's Sarah Edwards from the Los Angeles Queens.
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