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Shows and Podcasts
Chico State students rally against sexual assault | Chico holds off on tougher homeless camping rules | Redding to close fire station to cut costs
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday Oct. 8, 2026.
October 7: Leah Kammerer & Meghan Irene
To learn more about these poets, click on their names.
Nancy's Bookshelf: Two guests have each written several books about their passion
Following your passion is the theme. Two authors pursue what they love.
Deadly bus crash ruled homicide | Camp Fire settlement payouts | Fire danger amid October heat
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday Oct. 7, 2026.
Shasta County ballots shredded | California vote-by-mail protections | Butte County ballots arriving by Oct. 14
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026.
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California Highway Patrol/NTSB)Investigation files from the National Transportation Safety Board show the pickup driver had a history of drug use. -
Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoShasta County accuses elections chief Clint Curtis of failing to destroy ballots from the 2024 election as required by state law. Curtis disputes the county’s account. -
Erik Adams/NSPRShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
National Weather ServiceHot weather is expected to linger into early next week, with forecasters warning it could dry out the region and set the stage for increased fire risk. -
Urban Design Associates/Barber Yard Specific PlanA major housing development planned in Chico is raising questions about where the city ends and farmland begins. -
Noah Berger/AP PhotoGov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2700 on Wednesday, which requires state regulators to explore ways utilities can make up compensation shortfalls tied to fires they caused before July 12, 2019. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from October 1to October 4. -
Anthony Vasek/NSPRShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
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U.S. authorities charged the former Venezuelan president with conspiring to torture his fellow citizens as well as Americans. That adds to drugs and weapons charges against him. -
Four people — two NASA astronauts, one from the European Space Agency and a Russian cosmonaut — spent nearly eight months at the space station, conducting spacewalks, science experiments and research. -
Ryan has spent decades pressing presidents for answers. She talks about access, power, race and how asking questions put her in President Trump's crosshairs. Her new book is Notes on a Blacklash.
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CBS' new drama series centers on a small legal firm in Silicon Valley that was created to do battle with the billionaire tech-company behemoths. Cupertino is funny, clever and amazingly current.
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The South Korean announcement on Thursday came days after its President Lee Jae Myung threatened unspecified punitive steps if Ukraine refuses to apologize over the revelation.
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