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Shasta County election concerns | Butte County DA questions courthouse arrest law | North State heat advisory continues
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.
Best of Blue Dot: California's wild and scenic Eel River and California Fly Fisher magazine
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Charles Schneider, a Connectivity Program Manager for California Trout, to discuss the human and natural history of California's third-largest watershed, the Eel River.
Camp Fire survivors could see more money | Chico State responds to sexual assault concerns | Barber Yard project tests Chico’s Greenline
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, Oct. 2, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Sweet Peas & Sweet Homes: Where Flowers Become Memories
Host Ben Futa welcomes Colleen Raney of Washington State’s Songbird Seed Company and Diadem Flower Company to welcome October. Raney founded a seed company devoted to cultivating and preserving exceptional sweet peas.
Bidwell Mansion fire lawsuit moves forward | FEMA funds fall short for Park Fire | Chico Muslims celebrate Eid holiday recognition
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.
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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. -
Noah Berger/AP PhotoCal Fire, Chico and Tehama County will also be partially reimbursed for their immediate response to the devastating wildfire. -
Matt Rourke/AP PhotoThe legislation will require all CPR-trained workers in California to also learn to recognize an opioid overdose and administer naloxone, the powerful opioid overdose reversal medication. -
Pool photographer Jose Luis Villegas/The Sacramento BeeBradley Scott Sayer waived a hearing that would have tested the evidence against him. His next arraignment is set for Nov. 12. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRThe Chico nonprofit is giving older hardware another life and finding them new homes.
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President Trump has repeatedly called for Disney's ABC to fire late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, for mocking him. Trump has also routinely denounced ABC's The View, accusing it of being unfair. -
The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed. -
The Paramount and Warner Bros. merger has survived court challenges, public protests and regulatory scrutiny. Now, the Hollywood heavyweight, named Skydance, begins operating. -
Musk's company, SpaceX, and Luckey's company Anduril, could potentially benefit from recommendations made in the study about future autonomous weapon systems. -
President Trump is facing low approval ratings, and voters are blaming him for rising costs. Republicans are likely to pay the price at the ballot box next month. -
The new field of "smoke ecology" examines how wildfire smoke perturbs wild places and animals — and what might be done to prevent its worst mayhem.
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